The Dream of the Useless (2021)
In Rio de Janeiro, in the city’s north side, a group of friends turn to making comedy and self-mutilation videos as a necessary escape from the harsh reality of their everyday lives and uncertain futures. From 2006 to 2021, fifteen years of images narrate the (mis)directions of a profoundly unfair city/country as much as the formation of a filmmaker’s gaze.
Director: José Marques de Carvalho Jr
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José Marques de Carvalho Jr as Ele mesmo |
| Directing | José Marques de Carvalho Jr | Director |
| Production | Jaqueline Angela | Executive Producer |
| Writing | José Marques de Carvalho Jr | Writer |
| Crew | José Marques de Carvalho Jr | Cinematography |
| Editing | José Marques de Carvalho Jr | Editor |
| Sound | Omaskot | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Omaskot | Compositor |
| Crew | Leo Zapata | Compositor |