Sol Alegria (with Vando Vulgo Vedita)

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Dir. Tavinho Teixeira. 2018, 95 mins. In Portuguese with English subtitles. This satire, aimed at Brazil’s recent tide of conservatism and religion’s widening grip on political elites, celebrates the freeing power of sex and transgression. The film’s striking images and narrative bravado recall such Brazilian directors as Andrea Tonacci (particularly Bang Bang), Joaquim Pedro de Andrade (the picaresque Macunaíma), and the master of Brazilian horror, José Mojica Marins. Special Jury Prize at Olhar de Cinema Film Festival.

Preceded by Vando Vulgo Vedita (Dirs. Leonardo Mouramateus, Andreia Pires. 2017, 20 mins.) A group of friends meets at a local barbershop in Fortaleza and travel to the beach. Bodies and desires morph in a choreographed dance in the water before being summoned back to the streets, where real violence looms. Best Short at the Tiradentes Film Festival.

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