In-Edit Brasil – International Musical Documentary Festival takes place between June 12th and 23rd, in São Paulo
O In-Edit Brasil – International Musical Documentary Festival announced the national films selected for its 16th edition, which is scheduled to take place from June 12th to 23rd in São Paulo, followed by traveling events in cities yet to be defined. The Brazilian Panorama includes the National Competition, Mostra Brasil, Brasil.Doc, Curta um Som and Special Sessions sections.
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Six titles were chosen for the National Competition, four of which are new, which will have their Brazilian debut during the festival. Are they: Dennis, I came to shake the promin Oscar Rodrigues Alvesabout the meteoric career of Dennis DJprodigy of Hurricane 2000which produced great hits of Rio funk such as “Cerol na Mão”, “Um patinha não dói”, “Dança da Motinha”; Black Future, I am Rioin Paulo Severoabout the underground band from Rio Black Future; The Crocodile Manin Rodrigo Grotaabout the world and the imagination of Arrigo Barnabas; Land of Gypsiesin Naji Sidkiabout gypsy culture in Brazil; Black Rio! Black Power!from the principal Emilio Domingos, which shows the importance of the music scene and black dances in the fight for racial and social justice during the military dictatorship; It is Luiz Melodia, in the Heart of Brazilin Alessandra Dorganabout the trajectory of the singer and composer Luiz Melodia. The winner will enter the In-Edit festival circuit and will be presented by the director at the In-Edit Barcelona 2024.
The Festival also presents Mostra Brasil, which explores the diversity of Brazilian music in its different aspects, with new Funk Favelain Kenya Zanatta; German Mathias – The Samba Professorin Caue Angeli It is Hernani de Oliveira Ramos; Moacyr Luz, The Ambassador of This Cityin Tarsilla Alves; Viamãoin Sergio Pererê, Leandro Miranda It is Gibran; and also Aldo Baldin – A Life Through Musicin Yves Goulart; In the Waves by Dorival Caymmiin Locca Faria; It is Mandelão Terrorin Felipe Larozza It is GG Albuquerque.
Curta um Som brings short films such as From Pair to Pairin Tais Melo; It’s from Oxum: strength that lives in the waterin Day Sena; MBORAIRAPÉin Roney Freitas; Street Carnival is the People’s Partyin Uilton Oliveira; The Sound of Skinin Marcos Santos; Stepping on Traditionin Coraci Ruiz; Sacred Composein Marcelo Abreu It is Henry Dantas; It is Until the last breathin Benjamin Medeiros.
The program also includes a selection of international documentaries never seen before in Brazil, the exhibition Music and Machinesdedicated to films that address music made by electronic devices, the exhibition Flashbackwith historical films, and an intense parallel program that includes meetings, debates, exclusive shows, a vinyl fair and interviews with directors, directors and artists.
O In-Edit – International Musical Documentary Festival was born in Barcelona in 2003 and has been taking place in Brazil since 2009, with the aim of promoting the production and dissemination of documentary films that have music as a central element. The 2024 edition has the master sponsorship of Colombo Agroindústria and Açúcar Caravelas; sponsorship by Itaú Unibanco and Spcine, through the São Paulo Municipal Department of Culture; partnership between Cinemateca Brasileira and Sociedade Amigos da Cinemateca; and is carried out by In Brasil Produção Cultural, Sesc São Paulo, Lei Paulo Gustavo and Ministry of Culture, Federal Government.
The full schedule should be released soon.
BRAZILIAN OVERVIEW
NATIONAL COMPETITION
Black Future, I am Rio | Paulo Severo | Brazil | 2023 | 77′
The underground band from Rio de Janeiro, Black Future, comes together to tell their story and their musical conception.
*National premiere
Black Rio! Black Power! | Emílio Domingos | Brazil | 2023 | 75′
Based on the trajectories of Dom Filó and the Soul Grand Prix sound team, the film shows the importance of the music scene and black dances in the fight for racial and social justice during the military dictatorship.
Dennis, I came to shake up the dance | Oscar Rodrigues Alves | Brazil | 2024 | 90′
From a prodigy DJ at Furacão 2000 to a star of big stadium shows, Dennis and his friends recount this meteoric career.
*National premier
Luiz Melodia, in the Heart of Brazil | Alessandra Dorgan | Brazil | 2024 | 85′
Made from archive footage, the film tells the story of singer and composer Luiz Melodia.
The Crocodile Man | Rodrigo Grota | Brazil | 2024 | 84′
The world and imagination of Arrigo Barnabé.
