In Rio de Janeiro, people from the Mangueira neighbourhood follow the television broadcast on a big screen as the juries vote on each samba school. In 2019, Mangueira took to the Sambadrome a strong, bold samba of resistance to what’s taking place in Brazil right now. The film witnesses the tension while waiting for the final score, and the great joy of people from every generation when Mangueira wins and becomes champion of the 2019 Carnival.
FESTIVALS:
[2019] Doclisboa International Film Festival [Portugal]
[2019] Caminhos do Cinema Português [Portugal]
[2020] IFFR | International Film Festival Rotterdam [The Netherlands]
[2020] Dobra - Festival Internacional de Cinema Experimental [Brazil]
[2020] Porto Femme Festival Internacional de Cinema [Portugal]
[2020] Athens Avant-Garde Film Festival [Greece]
[2020] Entre Olhares - Mostra de Cinema [Portugal]
[2020] Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival [Germany]
[2021] Panorama Coisa de Cinema [Brazil]
[2021] Semana de Cine Portugués [Argentina]
[2021] Mostra de Cinema Português - Vila Franca de Xira [Portugal]
[2021] Frontera Sur Film Festival [Chile]
Documentary
2019, Portugal, France, 17'
Cinematography: Teresa Villaverde
Sound: Vasco Pimentel, Hugo Leitão, Marcelo Tavares
Editing: Clara Jost
Production: Teresa Villaverde / Alce Filmes, Sylvie Pras, Amélie Galli, Catherine Quiriet / Centre Pompidou - Département du Développement Culturel