Meninx (2017)

Collection of 15 black and white films by Jean Manzon, released between 1962 and 1963 for IPÊS (Institute of Social Research and Studies). IPÊS was created in 1961 and used to produce propaganda against the then president of Brazil, João Goulart, who was finally deposed in 1964 by a civil-militar coup.

The Marajó Island, in north of Brazil, gives place to citiesand comunities with singular habits. The boats, so importants to the local population, are ilustrated with decorated types, a kind of art typical of the region.

An Indian folk dancer is caught in his daily struggle of survival in an automobile factory. The burden to earn a living for his family and preserve his family tradition of ritual Ganesha dancing is humongous. His two roles - the sole bread winner of the family and the magnificent elephant god Ganesha, are so diverse that his journey from factory to village looks like time travel and his existence schizophrenic! Ganesha, the dancer lives in the fear of the day when he will have to choose between livelihood and art/tradition.