Building Bridges

(Construindo pontes)
Heloísa Passos | Documentary

2017 | 72 minutes | Brazil

An exploration of the possible relationship between Heloísa, the filmmaker, and her father, an engineer who had his moment of glory during the Brazilian military dictatorship.

Fascism + Repression Family History Communication + Journalism South America Latin American Studies
Synopsis

An exploration of the possible relationship between Heloísa, the filmmaker, and her father, an engineer who had his moment of glory during the Brazilian military dictatorship. Projections and maps become the first bridges to connect with the past. However, it is the inescapable present that really strikes Heloísa and Alvaro as they position themselves on opposite sides of the troubling political situation of Brazil.

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Main credits

Passos, Heloisa (film director)
Passos, Heloisa (screenwriter)
Passos, Heloisa (film producer)
Kremser, Stefanie (screenwriter)
Simões, Leticia (screenwriter)
Hardy, Tina (film producer)

Other credits

Cinematography, Heloísa Passos; editors, Tina Hardy, Isabela Monteiro de Castro.


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Political,Personal Narrative,LGBTQ+,family relationships,father-daughter relationship,authority,authoritarianism,dictatorship,military regime,military government,fascism,repression,oppression,political oppression,political repression,far right,far right wing,modern fascism,family,kin,fellowship,household,immediate family,extended family,multigenerational family,multigenerational household,kinfolk,family tree,genealogy,nuclear family,modern family,family tree,history,context,narrative,past,chronicle,lore,annals,historic,personal history,archive,record,saga,biography,memoir,study,communications,journalism,news,information,media,new media,newspaper,newspaper,blogs,news site,news app,pulling string,gathering string,reporting,fourth estate,news media,journalists,journalist,reporters,reporter; "Building Bridges"; Pragda Films
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Festivals

ABC Cinematography Award - Best Cinematography Documentary; International Festival of Environment - Best Film; Cine Eco Environment Film Festival - Honorable Mention; Margenes Film Festival - CAMIRA Critics Award; IDFA

DIRECTOR: Heloísa Passos

NATIONALITY: Brazil

YEAR: 2017

GENRE: Documentary

LANGUAGE: Portuguese

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adults

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