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4 feet high

Based on an original idea by Ezequiel Lenardón, María Belén Poncio and Rosario Perazolo Masjoan

“4 feet high” revolutionises the way the body is represented on the screen. A series about diversity, both in front of and behind the camera.

Juana is 17 years old and wants to experience her “first time”. And her wheelchair certainly isn’t going to stop her. She’s just started at a new high school in Argentina and is a teenager like any other, except for the fact that she observes the world from a height of 4 feet (one metre twenty). She soon joins the fight for sex education and becomes a spokesperson for the movement. Inspired by…

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    Technical Info & Short Credits

    Format
    Series, VR/360°/AR
    Genre
    Fiction
    Duration
    6 x 15 min (flat), 35 min (VR) - France/Argentina, 2021
    Technique
    Live action
    Original idea
    Ezequiel Lenardón, María Belén Poncio, Rosario Perazolo Masjoan
    Script
    Greta Molas, Javier Correa Cáceres, Rosario Perazolo Masjoan, María Belén Poncio, Elisa Gagliano, Delphine Agut, Ivana Galdeano, Gabriela Vidal
    Directors
    Maria Belen Poncio (Director), Rosario Perazolo Masjoan (Co-director), Damian Turkieh (VR Director)
    Coproduction
    ARTE France, Detona Cultura, Red Corner, Realidad 360 Argentina, Maldito Maus VFX & Animation, Mena Studio, Movimiento Producciones
    With the support of
    Sundance Institute, Cordoba Polo Audiovisual, INCAA, CNC, APF Handicap, Procirep - Angoa

    Credits

    Casting

    Juana
    Marisol Agostina Irigoyen
    Julia
    Florencia Licera
    Efe
    Marcio Ramses
    Diana
    Natalia Di Cienzo
    Elena
    Francisca Spinotti
    Camila
    Camila Rodriguez
    Headmaster Salgado
    Beto Bernuez
    Lautaro
    Juan Cruz El Gáname

    Unique features

    • Juana est assise dans son fauteuil roulant.

      A series in 6 episodes and a story in virtual reality

      The intimate odyssey of an Argentinean high school student in the exploration of her sexuality.

    • Juana

      An ode to diversity

      A story that challenges clichés about disability and revolutionizes the representation of bodies on the screen.

    Nominations and awards

    • WinnerSouth by Southwest (SXSW) 2021Jury award and Audience award "Episodic pilots"
    • Double SelectionSundance Indie Series and New Frontier 2021
    • SelectionFestival de l’Animation d’Annecy VR 2021
    • SelectionSéries Mania VR 2021

    Press

    Read the press release