North American Premiere
For Cássio and Otto, the challenge of losing their sight is also a challenge to stay together.
Gilson Ferreira, Durval Braga, Cláudio Vilas Boas
Brazil
2024
In Portuguese with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Executive Producer
Emerson Santos, Marcelo Matos de Oliveira
Producer
Marcelo Matos de Oliveira
Screenwriter
Marcelo Matos de Oliveira
Cinematography
Wallace Nogueira
Editor
Marcelo Matos de Oliveira, Wallace Nogueira
Original Music
Thiago Neves
Art Director
Juan Rodrigues
Marcelo Matos de Oliveira & Wallace Nogueira
The collaboration between Wallace Nogueira and Marcelo Matos de Oliveira was originally forged in 2007 through the creation of their production company, Vogal Imagem. Wallace currently works in partnership with Vídeo nas Aldeias, and Marcelo is a professor at the Federal University of the Recôncavo of Bahia.
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