Backlands, America

Synopsis

Creating a national park in the Brazilian state of Piauí dedicated to the preservation of what are apparently the first traces of human activity in the Americas has been archeologist Niède Guidon’s life work. SERTÃO, AMÉRICA is a contemporary take on a mythical territory of Brazilian cinema, once the cinematic realm of Glauber Rocha and other giants. The film pays a brief visit to the region, which is rendered in appropriately fragile analogue textures and deteriorated colours, as small fragments of the biographies of those who used to live there hover over the animal noises of the delicately crafted soundscape.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Marcela Ilha Bordin
	Assistant Director	Giulia Góes
Production	Executive Producer	Vitor Graize
Camera	Director of Photography	Juliano Possebon Ferreira
Sound	Sound	Gabriela Güez Gogó Toco Cerqueira Eduarda Brum Cristiano Scherer
Editing	Editor	Andrés Medina
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