Reality or documentary series? “Em Casa com os Gil”, a new production from Amazon Prime Video, is a bit of both and Olhar Digital had early access to the work.
The premise of “Em Casa com os Gil” is simple: the entire Gil family, which includes great Brazilian artists and personalities such as Gilberto Gil, Preta Gil and Bela Gil, gathered in a house in the Rio de Janeiro countryside to found an International tour.
According to Gilberto Gil himself, in a press conference held last Wednesday, the idea for the tour came from the singer’s daughter, Preta Gil. “Actually it was Preta who suggested it a few years ago, before the pandemic. She had a pretty good idea of what happened when we were on tour, “the singer said.” So she suggested: ‘Dad, we could go for a walk with the family and at the same time do a job, sing in. tour'”.
The first impressions are that this is a reality show, centered on one of the most famous families in the country, and in fact the production has elements of this genre. Immediately Preta Gil jokes already when he sees the cameras, when she arrives for the meeting, that she feels like a Kardashian, an American family of socialites who became famous for the reality show “Keeping Up With The Kardashians”.
But, despite some daily episodes such as a discussion about a clogged toilet, football and some small disagreements, typical things of reality productions, there is also a lot of documentary in “Em Casa com os Gil”. A fact confirmed by director Andrucha Waddington, in a press conference.
According to him, Preta Gil’s idea for the tour was welcomed by Prime Video, but with the pandemic this first season was born, which he describes as “almost a prequel” to the tour itself, which will be starring in the show Season 2. , entitled “Traveling with the Gil”, which is already confirmed and will accompany the rehearsals, the journey and the family on a tour of Europe.
“We actually took advantage of this moment of panic in the world where everything stopped to go to this confinement in Araras [município do Rio de Janeiro]where this first season was born, which is a mixture of documentary and reality, “continued Andrucha, who says he feels part of the Gil family.
The series outlines a proposal to compile a playlist for a Gil family tour across Europe to celebrate Gilberto Gil’s 80th birthday. All this during a family meeting to celebrate the patriarch’s birthday, with family conversation circles and the feast of St. John.
And it is in Gilberto that we have the real fulcrum of production. Each of the children, grandchildren, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and genders will submit a song as a proposal to enter the tour song list. In the midst of so much excitement, laughter and discovery, the family focuses on their leader’s extensive work and presents songs ranging from the most famous, to some of the singer’s well-known.
In between songs, Gil and his family discuss topics such as racism and their related experiences, military dictatorship and exile, culture, influences, family formation, child rearing, and even the soccer.
Despite its documentary character, “Em Casa com os Gil” does not use the traditional testimonies we see in documentaries, and the director commented on this choice of language at the press conference. “I’m a guy from the Direct Cinema School, my documentaries have always followed this line,” he said.
Fans of Gilberto Gil’s work, as well as his person and his way of thinking, will certainly be happy with this type of documentary reality, designed to present Gil in an intimate way, but also with a lot of attention to music, with the family. articulate singing on wheels and rehearsals. The series greatly draws fans of the singer and his iconic music and features heartwarming accounts of his family, career and life story.
At home with the Gil accompanies one of the most famous families of the Brazilian cultural scene during the realization of a historical tour, which will bring together all generations of Gil on stage for the first time. They met for a creative retreat in the Rio de Janeiro countryside. The cameras followed the behind the scenes of everything that happened in the preparation of the show, which will go on tour in Europe, and also celebrates the 80th anniversary of Gilberto Gil’s life. In addition to moments of intimacy never seen before, the meeting was the scene of controversial discussions such as the different family background of the Gil, racism in Brazil, the strong influence of Afro culture on society, among other topics, all enclosed in songs. which has marked generations and the culture of Brazil.
“Em Casa com os Gil” will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on June 24, the day of São João, a date highlighted in the production, and two days before the 80th birthday of Brazilian music icon Gilberto Gil.
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