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Paratodos

2007 · 10 min

A short, earnest piece of activist testimony that feels like sitting in on a tense institutional debate.

Overview
Paratodos, speech to the University Council of the Fluminense Federal University in May 2007 against the privatization of Unitevê - university channel of Niterói and the dismantling of the University's audiovisual by the Rectory.

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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • education
  • power
  • corruption
  • justice
Places
  • workplace
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Sérgio Santeiro
Runtime
10 min
Country
Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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