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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
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
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.
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