Best Feature Film 2014 - "THE WAY HE LOOKS" (Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho)

The TEDDY AWARD for Best Feature Film goes to "HOJE EU QUERO VOLTAR SOZINHO" (The Way He Looks) by Daniel Ribeiro
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28. TEDDY AWARD im Rahmen der 64. Internationalen Filmfestspiele Berlin, 06.-16.02.2014 - www.teddyaward.tv

'Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho' ('The Way He Looks')
BR, 2013
Directed by Daniel Riberio
Cast: Ghilherme Lobo, Fabio Audi, Tess Amorim

Giovana is Leo’s best friend. They spend their afternoons at the pool, awarding points for the level of their boredom and just hanging out. But there are limits to their intimacy. Leo is rather self-contained; even his schoolmates’ barbs can’t cause his sense of his own independence to waver. Tired of his parents’ over-protective attitude, this blind fifteen-year-old decides to determine his own life and applies for a school exchange. The arrival of a new pupil at school prompts Leo to reassess his daily routine. Having made friends with Gabriel he must now find a way to deal with Giovana’s jealousy. And yet, as naturally as Leo becomes aware of his feelings for Gabriel, the more he allows himself to feel unsettled by his friend’s tentative advances. With the dreamlike effortlessness of a Shakespearean comedy, the winner of the 2008 Crystal Bear has the protagonists of his first feature-length drama orbit each other in an emotional universe of fiery attractions, shy games of hide-and-seek and timid encounters – enfolding us in sensitive, almost weightless observational images as they begin to share their feelings.

Daniel Riberio
Born 1982 in São Paulo, Brazillian. His short film 'You, Me and Him' (2007) won the Crystal Bear for Best Short Film at 58th Berlinal, among others. 'I Don't Want To Go Back Alone' (2010) was honoured with the OutLook Award for Best LGBT Short Film at the Cork Film Festival in 2011. His feature film debut ' he Way He Looks' won the the FIPRESCI Prize for best feature film in the Panorama section and the Teddy Award for best LGBT-themed feature at the Berlinale. The film will be Brazil’s submission for the best foreign-language film category at the 2015 Oscars.