The Tortoise and the Tapir (2016)
The drought in Sao Paulo is the starting point of the journey. Uneasy with the images of empty reservoirs of hydrodams in southeastern Brazil, a filmmaker seeks to understand these pharaonic constructions, now built in the middle of the Amazon rainforest. Among the Xingu, Tapajós and Ene rivers, echo the voices of riverines, indigenous people and fishermen and those affected by the arrival of so-called development. A boat movie and a reflection on the impact of our lifestyle.
Director: Eliza Capai
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Ruth Buendia as herself |
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Letícia Sabatella as narração |
| Directing | Eliza Capai | Director |
| Writing | Carol Quintanilha | Writer |
| Editing | Eliza Capai | Editor |
| Sound | Pedro Cortez | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Eliza Capai | Writer |
| Production | Marina Yamaoka | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Fabio Góes | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Tami Belfer | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Eliza Capai | Producer |
| Editing | Eva Randolph | Editor |
| Editing | Alice Furtado | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Eliza Capai | Cinematography |
| Production | Marina Yamaoka | Producer |