Your Turn

Espero tua (re)volta

DIRECTOR(S): Eliza Capai   COUNTRY: Brazil   YEAR: 2019   LANGUAGE(S): Portuguese   SUBTITLES: English   RUNNING TIME: 93 min

SECTION: International Forum 2019

SCREENINGS

Sunday, 06.10., 3.15 pm, kinoeins

SYNOPSIS

‘Fuck. What will the future be like? What will the struggle be like? Will you have anxiety attacks, just like I had? Will you be free to be yourself? Will girls be respected? Will textbooks mention black people? Will you be oppressed for fighting back?’

Thousands of protestors are loudly chanting subversive slogans. The police react aggressively with teargas and truncheons. The experiences, passions and fears of these Brazilian teenagers are immediate, relevant and all-pervading. In 2015, they began occupying schools throughout the country, demanding education for all. Shot in the midst, using the activists’ own images, this film’s form perfectly matches the explosive expression of radical, democratic activism. The young people reflect upon what happened at past revolts and address the present situation. In the shadow of a newly-elected extreme right-wing President, Espero tua (re)volta gives voice to the movement’s multiple perspectives and asks the question: who writes history and how should it be recorded?

ELIZA CAPAI

Eliza Capai is a Brazilian independent documentary filmmaker born in 1979. She graduated from Universidade de São Paulo with a degree in journalism and was a fellow at MIT Open Documentary Lab. Capai is especially interested in amplifying voices from marginalized sectors of society in order to foster empathy in audiences. Thinking about creative modes of production, narration, and distribution are also priorities in her work.

FILMOGRAPHY

Tão longe é aqui (2013), O Jabuti e a Anta (2016), #Resistência (2017), Your Turn (2019)

CRIPT: Eliza Capai   PRODUCER: Mariana Genescá CAMERA: Bruno Miranda, Eliza Capai   EDITORS: Eliza Capai, Yuri Amaral   MUSIC: Décio 7   CAST: Lucas “Koka” Penteado, Marcela Jesus, Nayara Souza

PRODUCTION: TVa2   WORLD SALES: Renato Manganello, Taturana Mobilização Socia

WEBSITE
https://www.facebook.com/esperotuarevolta/posts/743364912714552/