Cássio Kelm

History

34 years old, is a filmmaker. He studied Fiction Directing at the San Antonio de los Baños International Film and Television School - EICTV, in Cuba. With ten years of experience in directing and scripting, he manages a production company HAVER FILMES. He directed 14 short films, including documentaries and fiction, which were considered and sought after in more than 50 national and international festivals. In 2021, Kelm specified his pronouns as he/he and they/them and went on to sign his new works with his new name, Cássio Kelm.

Movies

Close to You
Director
Cássio is a young transgender person undergoing hormone therapy and determined to have a conversation with their elderly father about it, when the COVID-19 pandemic derails their plans. Amidst social isolation, a lockdown inside a small apartment, a virtual social life, and a severe political crisis in his country, Cássio tries to build up the courage to follow through with the plan. Living and recording this context becomes an attempt to bring these two people together.
The Mothers of Derick
Screenplay
Thammy is Dereck’s mother. Bruna, Chiva, and Ana too. Together they raise their child. Together they make music and together they build their own house.
The Mothers of Derick
Director
Thammy is Dereck’s mother. Bruna, Chiva, and Ana too. Together they raise their child. Together they make music and together they build their own house.
The Mothers of Derick
Director of Photography
Thammy is Dereck’s mother. Bruna, Chiva, and Ana too. Together they raise their child. Together they make music and together they build their own house.
Lui
Screenplay
Trans circus artist Lui doesn’t only play with gender, he plays with color, movement, and sexuality. He also wants his partner to see who he is beyond his gender, but isn’t sure that she does.
Lui
Director
Trans circus artist Lui doesn’t only play with gender, he plays with color, movement, and sexuality. He also wants his partner to see who he is beyond his gender, but isn’t sure that she does.
XConfessions 15
Director
Volume 15 includes 6 new adult films, featuring a polyamorous love story in a dystopian country, a sexy lunch break in a moving truck, an old flame between ex-lovers that refuses to die, an orgy in a bike shop and much more. Along with two new movies directed by Erika Lust we have four guest directors showcasing their vision of eroticism and sensuality, shot around the globe, from Barcelona to Florianópolis in Brasil! Included: Speedos Cleptomaniac; A Mundança; The Bike Club; Men in Kilts; An Illicit Affair; Valentin Pierre & Catalina.
Soy
Director
As the international press pours into Havana, Cuba to report on the death of Fidel Castro, a little girl proudly holds a large cardboard sign over her head on the Plaza de la Revolución. In a fascinating shot lasting almost 12 minutes, we watch this girl-braids, red dress, white knee socks, fighting against the wind-as she experiences her moment in the spotlight. We can't see what's written on the sign because she's being filmed from behind. Armed with cameras and cell phones, the people around her are taking countless photos and uninvited selfies with her. As the minutes tick by, our unease grows. Placed in the role of an ignorant spectator, we have time to contemplate the omnipresence of the camera-and we become desperate to know what's written on that sign.
Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul
Sound Director
Naquela Noite ele Sonhou com um Mar Azul
Foley Recordist