Cornered (Sinuca de Bico)

🏆 Winner Best AI Film at 30th BIFAN (Bucheon Int. Fantastic Film Festival)

Based on real life events.
Bruno drifts through São Paulo, swallowed by work, noise, and a pressure he still cannot name. As the city accelerates and AI promises to make everything faster, something inside him begins to fracture. Between everyday collapses and strange visions, Bruno moves toward a rupture that may also become the beginning of another way to exist.

Written and Directed by Odair Faleco
Co-Directed by Davi Moori

Short Film – Drama / Psychological / Surreal Realism

Produced by zero1cine originals
Co-produced by Nave Madre
Edit and Sound Design by Davi Moori
AI Cinematography by Odair Faleco, Rodrigo Ribeiro
Voice Acting by Odair Faleco
Motion Design by Bruno Piva
Typography by Bruno Corrente - Pixo Reto

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https://originals.zero1cine.com/
https://navemadre.tv/

🏆 More Awards & Recognitions
Winner Best AI Narrative - Cinema Shift - Canada
Winner Audience Choice - Cinema Shift - Canada
Winner Omni Film Festival - Golden Storytellers - Australia
Winner Best AI Film - Bangkok Movie Awards - Thailand
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■ BIFAN Jury Commentary
Cornered is a film that demonstrates that AI cinema does not need to justify its existence solely through vast worlds or spectacular imagery. It was the quietest film among this year’s screenings, yet it lingered the longest in the minds of the jury.

The film follows the inner world of a man crumbling under the urban noise of