Vento na Fronteira
Brasil / documentário / 78 minutos / 2022
Synopsis: In the violent state of Mato Grosso do Sul, the heart of Brazil's agribusiness, Indigenous teacher Alenir Aquino Ximendes fights for her community's right to ancestral lands. On the other side of the dispute stands the heiress to those lands — a powerful lawyer.
Informações Técnicas
título original: Vento na Fronteira
duração: 78 minutos
país de produção: Brasil
idiomas: Guarani, português
produção: VU Filmes, Laboratório Cisco, Algazarra
roteiro, direção e montagem: Laura Faerman e Marina Weis
produção executiva: Luis Ludmer, Julio Matos, Marcelo Félix e Marcinho Zolà
direção de fotografia: Alziro Barbosa, ABC
Premiações
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Qualified for the 2023 Academy Award for Best Documentary
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Hot Docs Canadian International Film Festival, Canada – Special Jury Prize, 2022
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Durban International Film Festival, South Africa – Best International Documentary, 2022
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Terra di Tutti Film Festival, Italy – Benedetto Senne Award, 2022
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Filmambiente, Brazil – Best Direction Award, 2022
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Tenemos Que Ver – International Human Rights Film Festival of Uruguay, Uruguay – Best Film Award, 2022
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Festival del Cinema dei Diritti Umani di Napoli, Italy – Honorable Mention, 2022
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Rome Independent Film Festival, Italy – Honorable Mention, 2022
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Mostra Ecofalante de Cinema, Brazil – Honorable Mention, Latin American Competition
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20th Independent Film and Human Rights Festival of Buenos Aires, Argentina – Best Film, Official Latin American Documentary Competition, 2023
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Sole Luna Doc Film Festival, Italy – Sole Luna Award: A Bridge Between Cultures
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Brazilian Association of Cinematography – Best Cinematography in Brazilian Documentary, 2024
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FestiVali – Vale do Ivinhema Film Festival, Brazil – Best Cinematography, 2024
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FestiVali – Vale do Ivinhema Film Festival, Brazil – Best Editing, 2024
Festivais
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival – Canada
Durban International Film Festival – South Africa
Asinabka Film & Media Arts Festival – Canada
Solidarity Film Festival – Israel
UK Green Film Festival – United Kingdom
EQUIS Feminist Film Festival – Ecuador
Terra di Tutti Film Festival – Italy
DOC NYC – USA
Tenemos Que Ver – International Film and Human Rights Festival of Uruguay – Uruguay
Utopia Film Festival – Germany
Festival del Cinema dei Diritti Umani di Napoli – Italy
Rome Independent Film Festival – Italy
DMZ International Documentary Film Festival – South Korea
Wild & Scenic Film Festival – USA
San Diego Latino Film Festival – USA
Ojoloco – Iberian and Latin American Film Festival – France
Festival delle Terre – Italy
International Human Rights Film Festival of Buenos Aires – Argentina
Philadelphia Latino Film Festival – USA
Sole Luna Doc Film Festival – Italy
Globale Mittelhessen DOC Film Festival – Germany
GlobaLE Film Festival – Germany
Brésil en Mouvements – France
DocsMX – Mexico City International Documentary Film Festival – Mexico
EthnoKino Film Festival – Switzerland
Présence Autochtone – First Peoples Festival – Canada
Mostra Internacional de Films de Dones de Barcelona – Spain
Festival de Cinéma de Douarnenez – France
Muestra de Cine + Video Indígena – Chile
Material de Apoio:
Credits
Text and Educational Proposal Author:
Alice Villela
Text Collaboration:
Laura Faerman and Juliana Bombrim
Layout and Graphic Design:
Babi Sonnewend
Illustrations:
Adriana Alves
Impact Strategy Design and Supervision:
Rodrigo Días Días
Campaign Coordination:
Juliana Bombrim
Outreach and Mobilization:
Paula Costa Vaz
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The material above was produced as part of the theatrical release strategy and impact campaign for the film The Wind Blows the Border, through Spcine Call for Proposals 02/21 – Small and Medium-Scale Distribution of Feature Films.
Campaign for the 2023 Academy Awards
Joenia Wapichana, Célia Xakriabá, Ariene Susui, Maial Kaiapó,Takumã Kuikuro, Lucélia Santos
The documentary presents powerful images that tell a story of land appropriation and the compelling struggle for reoccupation. The Guarani people assert their right to live on their own land and the right to exist in opposition to the interests of colonizers and large agribusiness corporations.
Festival Terra di Tutti 2022 - Itália