The Farewell
2018 · 4m · Brazil
Directed by Tom Vouga, Beto Galloni
Genres: dark comedy, satire
Tones: absurdist, darkly comic
A man's journey to scatter the ashes of a loved one — who died by burnt burgers.
Picked by Felix
The scouts
A four-minute absurdist death ritual that treats the macabre like a procedural—most scouts would've passed on something this committed to its own weirdness, but that's exactly why it lands harder than the careful stuff.
The film's restraint in its dark comedy registers as formal intelligence; the editing rhythm between dialogue and silence suggests a lineage aware of how Buñuel and Vigo used comedy as philosophical tool, even at this compact length.
What elevates this is the decision to play the absurdity straight—no winking at the camera, just deadpan commitment to the logic of the premise—and that tonal discipline is what transforms a four-minute concept into something that actually sticks.
Reviews
Synopsis A man's journey to scatter the ashes of a loved one who died of grilled. Credits Directed by Tom Vouga & Beto Galloni Music: “Bucolismo” by Garotas Suecas Written by Tom Vouga Beyond the Short The short was produced in 2018, totally independently and funded by us, the directors.