Brussels Porn Film Festival : Eros

“A rounded bed reflects in silver plates through a mirror on the ceiling. Peer through glasses, waterfalls, and sex chairs: the world of Brazilian motels is one of lust and self-reflection. As the director waits in vain for her date to show up, the mirrored walls capture the moans of lovers next door, while her cell phone camera creates a mise-en-abyme of desire — even if, this time, it remains unfulfilled. Rachel Daisy Ellis’ debut feature delves into the desires held within Brazilian motels, a space where time stands still, filled with sex but also revealing the raw, unguarded intimacy that only such a setting can create, offering a glimpse into Brazil’s passions, contradictions, fears, and dreams.

Eros navigates through different couples, each showcasing their unique relationship with these spaces and with sex itself. With the camera often self-recorded, the characters become both participants and filmmakers, capturing themselves through the reflective surfaces of their phones and the mirrors of their rooms. In Eros, Daisy Ellis and her characters present a singular view of Brazilian society — one driven by desire, but as layered and complex as the rooms themselves. It is a portrait that highlights the theatricality inherent in Brazilian culture, where people long to see and represent themselves, eager to be reflected in their own mirrors.”