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Arguments in Favor of Love film image; bedsheet ghosts in a forest on fire

Arguments in Favor of Love

As the world ends, two ghosts enact the death throes of a relationship.

Director
Cast

Jack Haven, Inês Castel-Branco

Credits
Country of Origin

Portugal

Year

2025

Language

English

18+
10 min
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Credits & Director

Producer

Margarida Lucas, Gabriel Abrantes

Screenwriter

Gabriel Abrantes

Cinematography

José André, Luis Martins, Ivo Francisco

ANIM

José André, Luis Martins, Ivo Francisco

Editor

Margarida Lucas

Original Music

Bernardo Theriaga, Lena Kryggan, Hugo Leitão, Pedro Góis

Gabriel Abrantes headshot

Gabriel Abrantes

Gabriel Abrantes, born 1984 in North Carolina, is a Lisbon-based visual artist and filmmaker. His films have won prizes at Berlinale and Locarno, where he received the Golden Leopard, and have premiered at major festivals including TIFF and NYFF, with exhibitions at prestigious institutions including the Tate Modern, Palais de Tokyo, and MIT List Visual Arts Center. His film Diamantino (2018, co-directed with Daniel Schmidt) won the Grand Prize at Cannes’ Critics Week, and his horror film Amelia’s Children (2024) won the Jury Prize at Gérardmer.

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