“Vini Jr faces racism everywhere,” says Doc Director

“Vini Jr faces racism everywhere,” says Doc Director


The documentary about the player’s life debuted on Netflix this week


Summary

The documentary “Baila, wines”, directed by Andrucha Waddington, faces the systemic racism faced by the player Vinícius Júnior in daily life and in various environments, highlighting his resistance and resilience as inspiration.




Andrucha Waddington, 55, was responsible for the documentary management ‘Baila, wines’who debuted last Thursday 15, on Netflix. In a recent interview, the director said that the approach of the racism suffered by the athlete was one of the most important and delicate parts of the project, because “the prejudice is everywhere”.

“The racism that Vini faces is much deeper than we see in the stands. It is everywhere, in many daily situations. For me, the most important thing has not been to treat the theme as isolated, but as a systemic reality that he has to deal with every day,” said Andrucha Waddington in Splash.

In an extract from the documentary, the player Vini Jr. is surprised to suffer from racism outside the fieldsin traffic.

“Vini is very courageous in exposing these situations and the presence of his posture in the documentary is a way to give voice to millions of people. It is a story of resistance, resilience and joy. Vini is the reflection of a generation that no longer cries in the face of the injustices,” added the filmmaker.

Emilio Domingos, who co-director the documentary, ranked the situation of Wines Jr. as “newspaper”.

“This problem is in everyday life, in the most diverse environments, including traffic. This topic is latent, constant in their life, in the most diverse spheres. Not only in the fields.”

‘Baila, wines’ It is a documentary produced after 305 hours of registration for a year and a half. In all, there were 107 nights. The recordings ended in mid -December 2024. There were 58 interviewees and tickets for seven countries: Brazil, Spain, England, the United States, Qatar, Morocco and France.

Source: Terra

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