Heart of Samba

Synopsis

HEART OF SAMBA is a 72 minutes musical documentary about the samba drums that reveals the backstage of the worldwide famous Rio de Janeiro Carnival Parade, showing an universe of tradition and passion unknown and indeed unimagined by most people. Focusing on Mangueira's Samba School drum ensemble, and narrated by the son of the drum ensemble founder, Elmo dos Santos, the documentary shows the passion for the percussion and for the samba school. Contrasting past and present, the film shows the rehearsals, and the oficial parade in the Sambadrome, the tradition that passes from father to son, the tuning and maintenance of instruments, informations always wrapped in a stunning rhythm.

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Credits

  • Direction, script, and production: THERESA JESSOUROUN
  • Cinematographer: MAURO PINHEIRO JR & ALBERTO BELLEZIA
  • Cameraman: FRED RANGEL
  • Adicional cameraman: DANTE BELLUTI & LUIZ GUERREIRO / FABRICIO TADEU
  • Sound: JOSÉ LOUZEIRO
  • Editors: MARCELA AMARANTE & THEREZA JESSOUROUN
  • Sound editor: SIMONE PETRILLO & NEY FERNANDES
  • Mixing: DAMIÃO LOPES (CTAV)
  • Finish house: LINK DIGITAL
  • Producer Company: KINOFILMES
  • Co-producer Company: TV ZERO
  • Co-producer TV Channel: TV BRASIL
  • Year of Production: 2011
  • Length: 72 MINUTES
  • Original Format: HDCAM
  • Available on: Blue Ray; HDcam; Beta Digital
  • Sound: 5.1 / Stereo

Prizes and Festivals

  • São Paulo Int'l Film Festival (2011) ;
  • Rencontres Cinémas d'Amérique Latine de Toulouse (2012);
  • BEST DOCUMENTARY PRIZE at Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival (May 2012)
  • 4th Brazilian Film Festival of London - 2012
  • 3rd Cine Fest Brasil-Montevidéu - 2012
  • Brazilian Film and TV Festival of Toronto - 2012
  • Edson Carneiro Award for Best Documentary on Samba and Carnaval

Where to Find

Heart of Samba can be found in DVD in brazilian bookstores: Travessa, Blooks, Arlequim, Bossa Nova e Cia; and Mangueira samba school.

Partners

Kinofilmes Produções Artísticas e Cinematográficas LTD.

Rua Santo Amaro, 112 - Glória - Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil - 22211-230

Tel: (+55 21) 99615-2905

e-mail: contato@kinofilmes.com