Arena
Joao Salaviza
Mauro is under house arrest and under electronic surveillance. He spends his time tattooing his body and other people's. A kid in the neighbourhood complains about skin reactions following a tattoo.
Screenplay : João Salaviza
Image : Vasco Viana
Sound : Inês Clemente
Editing : João Salaviza
Image : Vasco Viana
Sound : Inês Clemente
Editing : João Salaviza
Production : Filmes Do Tejo II, Maria João Mayer // Av. da Liberdade, 85-3°, Lisboa, Portugal // Tel : +35 12 13 23 44 00 // Email : mjmayer@filmesdotejo.pt
João Salaviza was born in Lisbon in 1984. He studied editing at the College of Drama and Cinema, and graduated from the Universidad del Cine, in Buenos Aires. His graduation film, Duas Pessoas, was presented in several international film festivals and won numerous awards, notably at Vila do Conde. He mainly works as an editor for cinema and TV films. Arena is his first short.