*National premier
Land of Gypsies | Naji Sidki | Brazil | 2024 | 90′
Gypsy culture arrived in Brazil and, like everywhere it went, it mixed with the local reality.
*National premier
BRAZIL SHOW
Aldo Baldin – A Life through Music | Yves Goulart | Brazil | 2024 | 114′
Aldo Baldin, from Santa Catarina, one of the most important names in opera singing worldwide, tells his story in the first person.
Funk Favela | Kenya Zanatta | Brazil | 2024 | 71′
The film addresses the multiplicity and contradictions of the funk movement, focusing on the São Paulo scene.
*National premier
Germano Mathias – The Samba Professor | Caue Angeli and Hernani de Oliveira Ramos | Brazil | 2023 | 70′
Known as the Samba Professor, Germano Mathias is an icon of São Paulo samba.
*National premier
Moacyr Luz, The Ambassador of This City | Tarsilla Alves | Brazil | 2024 | 92′
Samba singer Moacyr Luz tells his story, his partnerships and recalls cases with great humor.
*National premier
In the Waves of Dorival Caymmi | Locca Faria | Brazil | 2023 | 90′
Tribute to Dorival Caymmi, one of the greatest Brazilian composers of all time.
Terror Mandelão | Felipe Larozza and GG Albuquerque | Brazil | 2024 | 75′
The documentary addresses the sound, technology and job market of funk dances in São Paulo’s neighborhoods.
Viamão | Sérgio Pererê, Leandro Miranda and Gibran | Brazil | 2023 | 79”
The film invites the public to reflect and discover how African heritage has been disseminated and reinterpreted in Brazil and Argentina, especially through music.
*National premier
BRAZIL.DOC
I’m Samba, But You Can Call Me Zé Ketti | Luiz Guimarães de Castro | Brazil | 2024 | 89′
Tribute to the Rio composer Zé Ketti.
*National premier
Mandinga | Egler Cordeiro | Brazil | 2024 | 100′
Guitarist André Christovam tells the story of the recording of his first album “Mandinga”.
In the Land of Marlboro | Cavi Borges | Brazil | 2024 | 50′
When it comes to Funk Carioca, it is impossible not to mention DJ Marlboro.
In the Trail of Goat’s Foot | Marcelo Rabelo | Brazil | 2023 | 60′
An old Brazilian musician, Rato Branco, takes the initiative to look for the old masters of the 8-Bass Accordion from the backlands of Bahia.
Pagan | Carlos Nascimbeni | Brazil | 2024 | 72′
Trajectory of pianist Caio Pagano from his project “Últimos Pensamentos Musicais”.
*National premier
ENJOY A SOUND
From Pair to Pair | Tais Melo | Brazil | 2023 | 16′
The short follows Tony’s steps in his daily life as a personal dancer, where he accompanies his client, Marilena, at ballroom dances in the city of São Paulo.
*National premier
It’s from Oxum: strength that lives in the water | Day Sena | Brazil | 2023 | 26′
The song “É d’Oxum” is one of the biggest hits by Bahian composers Gerônimo Santana and Vevé Calasans and considered an unofficial anthem of Bahia.
MBORAIRAPÉ | Roney Freitas | Brazil | 2023 | 25′
Film about rap in Guarani made in Jaguaré (SP).
Street Carnival is a People’s Party | Uilton Oliveira | Brazil | 2023 | 15′
The film debates the democratization of carnival in the city of RJ based on the experience of the Pula Roulette block.
The Sound of Skin | Marcos Santos | Brazil | 2023 | 25′
Irton Mário da Silva, better known as Master Batman, talks about his project Batuqueiros do Silêncio, a percussion group made up of deaf people.
Steps on Tradition | Coraci Ruiz | Brazil | 2023 | 24′
The Jongo Dito Ribeiro Community safeguards the tradition of Jongo in Campinas/SP through the memory of its ancestor Benedito Ribeiro.
*National premier
Sacred Compose | Marcelo Abreu and Henrique Dantas | Brazil | 2023 | 23′
Short film that reveals, from a multicultural meeting, music and songs linked to the sacred of different peoples and ethnicities in Brazil.
Until the last breath | Benjamin Medeiros | Brazil | 2023 | 10′
The Folk Music of Fuzhou (China) is played with wind instruments at weddings and funerals. Song Xiping, teacher and one of the main heirs of this music, passes the knowledge on to his students.
Source: Rollingstone
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