Feature documentary
Brazil, 2017 | 70’
Brazil, 2017 | 70’
In the historic towns of Minas Gerais, Brazil, the sound of bells marks the rhythm of everyday life — work, rest, prayer, celebration. From high in the towers, bell-ringers announce births, deaths, fires, masses, and sacred hours. Today’s bell tolls blend their colonial roots with the deep influence of Afro-Brazilian culture. This film explores religious experience and symbolic faith embedded in the daily life of cities where bell sounds are part of the country's intangible heritage.
Part art piece, part documentary... superbly shows rather than tells the bells’ religious, historical, and social meanings.
— Amanda Jo Melchor, Texas A&M University
— Amanda Jo Melchor, Texas A&M University
Directed by: Marcia Mansur and Marina Thomé
Sponsors: Eletrobrás Cultural, Furnas, Brazilian Ministry of Culture
International Distribution: Documentary Educational Resources (Boston)
Exhibited at: Harvard Art Museums
Sponsors: Eletrobrás Cultural, Furnas, Brazilian Ministry of Culture
International Distribution: Documentary Educational Resources (Boston)
Exhibited at: Harvard Art Museums
Festivals:
— 42nd Margaret Mead Film Festival (National Museum of Natural History, New York, 2018)
— 27th Biarritz Latin America Festival (France, 2017)
— 21st Florianópolis Audiovisual Mercosul (Florianópolis, 2017)
— Market Screenings Guadalajara Film Market – 32nd Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico, 2017)
— Media Library Doc Outlook – International Market at Visions du Réel Festival (Switzerland, 2017)
— 17th Boston Latino International Film Festival (2018)
— 2nd Heritales – International Heritage Film Festival (Évora, Portugal)
— 8th International Folk Music Film Festival at the Music Museum of Nepal (Kathmandu, 2018)
— 1st Sesc São Paulo Cinema Showcase (São Paulo, 2017)
— 1st Pará Ethnographic Film Festival (Pará, 2017)
— 8th Recife International Ethnographic Film Festival (Pernambuco, 2017)
— 5th Film Showcase of the 7th Fluminense Week of Heritage (Rio de Janeiro, 2017)
— John Monteiro Anthropology Symposium (Campinas, 2018)
— 5th MAAM – Audiovisual Anthropology Showcase of Madrid (National Museum of Anthropology, 2019)
— 3rd Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival (Frankfurt, 2018)
— 27th Biarritz Latin America Festival (France, 2017)
— 21st Florianópolis Audiovisual Mercosul (Florianópolis, 2017)
— Market Screenings Guadalajara Film Market – 32nd Guadalajara International Film Festival (Mexico, 2017)
— Media Library Doc Outlook – International Market at Visions du Réel Festival (Switzerland, 2017)
— 17th Boston Latino International Film Festival (2018)
— 2nd Heritales – International Heritage Film Festival (Évora, Portugal)
— 8th International Folk Music Film Festival at the Music Museum of Nepal (Kathmandu, 2018)
— 1st Sesc São Paulo Cinema Showcase (São Paulo, 2017)
— 1st Pará Ethnographic Film Festival (Pará, 2017)
— 8th Recife International Ethnographic Film Festival (Pernambuco, 2017)
— 5th Film Showcase of the 7th Fluminense Week of Heritage (Rio de Janeiro, 2017)
— John Monteiro Anthropology Symposium (Campinas, 2018)
— 5th MAAM – Audiovisual Anthropology Showcase of Madrid (National Museum of Anthropology, 2019)
— 3rd Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival (Frankfurt, 2018)
Awards:
— Official Jury Award for Best Documentary | 21st Florianópolis Audiovisual Mercosul – FAM (Brazil – Florianópolis, 2017)
— Honorable Mention | 2nd Heritales – International Heritage Film Festival (Portugal, 2017)
— Best Cinematography | 1st Sesc São Paulo Cinema Showcase (Brazil – São Paulo, 2017)
— Best Ethnographic Film | Anthropology Symposium at UNICAMP (Brazil – São Paulo, 2018)
— Special Award of the Organizing Committee | 3rd Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival (Frankfurt, 2018)
— Special Mention for Best Transmedia Documentary Project 2018 and Special Mention for Best Anthropological Documentary 2018 | 5th Audiovisual Anthropology Showcase of Madrid (Spain, 2018)
— Honorable Mention | 2nd Heritales – International Heritage Film Festival (Portugal, 2017)
— Best Cinematography | 1st Sesc São Paulo Cinema Showcase (Brazil – São Paulo, 2017)
— Best Ethnographic Film | Anthropology Symposium at UNICAMP (Brazil – São Paulo, 2018)
— Special Award of the Organizing Committee | 3rd Golden Tree International Documentary Film Festival (Frankfurt, 2018)
— Special Mention for Best Transmedia Documentary Project 2018 and Special Mention for Best Anthropological Documentary 2018 | 5th Audiovisual Anthropology Showcase of Madrid (Spain, 2018)
