“The Story of Mafalda”- narrates the story of a transgender prostitute who’s brutally murdered by her lover, a man who killed her due to prejudice, caving into the social pressure and conservatism surrounding him.

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Daniel Herz, theater director and filmmaker. Herz has worked in the Brazilian theater industry for forty years, he has directed over forty plays throughout the years, including Mozart e Salieri”, (by Rimsky-Korsakov)”Piedade” (by João Guilherme Ripper),“Ubu Rei” (by Alfred Jarry), “Corcunda, dueto para ator”, (Daniel Herz, Mauricio Grecco and Tiago Herz) and multiple plays with Companhia Atores de Laura since 1992. Herz has worked for Rede Globo directing the TV show “Tomara que Caia” He also directed the feature “The Best Version”.

Luis Felipe Sá, an audiovisual director, has worked on TV Globo for almost 30 years, directing television and various formats. He directed the show “Brasil Legal” with Regina Casé in 1996/97; “Malhação” in 1998/1999; Linha Direta from 1999 to 2003; Other shows include “A Grande Familia,” “Cilada,” “Liga das Mulheres,”

“Junto e Misturado” (2010), and the second season of “Força Tarefa.” Sá was the showrunner for “A Grande Familia”- one of Brazil’s top sitcoms from 2011 to 2014. Additionally, he’s directed several art films with figures such as Abraham Palatnik and Iole de Freitas. In 2021 he directed the queer theatrical feature “The Best Version.”