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GIFFONI FILM FESTIVAL 2007 - 10.21 July

Sections & Films

ANTONIA

Category: Edition 2007

Synopsis

In Vila Brasilândia, on the outskirts of São Paulo, 4 black girls struggle to make their dream of living off their music come true. The childhood friends, Preta, Barbarah, Mayah and Lena quit their jobs as backing vocals for a rap group to form their own group, Antonia. Discovered by manager Marcelo Diamante, they begin to sing rap, pop and soul music at bars and middle-class parties. But just when they seem on the verge of fulfilling their dream, their hopes are dashed by the daily events which accompany poverty, violence and male chauvinism. In a fit of jealousy, Preta splits up with Maya. Lena yields to her husband’s pressure, who doesn’t want her to sing rap. Barbarah, a Kung Fu fighter, is involved in the death of her brother’s friend. Separated by a bitter destiny, the 4 girls will have to fight to reassemble the pieces of their group and salvage the happiness of singing together.

Original Title ANTÔNIA: O FILME
Category Official Competition
Section Y Gen
Tipology Feature Film
Duration 90'
Production Year 2006
Nationality Brazil
Directed by Tata Amaral
Screenplay Roberto Moreira, Tata Amaral
Script Roberto Moreira, Tata Amaral
Director of photography Jacob Sarmento Solitrenick
Editor Idê Lacreta
Production Design Rafael Ronconi
Sound Eduardo Santos Mendes
Music Beto Villares, Parteum
Main cast Negra Li (Preta)
Leilah Moreno (Barbarah)
Quelynah (Mayah)
Cindy (Lena)
Thaíde (Marcelo Diamante)
Marcus Vinicius Kamau (Dante)
Produced by Geórgia Costa Araújo, Tata Amaral

antonia regTata Amaral

Born in 1960 in São Paulo, Brazil. Her first feature-length film, UM CÉU DE ESTRELAS (1997), won 18 awards in Brazil, USA, Italy, Cuba, France. ATRAVÉS DA JANELA (2000), her next movie, won 10 awards in Brazil and abroad. She has directed more than 10 short films, including VIVER A VIDA (1991). UM CÉU DE ESTRELAS and ATRAVÉS DA JANELA explore archetypical aspects of the representation of women. ANTONIA, closing the trilogy, was developed over a 5 year period in a research process which resulted in the shorts JUKE BOX (2002) and VILA IPOJUCA (2003) and the documentary VINTEDEZ (2001), all revolving around the life of youngster on the outskirts of São Paulo.

 

Director’s statement

“I went into the field to research stories about girls who lived on the outskirts and who were or had been connected with hip hop movements. A series of themes (early motherhood, teenage pregnancy, making it in a macho world, difficulties of surviving, violence, prejudice, religion, dreams one is not allowed to dream…) and situations (changing your shoes to go into a party, martial arts…) began to appear and be worked on within the story. The cast was picked out of members of hip hop movements and not among professional actors. I did not to work with actors but with characters telling their own stories”.

Production

Coração da Selva
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Tangerina Entretenimento
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02 Filmes
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Globo Filmes

 

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