Short film

Urban Solutions

2022 · 30 min

A quiet, intellectually charged essay film that asks you to sit with unease and connect distant histories.

Directed by: Luciana Mazeto, Vinícius Lopes
Genres: Documentary, History
Starring: Ivo Alexandre Junior, Sandra Dani, Heinz Limaverde

Overview: An european artist writes about his experience in portraying life in Brazil during the colonial period. Aporteiro – concierge and security guard in one – watches the surveillance cameras in a residential building, while reflecting on his profession and the relationship with his employers. Between the exotic idyll of front yards and deterrent technology, his task is to establish security and normality. Brazil’s troubled past and complicated present come together in this highly charged film.

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Directed by: Luciana Mazeto, Vinícius Lopes
Genres: Documentary, History
Starring: Ivo Alexandre Junior, Sandra Dani, Heinz Limaverde

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: colonialism
class
power
isolation
work
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
documentary
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	1
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	0
Tension	5
Darkness	6
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: documentary, history
Directed by: Luciana Mazeto, Vinícius Lopes, Arne Hector, Minze Tummescheit
Written by: Arne Hector
Starring: Ivo Alexandre Junior, Sandra Dani, Heinz Limaverde, Ivo Medeiros, Álvaro Rosacosta, Leo Maciel, Martin Clausen, Zé de Paiva
Runtime: 30 min
Country: Brazil, Germany
Languages: German, Portuguese

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