The Welles Raft
(A jangada de Welles)
Petrus Cariry, Firmino Holanda | Documentary
2020 | 75 minutes | Brazil
During Orson Welles' filming of It's All True in Brazil, a fishermen's raft vanishes at sea, evoking memories of dictatorship, WWII, and labor rights battles.
Synopsis
In 1942, Orson Welles was in Brazil filming his documentary It's All True about Carnival and the Jangadeiros (Brazillian fishermen) when the raft of the leader of the Jangadeiros, Manuel Jacaré, swallowed by the sea.
The fact evokes memories of the dictatorship of the Estado Novo, of World War II, of Ceará fishermen's struggle for labor rights and housing in their traditional space - target of real estate speculation.
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Main credits
Holanda, Firmino (film director)
Holanda, Firmino (screenwriter)
Cariry, Petrus (film director)
Cariry, Petrus (screenwriter)
Maia, Teta (film producer)
Other credits
Cinematography, Petrus Cariry; editing, Petrus Cariry, Magno Guimarães, Firmino Holanda; music, João Victor Barroso.
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Festivals
Cinelatino - Rencontres De Toulouse; Sanfic - Santiago International Film Festival; Festin Lisbon Film Festival; São Paulo International Film Festival; Florianopolis Audiovisual Mercosul - Best Documentary
DIRECTOR: Petrus Cariry, Firmino Holanda
NATIONALITY: Brazil
YEAR: 2020
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: Portuguese; English
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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