Mothers of Derick

Mothers of Derick portrays the daily life of these four women who, together, raise Derick, a nine-year-old boy. The four women – lesbians, bisexuals, non-monogamists and anarchists – built a house to raise their child in a forest on Brazil's southern coast, despite threats of expulsion by the police.

Director Cássio Kelm, transmasculine, studied at EICTV, Cuba. Cássio has directed 15 short films screened in many festivals. His documentary "Soy" (2017) won the IDFA Special Jury Award for Student Documentary. "Mothers of Derick" (2020) is his first feature film, first played at Torino Film Festival. "Perto de Você" (2021) was played at IDFA.

– Mostra de Cinema de Tiradentes 2020 (Brazil)
– Rastro International Documentary Film Festival 2020 (Brazil)
– Torino International Film Festival 2020 (Italy)
– Mix Brasil Festival 2020 (Brazil)
– Cachoeira Doc Festival 2020 (Brazil)
– Festival of Cinema and Culture of Sexual and Gender Diversity / 14th For Rainbow (Brazil)
– Zinegoak, Bilbao International lgbt Film and Performing Arts Festival / Official Selection (Spain)
– Festival Internacional De Cinema Da Diversidade Sexual E De Gênero De Goiás / VI DIGO (Brazil)
– 10º Rio Festival de Cinema LGBTQIA+ 2021 (Brazil)
– Barcelona International Women’s Film Festival 2021(Spain)
– Outfest Film Festival 2021 (Peru)
– Bienal Internacional do Cinema Sonoro BIS 2021 (Brazil)
– Queer Lisboa 2021 (Portugal)
– Chéries-Chéris: 27e festival international du film LGBTQ & ++ 2021 (France)
-Internationales Frauen* Film Fest Dortmund+Köln 2022 (Germany)
– XPOSED International Queer Film Festival Berlin 2022 (Germany)