The Future of the Land – 1997

At the May 30 Settlement in Charqueadas, Rio Grande do Sul, 40 families settled in 1990 show that it’s possible to resist, produce and live collectively on land. Just an example of how Brazilian land can be generous when men and women work for the future of all.

Credits:
Written and Directed by: Werner Schünemann
Executive Producers: Luciana Tomasi and Nora Goulart
Cinematography: Alex Sernambi
Soundtrack: Ricardo Severo
Production Director: Rodrigo Soprana
Editing: Giba Assis Brasil
Assistant Director: Amabile Rocha
Cast:
Bira Brasil (Locução)
Awards
Award
3rd Festival Terra em Foco (Brazil, 1999) Best Video

“Director and screenwriter Werner Schünemanntakes viewers to the May 30 Settlement, in Santa Rita, Rio Grande do Sul, to reveal the children’s imagination and desires. The care of the director of photography, Alex Sernambi, is evident in the beauty of the images that portray with lyricism the daily life of the settlements and the activities of the children.”
(REDE-IBPINET/SP BULLETIN, January 1998)

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