Canal Brasil shows special programming with productions by filmmakers from Alagoas

Canal Brasil prepared a special program with a feature film and three shorts, one of which is new, all directed by filmmakers from Alagoas, who bring the region’s accent, culture and cast. This Thursday, May 9th, starting at 7:30 pm, the new “Trincheira”, by Paulo Silver, will be shown; “A Barca”, by Nilton José Melo de Resende; “Infantry”, by Laís Santos Araújo; and the feature film “Cavalo”, by Rafhael Barbosa and Werner Salles.

The program begins at 7:30 pm with the short film “Trincheira”, which tells the story of a boy (Gabriel Nunes Xavier) who lives in a landfill next to a luxurious condominium. The film deals with social inequality, which is represented through the boy’s imagination and illusion. The short was part of the Competitive Exhibition at the 48th Gramado Festival, as well as international festivals such as the DYTIATKO International Children’s Media Festival, in Ukraine, and the Mo&Friese Children’s Short Film Festival, in Hamburg.

“A Barca”, shown at 7:45 pm, shows two women who spend Christmas Eve on a boat and talk about the anguish they experience, life and death. The short is based on the short story “Natal na Barca”, by Lygia Fagundes Telles, and was nominated in the Best Fiction Short Film category at the Brazilian Cinema Grand Prix in 2021.

“Infantaria”, which will be shown at 8pm on the same day, brings to the screen the dilemmas of adolescence in a conservative country. The short takes place at a birthday party and discusses themes such as maturity and paternal absence. In 2023, he received the Special International Jury Prize at the Generation 14plus Exhibition, at the Berlin Festival, in addition to winning the Curta Cinema Festival, which qualified him to compete for a place at the 2024 Oscars.

To conclude the tribute, the film “Cavalo”, the first feature film in Alagoas made with a public notice, mixes fiction and documentary and brings the memory of ancestry through the body. The title of the production makes a reference to people from African-based religions who are able to incorporate entities into their bodies. The film was part of the National Exhibition of the 7th Mostra de Cinema de Gostoso and the Oscar selection, competing for a place to represent Brazil in the competition.