Amarela – André Hayato Saito

Set in June 1998 in São Paulo during the Champions League final match between Brazil and France, “Amarela” focuses on 14-year-old Erika. A Japanese-Brazilian, Erika challenges the traditions of her conservative family while feeling excluded from the national excitement surrounding the game due to her ethnicity. This exclusion gradually turns into tension. “Amarela”, which made its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival’s Short Film Competition, and was also screened at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival, is the third and only fictional film by Japanese-Brazilian director André Hayato Saito, addressing the discrimination faced by this ethnic group. 

• 2024 Cannes Film Festival, Official competition

* 2024 Toronto Film Festival, Short Cuts