Green Screen Gringo
(Green Screen Gringo)
Douwe Dijkstra | Documentary, Experimental
2016 | 16 minutes | The Netherlands
Behind a green screen, a foreigner finds his way in an enchanting, and yet turbulent, Brazil.
Synopsis
Behind a green screen, a foreigner finds his way in an enchanting - and yet turbulent - Brazil. Where the streets are a stage for politics, art and affection, a gringo can only watch. The result is a mixtape-portrait on modern day Brazil seen through the eyes of the visitor.
Reviews
“As the film itself says, “make up a story of your own”, “there’s a lot going on here”. Playful, startling, stunning, Green Screen Gringo is cinema at its most inventively audacious.”
- Andrew Robertson, Eye For Film
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Main credits
Dijkstra, Douwe (film director)
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Pragda subjects
Culture + Identity
Geography
Latin American Studies
Migration Studies
Short Films
Sociology
South America
Urban Studies
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Festivals
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival; Punto de Vista International Documentary Film Festival of Navarra
DIRECTOR: Douwe Dijkstra
NATIONALITY: The Netherlands
YEAR: 2016
GENRE: Documentary, Experimental
LANGUAGE: Portuguese
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adult
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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