CALIDRIS
New York attracts Jane and Carlos, as many others, with the promise of a better life. Thus, they leave behind their country of origin, Brazil. However, as many immigrants, they don’t find all the opportunities that the “american dream” implies.The film is also about the political changes that are happening in the US and Brazil.
The fictitious story about Jane and Carlos in this experimental feature film is interlaced with the personal experiences of the film’s crew, which through interspersed episodes, relate their own stories about their immigration processes in addition to the stories of those that they have researched.
2019. Running time 82 Minutes.
Directed by Peter Azen | Ilium Pictures.
Participation in the project: Director of Photography.
CALIDRIS – Teaser
CHRONICLES OF GNARNIA: THE REX CHADWICK STORY
A sports mockumentary about the controversial life of notorious U.S. Ski Team superstar, Rex Chadwick.
2020. Running time 34 Minutes.
Directed by Brian Colin Foley.
Participation in the project: Camera Operator.
ENOUGH! THE MAKING OF A MOVEMENT
ENOUGH! is a driven anti-gun violence PSA featuring music by Sia, and dancers from the National Dance Institute.
2018. Directed by Ezra Hurwitz.
Participation in the project: BTS Videographer and interviewer.
CARMINE STREET GUITARS
Once the centre of the New York bohemia, Greenwich Village is now home to lux restaurants, and buzzer door clothing stores catering to the nouveau riche. But one shop in the heart of the Village remains resilient to the encroaching gentrification: Carmine Street Guitars. There, custom guitar maker Rick Kelly and his young apprentice Cindy Hulej, build handcrafted guitars out of reclaimed wood from old hotels, bars, churches and other local buildings. Nothing looks or sounds quite like a Rick Kelly guitar, which is the reason they are embraced by the likes of Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Jim Jarmusch, just to name a few. Featuring a cast of prominent musicians and artists, the film captures five days in the life of Carmine Street Guitars, while examining an all-too-quickly vanishing way of life.
2018. Running Time 82 Minutes.
Directed by Ron Mann | Sphinx Productions.
Participation in the project: Camera Assistant.
CARMINE STREET GUITARS (Trailer)
50 YEARS OF STONEWALL, NYC
Video of [SSEX BBOX] covering the 2019 Pride, 50 years of Stonewall, in NYC.
Participation in the project: Cinematographer.
2019 TRANS MARCH, NYC
Video of [SSEX BBOX] covering the 15th NYC Trans March.
Participation in the project: Cinematographer.
LUZ 33 – SOCIAL PROJECT
Luz 33 is a social cultural project shot in December of 2018. The project documented the art interventions in the district of Guaianses in São Paulo, Brazil in partnership with CEI Espaço Kairós.
Participation in the project: cinematographer.
ROOFS OF STORIES | HISTÓRIAS SOB TELHADOS
2016. Documentary running time 26 Minutes.
Participation in the Project: Production, Directing and Editing.
FUTURE OF STORYTELLING: ALEXIS MCGILL JOHNSON
Profile video of Alexis McGill Johnson for the Future of StoryTelling – Examining the Hidden Self: How Implicit Bias Manifests.
2018. Running Time 6:18 Minutes.
Participation in the project: cinematographer.
PACIFICATION: VOICES FROM THE COMMUNITY | PACIFICAÇÃO: VOZES DA COMUNIDADE
Perspectives on pacification is a collaborative interactive documentary film project that highlights different community voices of those affected by the pacification process in Rio de Janeiro. The interviews were filmed over two months in 2015 in different communities in Rio including Vidigal, Babilônia, Rocinha and Manguinhos.
Project’s websiteto see full interviews.
2016.
Participation in the project: Production, Development and Cinematography.
THE RULES | AS REGRAS
Rules can be anything; laws, ideological beliefs, religious convictions, long-held customs, cultural mores, systemic practices, institutional policies, and even international human rights. With these ideas in mind, we asked people from all walks of life in Rio de Janeiro to pause, look at the camera and answer the question. If you could break the rules… what would you do?
2016. Documentary running time: 35 minutes.
Participation in the Project: Directing, Cinematography and Editing.
OVERNIGHT
Many constructions are replacing public areas and instead of parks, NYC invests in more buildings and condominiums. This film explores the essence of the Greenpoint Waterfront area and the overnight changes that are occurring there.
