João Dumans

João Dumans

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João Dumans

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Seven Years in May
Editor
One night seven years ago, Rafael came home after work and discovered that people he did not know had come looking for him. He immediately fled, without looking back. From that moment on, his life changed, as if that night had never ended. One evening, around an improvised fire near a factory, he decides to confide his journey to a stranger. Rafael’s intimate account meets the collective testimony of an entire nation oppressed by poverty, police repression and institutional corruption.
Seven Years in May
Screenplay
One night seven years ago, Rafael came home after work and discovered that people he did not know had come looking for him. He immediately fled, without looking back. From that moment on, his life changed, as if that night had never ended. One evening, around an improvised fire near a factory, he decides to confide his journey to a stranger. Rafael’s intimate account meets the collective testimony of an entire nation oppressed by poverty, police repression and institutional corruption.
Araby
Co-Writer
André, a teenager, lives in an industrial town in Brazil near an old aluminum factory. One day, a factory worker, Cristiano, suffers an accident. Asked to go to Cristiano’s house to pick up clothes and documents, André stumbles on a notebook, and it’s here that Araby begins — or, rather, transforms. As André reads from the journal entries, we are plunged into Cristiano’s life, into stories of his wanderings, adventures, and loves.
Araby
Director
André, a teenager, lives in an industrial town in Brazil near an old aluminum factory. One day, a factory worker, Cristiano, suffers an accident. Asked to go to Cristiano’s house to pick up clothes and documents, André stumbles on a notebook, and it’s here that Araby begins — or, rather, transforms. As André reads from the journal entries, we are plunged into Cristiano’s life, into stories of his wanderings, adventures, and loves.
Where I Grow Old
Writer
Two young Portuguese women try to put down roots in Brazil. Teresa is newly arrived; Francisca has been there a while. This sure-footed, loving portrait of two counterparts, attracting and repelling, is also an ode to Belo Horizonte: a city with no tourist attractions, but bags of atmosphere and lust for life.
The Hidden Tiger
Assistant Director
Juninho, Menor, Neguinho, Adilson and Eldo are young residents of the Bairro Nacional, outskirts of Contagem, in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Divided between work and fun, crime and hope, each will have to find ways of overcoming difficulties and taming the tiger inside their veins.
The Hidden Tiger
Editor
Juninho, Menor, Neguinho, Adilson and Eldo are young residents of the Bairro Nacional, outskirts of Contagem, in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Divided between work and fun, crime and hope, each will have to find ways of overcoming difficulties and taming the tiger inside their veins.
The Hidden Tiger
Writer
Juninho, Menor, Neguinho, Adilson and Eldo are young residents of the Bairro Nacional, outskirts of Contagem, in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Divided between work and fun, crime and hope, each will have to find ways of overcoming difficulties and taming the tiger inside their veins.
Everybody has its own way
Cinematography
Documentary about the director's father and his passion for photography.
Everybody has its own way
Writer
Documentary about the director's father and his passion for photography.
Everybody has its own way
Director
Documentary about the director's father and his passion for photography.
Semana Santa
Father, forgive them as they don't know whay they do!
The Residents
Producer
Living in a temporary autonomous zone, the residents spend their days dealing with small lunatic plots, quixotesque farces and rimbaudian delusions.
Sociedade dos Amigos do Crime
Members of a secret society have a falling out. It is up to the highest ranking member to adjust the score. Cinema of cruelty, silence and freedom.
As Linhas da Minha Mão
Director of Photography
Dives into actress and performer Viviane de Cassia Ferreira's life and how the relationship between life and imagination conects to her creations.
As Linhas da Minha Mão
Writer
Dives into actress and performer Viviane de Cassia Ferreira's life and how the relationship between life and imagination conects to her creations.
As Linhas da Minha Mão
Director
Dives into actress and performer Viviane de Cassia Ferreira's life and how the relationship between life and imagination conects to her creations.