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Flávio Rangel – a story of the Brazilian stage
Directed by Paola Prestes
Edited by Matias Lancetti e Paola Prestes
Telefilm, 52 min., 2009.
Feature film , 91 min., 2009
Flávio Rangel – a story of the Brazilian stage is a documentary on one of the most brilliant theater directors of Brazil. Rangel was part of the first generation of theater authors and directors who introduced to the public in the late fifties a truly Brazilian way of making theater, with plays that reflected Brazilian reality and its social and political dilemmas.
Flávio Rangel staged over 50 plays and shows that became part of the history of the Brazilian theater, like Gimba, O Pagador de Promessas, Liberdade Liberdade, O Santo Inquérito, Piaf, Amadeus and Cyrano de Bergerac.
His plays were seen by hundreds of thousands of people.
This important moment in the history of theater is told in the documentary by those who made it and lived it. However, the documentary isn´t a story in the past tense: it brings to the present the ongoing discussion about theater, art in general and culture in Brazil.
Read about the documentary Flávio Rangel - a story of the Brazilian stage in the FIT 2009's critic panel (in portuguese).
- Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo, 2009;
- TV Cultura, Grandes Personagens Brasileiros series, 2009;
- Soon to be released in DVD by Biscoito Fino.
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Massao Ohno: poesia presente
Directed by Paola Prestes
Documentary on graphic artist and independent book editor Massao Ohno.
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Cité des Arts - 10 years of the artistic residence 1997/2007.
Directed by Paola Prestes
Edited by Matias Lancetti e Paola Prestes
4 min., 2008.
Videoinstallation with artists who participated in the residence program that FAAP has at the Cité des Arts, in Paris (Annual Art Show, Salão Cultural, FAAP, 2008/2009).
- The DVD will be released in November, at FAAP´s 41º Annual Art Show.
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Boleros Paulistas
Argument: Paola Prestes
Directed and produced by Paola Prestes and Ana Estela de Sousa Pinto.
Written and edited by Matias Lancetti, Paola Prestes and Ana Estela de Sousa Pinto.
21 min., 2008.
Poetic documentary on people who meet to dance everyweek in a São Paulo ballroom.
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Iran do Espírito Santo: an overview
Directed by Paola Prestes
Edited by Matias Lancetti e Paola Prestes
Original score by Mauro Giorgetti
22 min., 2007.
Documentary on visual artist Iran do Espírito Santo and his
exhibit at the
Estação Pinacoteca, in São Paulo, in 2007.
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On "O Príncipe"
Directed by Paola Prestes
Edited by Matias Lancetti e Paola Prestes
24 min., 2005.
Extra for the DVD of Ugo Giorgetti´s feature film, O Príncipe. In this documentary, the Brazilian cultural scene and the city of São Paulo are commented by playwright Maria Adelaide Amaral and Secretary of Culture Carlos Augusto Calil.
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Blue is the color of samba
Directed by Paola Prestes
Edited by Aritanã Dantas e Paola Prestes
8 min., 2004.
Shot during the rehearsal of a São Paulo samba school, a short on the blue side of samba.
- 31º Jornada Internacional de Cinema da Bahia (2004);
- 18º Mostra do Audiovisual Paulista (2004);
- TCurta um curta, Sesc Pompéia (2005).
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São Paulo – Urban Logbook
Directed by Paola Prestes
Edited by Matias Lancetti e Paola Prestes
50 min., 2003.
Poetic documentary on the city of São Paulo. A subjective camera registers life unfolding on the streets of São Paulo through a car windshield, which works as a cinema or TV screen.
“The film is fascinating for the spectators (those who accept the contract) who let themselves be carried by this time that runs indefinitely (…). Paola Prestes expresses a living experience of São Paulo. São Paulo – Urban Logbook is one of our sensitive reactions to the city”.
Jean-Claude Bernardet
(Caminhos de Kiarostami, Companhia das Letras, 2004)
- Mostravídeo Itaú Cultural (Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro, 2008);
- Mostra Novos Rumos do Documentário Brasileiro?, 7° Festival do Filme Documentário e Etnográfico de Belo Horizonte (2003), and Cinusp – USP (2004), curator Jean-Claude Bernardet;
- 15ª Mostra do Audiovisual Paulista (2003).
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In bed with King
Directed by Paola Prestes
Edited by Matias Lancetti e Paola Prestes
13 min. 2002.
A conversation on sex of rare honesty that took place during the 6º Gay pride Parade of São Paulo. King, (a real person or a character?) leads the way.
- Mostra Competitiva, 10o Festival Mix Brasil, Special mention of the Jury (2002);
- 30º Jornada Internacional de Cinema da Bahia, Honorable Mention of the Jury (2003);
- Latin American Film Festival of New York (2002);
- Cinesul 2003 – Latin-American Festival of Cinema and Video;
- 9º International Short Film Festival of Rio de Janeiro (2003);
- 15º Mostra do Audiovisual Paulista (2003);
- 6º Human Rights Festival International, Argentina (2004);
- Princeton Latin American Short Film Festival, Princeton University, U.S.A. (2005).
Porta Curtas Petrobras
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Art: who how why?
Directed by Paola Prestes
Edited by Matias Lancetti e Paola Prestes
10 min., 2001.
Shot during the setting through the opening of São Paulo Commemorative Art Biennale.
Three simultaneous projections show workmen and artists setting the show, and artists and show visitors commenting contemporary art.
- Collection of the Bienal Foundation of São Paulo;
- FAAP (2001).
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Order and Progress
Directed by Paola Prestes
Edited by Matias Lancetti e Paola Prestes
4 min. 2001.
This short is a visual concept on the notion of citizenship. It was shot during the 5º Gay Pride Parade of São Paulo.
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What do women want after all?
Directed by Paola Prestes
Edited by Aritanã Dantas e Paola Prestes
53 min. 2001.
Women of different social classes and age groups discuss marriage, sex, children and work.
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And now speaking...
Directed by Paola Prestes and Daniela Mattos
Edited by Aritanã Dantas e Paola Prestes
12 min., 2000.
A tour around the City of São Paulo during which one single question is asked to the people on the streets: What would you say to a politician of your choice if you came face to face with him?
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