2015. Running Time 3:50 Minutes.
Directed, cinematography and edited by Lívia Sá.
THE REVOLUTION WILL BE TELEVISED
Shot in San Francisco, Oakland and New York, this short documentary shows a general view of the movement Occupy Wall Street. From its beginning in 2011 until the May 1st of 2012. The film focuses on how the movement builds knowledge about social changes and direct actions through community organizations.
2012. Running Time 14:37 Minutes.
Directed, cinematography and edited by Lívia Sá.
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FERIDOS PELO ESTADO
In two parts, the documentary “Injured by the State” investigates what has changed and what remains the same in the relationship between the Brazilian State and the popular demonstrations between 1977 and 2017.
Documentary’s website.
2017. Part 1 Running Time 15:14 Minutes. Part 2 Running Time 14:52 Minutes.
Participation in the Project: Camera Operator.
MY EROTIC BODY
The image of sexy women writhing on a metal pole to the pulses of driving music reflects a seedy form of male entertainment. But what happens when there are no men and it is only women dancing for each other? In My Erotic Body filmmaker Michele Beck takes the audience on a journey inside the world of pole dancing for the everyday woman. In the classroom, lawyers, mothers, businesswomen and housewives of all ages and body types gyrate around the pole, lap dance and slowly strip their clothes off while the other women cheer. As the film unfolds, dance sequences are interspersed with pole dancing instruction and interviews with women who discuss their erotic dance personas, the clothes they wear and the music they dance to. Outside the studio, Beck speaks with professionals in the fields of psychoanalysis and social criticism, giving context to how the women are able to make this dance their own. My Erotic Body explores a community where women take the very aspects of a dance form associated with misogyny and turns them on their head, creating a space where the same skimpy clothes and provocative gestures lead not to objectification, but instead lead the women to own their erotic bodies.
Trailer of My Erotic Body, Documentary by Michele Beck.
2016. Running Time of the trailer 1 minute. Running Time of the documentary 56 minutes.
Participation in the project: Director of Photography.
ADRIANO KARIPUNA UN – GREENPEANCE
Short video of Adriano Karipuna at the UN, NYC, denouncing the invasions that his indigenous lands and the Karipuna people are suffering back in Rondônia, Brazil.
2018. Running Time 1:44 Minutes.
Participation in the project: Camera Operator.
VIAJARTE
Viajarte – Beyond the Stages and Beyond. Artists from the circus, music, visual and scenic arts, poetry, cinema and dance meet in a common journey: art.
2018. Running Time of the trailer 2:08 Minutes. Running Time of the documentary 1hour and 13 Minutes.
Participation in the Project: Camera Operator.
END RAPE CULTURE | FIM DA CULTURA DO ESTUPRO
On June 4th, 2016, a group of feminists got together at the Bushwick Collective Block Party in Brooklyn, New York with an action towards ending rape culture!
2016. Running Time 5:29 Minutes.
Filmed and Edited by Lívia Sá.
NOT HIM PROTEST NYC | PROTESTO ELE NÃO NYC
On September 29, 2018, thousands of people took to the streets to protest against brazilian president candidate Jair Bolsonaro.
Video of the protest that took place at Union Square, NYC.
2018. Running Time 2:50 Minutes.
Filmed and Edited by Lívia Sá.
DEFEND DEMOCRACY IN BRAZIL GOES TO SUMMERSTAGE, CENTRAL PARK, NYC
On August 6, Defend Democracy in Brazil committee went to SummerStage, Central Park in New York City, and interviewed the Brazilian musicians, Ava Rocha, Pedro Luís (Monobloco) and Arthur Pessoa (Cabruêra) about the political situation in Brazil.
2016. Running Time 6:57 Minutes.
Filmed and Edited by Lívia Sá.
[SSEX BBOX]
[SSEX BBOX] – Sexuality out of the box is a multi-media social justice project dedicated to expanding consciousness while facilitating community and education, as well as promoting social change based on human rights. The project debuted its first season of episodes in 2011, exploring sexual and gender diversity through the lens of sex-positivity in 4 primary cities: São Paulo, San Francisco, Berlin and Barcelona. Between 2011 and 2016 the videos had more than 2 million views in 143 countries. A project by Priscilla Bertucci.
2011. Running Time 14:00 Minutes.
Participation in the project: One of the Cinematographers of the first web series season (7 episodes).