Luiza's Desert (2026)

In the vibrant chaos of Rio, fifteen-year-old Luiza is a quiet, clumsy dreamer with her heart set on becoming an artist. Just as her world begins to click into place, everything shatters when her mother is struck by a sudden schizophrenic breakdown. Refusing to let her family unravel, Luiza must dig deep for courage she never knew she had. Battling fear, isolation, and prejudice, she steps up to run the household and care for the mother who once cared for her.