CONVICTED
It’s Tuesday in Sao Paulo, an oppressive metropolis and the site of great social and economic exclusion. On the second floor of an old building downtown we witness the gathering of a group of poets coming from the poor outskirts of the city. Their tough poetry unveils the huge gap in Brazilian society through themes that ranges from police violence to feminism and the awful conditions of public schools. The words lead us to a silent city and to a school that has been occupied by students asking for improvements in education while resisting against police invasion.
The omnipresence of drum and bass sound mixed with Hip Hop leads the story and creates the disturbing environment in which we’ll get to know the actors of this unusual underground scene of the city’s cultural production.
Credits
Convicted – Brazil – 2016 – 77’18”
Production: DGT Filmes
Coproduction: 3dB
Associated Production: Suburbano Produções
Direction: Sergio Gagliardi
Direction of Production: Wellington Darwin
Direction of Photography: Toni Nogueira
Script and Edition: Sergio Gagliardi
Photography: Toni Nogueira, Wellington Darwin, Sergio Gagliardi and Tiago Pastoreli
Original Soundtrack: Listras Negras. Toni Nogueira (drums) e Xantilee Jesus (bass)
Cast: Alessandro Buzo, Listras Negras and poets of Sarau Suburbano
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