Esperança (2026)
A 12-year-old Black girl dreams of becoming a professional soccer player in the outskirts of Brazil, facing exclusion on the field and resistance at home.
Directors:
Amora Moreira, Marcelo Pereira.
Writer:
Mariani Ferreira
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Isabele Riccart as Esperança (voice) |
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Sarito Rodrigues as Vó Idalina (voice) |
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Hector Gomes as Pai (voice) |
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Victor Hugo Fernandes as Juiz / Meninos (voice) |
| Directing | Amora Moreira | Director |
| Writing | Mariani Ferreira | Screenplay |
| Production | Marcelo Pereira | Executive Producer |
| Directing | Marcelo Pereira | Director |
| Editing | Raphael Fontenelle | Editor |
| Art | Mário Proença | Art Direction |
| Sound | Fernando Ianni | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Rodrigo Funai Costa | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Adilson Júnior | Music |
| Production | Alexandra Casanova | Production Manager |
| Production | Flavia Gurgel | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Rafael Vasco | Production Coordinator |
| Writing | Gabriel Franklin | Storyboard |
| Writing | Heitor Pinheiro | Storyboard |
| Writing | Tadeu Cavalcanti | Storyboard |
| Art | Raphael Fontenelle | Storyboard Artist |
| Production | Caio Martins | Development Producer |
| Production | Flavia Gurgel | Development Producer |
| Production | Marcelo Pereira | Development Producer |
| Production | Nathália C. Forte | Development Producer |
| Production | Rafael Castro | Development Producer |
| Production | Silva João | Development Producer |
| Art | Arthur Tavares | Background Designer |
| Art | Diego Luis | Background Designer |
| Art | Geizon Vieira | Background Designer |
| Art | Giovanna Favetta | Graphic Designer |
| Visual Effects | Arthur Tavares | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Caio Martins | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Eduarda Coelho | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Francisco Castro | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Gabi Vasko | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Tadeu Cavalcanti | Character Designer |
| Visual Effects | Vitor Campos | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Ale Barreto | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Felipe Massashi | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Gabi Takemae | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Lucas Batalha | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Padhyma Nathercya | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Péricles Ianuch | Animation |
| Visual Effects | Mariana Marcondes | Animation |
| Crew | Raphael Fontenelle | Post Production Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Mário Almeida | Compositing Artist |
| Sound | Marcelo Cyro | Sound Supervisor |
| Sound | Marcelo Cyro | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Fernando Ianni | Foley |
| Sound | Rodrigo Funai Costa | Foley |
| Sound | Thalles Moretenson | Music |
| Sound | David Mazzucca | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Fernando Ianni | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Marcelo Cyro | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Rodrigo Funai Costa | Sound Editor |
| Production | Juliana Galli | Coordinating Producer |
| Sound | Melissa Garcia | Vocal Coach |