Marcelo Pedroso

Pacific

Marcelo Pedroso

Pacific, a documentary, is entirely constructed from images taken by passengers on a cruise ship which is bound for one of the most beautiful natural settings in Brazil, the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha. The seven days of the voyage are recorded by the lenses of the tourists who film everything, all the time. By casting its eyes on how the characters see things, the film is revealed to be an essay on the production of images in contemporary society and their political implications. In addition it throws the spotlight on a reflection on Brazilian society, using a social group rarely seen and one that is well beyond the stereotypes commonly observed in documentaries.

KFZ-1348

Gabriel Mascaro, Marcelo Pedroso

In 1965 a VW Beetle is sold in São Paulo, Brazil. Forty years later, the car ends up in a Recife scrapyard in the northeast, with the license plate KFZ-1348. The documentary “The Beetle KFZ-1348” presents the stories of this car through its eight owners, whose lives show a unique portrait of a country.

Brasil S/A

Marcelo Pedroso

Edilson Silva, Clébia Sousa

For the last 500 years, Edilson has been cutting sugar cane in Brazil. One day, the machines arrive and he leaves his job to engage in his first space mission. A small step for him, a giant leap for the nation.

Corpo Presente

Marcelo Pedroso

Gilberto Britto, Luzinete Silva

When we are faced with something that we know will disappear.

Em Trânsito

Marcelo Pedroso

Elias, in transit.

Território Suape

Laércio Portela, Cecília da Fonte

The arrival of the Suape port and industrial complex brought business opportunities for large construction companies and their planned "high standard" neighborhoods in contrast to the life in the periphery and rural area of Cabo de Santo Agostinho (PE), the most vulnerable city for the young black men in Brazil.

Braço Armado das Empreiteiras

Pedro Severien, Juliano Dornelles

In July 2014 the police of Pernambuco used extreme violence against the Movement Occupy Estelita. Without trying to open any channel of dialogue, the riot squad, GATI and other troops used a disproportionate amount of force for the repossession of an area from José Estelita pier, in the city of Recife. It got clear during the day that the police were there not only to carry out a lawsuit, but to try to repress a legitimate movement of civilians.

Por trás da linha de escudos

Marcelo Pedroso

Câmara Escura

Marcelo Pedroso

When images of illuminated objects penetrate a dark chamber through a small hole and get projected onto a white paper sheet positioned a certain distance from that hole, one can see inverted objects with their own shapes and colors on the sheet.