Script
The charismatic Dinho talks about his extraordinary life story and how he defied the conventions of his fishing village in southern Brazil by becoming a crossdresser and starting to weave lace – a task traditionally performed by women.
Director
The charismatic Dinho talks about his extraordinary life story and how he defied the conventions of his fishing village in southern Brazil by becoming a crossdresser and starting to weave lace – a task traditionally performed by women.
There are some days that, even without major events, force us to grow. Andrea is only 10 years old and may not yet realize that her day was like this.
Director
The documentary "Arpilleras: embroidering resistance" will tell the stories of five women affected by dams in five Brazilian regions. Entire lives flooded by the development discourse. The narratives, even though personal, has in common denounces against the predatory logic of the electric companies, present across the country. Entire communities are faced with the denial of the right to information, land and memory. For women, the rights violations are even greater. With the arrival of thousands of workers in small towns where the hydroelectric construction sites takes place, for example, there is an exponential increase in sexual harassment, women trafficking, prostitution and rape.
