An Avocado Pit

An Avocado Pit (2022)

Um Caroço de Abacate

Larissa, a trans woman and Cláudio, a cis man, meet one night, in the streets of Lisbon.

Larissa, a trans woman and Cláudio, a cis man, meet one night, in the streets of Lisbon. Two people, two realities, who dance their differences away till morning light. In challenge, in surprise, in awe and in recognition. An empowering story, free from violence and filled with light and hope for the better days yet to come.

Date of release
2022-05-03
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
20m
Genres
Drama
Director
Ary Zara

Casting

Interesting facts

An Avocado Pit is a short film written and directed by Portuguese filmmaker Ary Zara. The film stars Gaya de Medeiros and follows an encounter between a transgender woman and a cisgender man over the course of an evening. The film was later executive produced by Elliot Page.

Production

An Avocado Pit was written and directed by Ary Zara. Brazilian actress Gaya de Medeiros made her acting debut in the film.

Actor Elliot Page later joined the project as an executive producer alongside Matt Jordan Smith and Tuck Dowrey through Pageboy Productions.

Zara stated that the film aimed to highlight positive experiences of transgender people, including joy, relationships, and everyday life, rather than focusing solely on violence or discrimination.

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