“Good Night Paola” is a short film about the struggle to reach the dream state. Starring Paola Antonini as herself, the Brazilian starlet relives nightmarish moments of heat on the path towards her dream of becoming a model.

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The director sets the scene for Paola's story through a dreamlike narrative.

Both set and art direction can't be too realistic. Her journey towards her dream of becoming a model is centered on a stylized fashion runway.

The treatment splits the film into the 4 stages of sleep.

1st

- Inside Paola’s bedroom, we flip the bed to vertical, so Paola can float effortlessly (with a dolly).

- Runway was designed to reproduce the tension and heat in her career.

- Accident scene: car crashes on the runway, changing her life forever.

2nd

Hospital, backstage and Paola’s bedroom become one only space.

3rd

- An empty backstage with dummy parts scattered around dramatize her struggle.

4th

- When the film reaches its climax, the director surprises the audience with real footage from Paola’s past, linking her dream with reality.

- Paola floats seamlessly back into her bed on a sling.