A young man, plagued by the music in his head, has to come to terms with an uncertain future while balancing love, family and Brazilian culture in Newark, New Jersey.
Direction
Mancuso visualizes synesthesia like a fever dream musical
Sound
Every object becomes percussion — your fridge will never sound neutral again
Practical Effects
Practical sound design that'll make you hear colors, seriously
Director
Rudy Mancuso
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mancuso based this on his actual synesthesia and shot much of it in his real Newark neighborhood. The bodega percussion sequence? That's his actual childhood corner store.
This is quietly one of the few mainstream American films centered on Brazilian-American experience that isn't about immigration trauma — just regular messy generational tension with bossa nova flair.
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