Writing
CINEMA AND OTHER MEDIA
“—What is a symbol?
— To say one thing while meaning another.
— Why not say it directly?
— Because there are certain phenomena that disappear when we approach them without the proper ceremony.”
(E. Wind)
In “Poetics of Cinema,” by Raoul Ruiz.
I write screenplays for fiction, documentary and series, often through hybrid processes that keep being rewritten in the editing room. I also accompany other filmmakers’ projects, with script reports and creative screenwriting consultancy.
Highlights
To Kill a Dragon in Cappadocia · fiction feature, in development · Akademie Schloss Solitude, Elas Seal (ELO Company), Paulo Gustavo Law
Women of Enchantment · hybrid series, 5x75’, CinebrasilTV, 2023
The Bull · hybrid feature, 78’, world premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, 2015
The King · hybrid short, 25’, 2014 · made with the 9th Rucker Vieira Screenplay Competition prize
For script reports and screenwriting consultancy: contact form →
Education
BA in Literary Studies
Unicamp
Writers’ Preparation Course – CLIPE
Casa das Rosas, São Paulo
Awards and Distinctions
Screenplay “To Kill a Dragon in Cappadocia”
Akademie Schloss Solitude. (Germany. 2022-2023)
ELAS Seal. ELO Distributor. (Brazil. 2022)
Documentary Screenplay “Walking on Water”
FICG Award. DOCSP. (Brazil. 2021)
Berlinale Talents. (Germany. 2022)
Screenplay “Agontimé”
Sublimage Award - FID Lab (France. 2015)
Screenplay “The Bull”
9th Rucker Vieira Screenplay Competition - FUNDAJ (Brazil. 2012) · made as the short film “The King”
MAIN SCREENWRITING WORK
TO KILL A DRAGON IN CAPPADOCIA
Film. Fiction. 2029. 120’.
Story and Screenplay by Larissa Figueiredo
Received the Development Fund from the Paulo Gustavo Law SEEC/PR (Brazil. 2024)
Received a development fellowship from Akademie Schloss Solitude (Germany. 2022-2023)
Part of the project portfolio of the Elas Seal by ELO COMPANY (Brazil. 2022)
In development, seeking funding.
INARA
Series. Fiction. Young Adult. 2018. 8x42’. Brazil.
Created and written by Larissa Figueiredo
Received the PRODAV 04 Project Lab fund in 2014 (Brazil)
AGONTIMÉ
Film. Fiction. 2018. 140’.
Screenplay and direction by Larissa Figueiredo
Part of the Sto Lat Filmes Creative Hub – PRODAV 03. Developed under the supervision of Lucrecia Martel, Karim Aïnouz, Rodrigo Moreno, Gema Juarez Allen and Zsuzsanna Király
Laboratories and markets: San Sebastian Coproduction Forum, FID Lab - FID Marseille, Brasil CineMundi, Plataforma Lab
Awarded the FID Lab Sublimage Prize in 2015 (France)
ROSILETE’S BELT
Film. Documentary. 2028. 90’.
Story and Screenplay by Larissa Figueiredo
In post-production, seeking additional funding.
WOMEN OF ENCHANTMENT
Series. Hybrid. Drama. 2023. 5x75’. Brazil.
Story by Larissa Figueiredo
Screenplay by Isaac Pipano, Larissa Figueiredo & Renata Michele
Editing Screenplay by Larissa Figueiredo, Mari Moraga & Nana Ribeiro
Airing on CinebrasilTV
THE HOUSE
Film. Documentary. Institutional. 2025. 109’. Brazil.
Story and Direction by Larissa Figueiredo
Screenplay by Larissa Figueiredo & Mãe Kabeca de Xangô
Editing Screenplay by Larissa Figueiredo & Nana Ribeiro
LONELINESS
Series Episode. Fiction. Digital. 2019. 15’. Brazil.
Screenplay by Larissa Figueiredo & Rafael Urban
Final episode of the series “O Som e o Tempo”, directed by Marco Dutra and Caetano Gotardo, produced by Dezenove Sons e Imagem.
The series is part of Canal Brasil’s programming.
THE BULL
Film. Hybrid. Digital. 2015. 78’. Brazil.
Story and Screenplay by Larissa Figueiredo
Festivals: 44th International Film Festival Rotterdam (World Premiere); FILMADRID; 5th Lima Independiente; 67th Locarno International Film Festival (WIP at Carte Blanche); 39th São Paulo International Film Festival; 9th CineBH Showcase; 6th Cachoeira DOC; 7th Week of Directors; Curitiba Biennial 2015; XI Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema, among others.
THE LAST VODUNSI
Film. Documentary. Digital. 2015. 25’. Brazil.
Story and Screenplay by Larissa Figueiredo
Festivals: 26th FID Marseille; 17th FestCurtasBH; 17th Kinoarte; XI Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema; 6th Cachoeira DOC; Diálogos de Cinema 2016, among others.
THE KING
Film. Hybrid. Digital. 2014. 25’. Brazil.
Story and Screenplay by Larissa Figueiredo
Made with the 9th Rucker Vieira Screenplay Competition prize, by FUNDAJ, granted to the screenplay of The Bull
Festivals: Rio Film Festival 2014; X Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema; 26th São Paulo International Short Film Festival; 17th FestCurtasBH; 17th Kinoarte (Honorable Mention by the Jury).
THE WATERS
Film. Experimental. Digital. 2014. 10’. Brazil/Thailand/Switzerland.
Screenplay by Larissa Figueiredo
Festivals: 3rd Olhar de Cinema; 5th Cachoeira DOC; X Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema; FINCAR 2018.
I WENT TO CAPPADOCIA AND I THOUGHT OF YOU
Film. Experimental. Digital. 2013. 9’. Brazil/Turkey.
Screenplay by Larissa Figueiredo
Festivals: 23rd Curta Cinema; 16th Tiradentes Film Festival; 15th FestCurtas BH; Bienal de la Imagen en Movimiento de Buenos Aires 2014, among others.
APRIL TIMES
Film. Fiction. Digital. 2010. 15’. Switzerland.
Screenplay by Larissa Figueiredo
Festivals: Shnit International Short Film Festival 2010; Locarno Summer Academy 2010.
Larissa also works as a screenwriting consultant and provides creative consulting services for professionals and production companies.
Literature
“Sunday night. The sound of the ambulance siren rushes by. Back and forth. More than fifty sirens have crossed the Avenida dos Africanos, once so full of reggae, but now—these days—completely deserted of people. The smell of hibiscus awakens the body, moving it towards the stove, where Mariana left the kettle forgotten, already burnt. The hand turns off the heat, and the body leans in, letting itself be enveloped by the sticky steam of that hibiscus tea. Mariana dreams of her mother's vatapá, served with cuxá rice and pepper. It's all sour and delicious, like dancing a stone pressed against Dinho’s sweaty thigh. Dinho. So much longing and delight mixed in these times of touchless gestures.”
— Short story "Radiola Dream"