'Olmo and the Seagull' is a poetic and existential dive into an actress's mind during the nine months of her pregnancy as she must confront her most fiery inner demons while trying to rewrite a new philosophy of life, identity and love. Underlying this hybrid film is mounting tension over what is real and what is enacted when one is performing one's own life.
Direction
Costa and Glob dissolve documentary/drama boundaries completely
Acting
Corsini performs her own unraveling with terrifying vulnerability
Editing
Seamless weaving of staged moments and raw footage
Director
Petra Costa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Olivia Corsini and Serge Nicolaï are a real couple; their actual apartment and relationship became the set and script.
The film emerged from Brazil's documentary boom but was shot in Paris, reflecting the diasporic identity crises of its directors.
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