Samba On Your Feet
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Samba On Your Feet is a documentary film directed by Eduardo Montes-Bradley. . The documentary goes behind the scenes of Samba
and Carnival
in Rio de Janeiro
to reveal the cultural clash that gave birth to a new tradition in South America.
milieu to document samba and carnival. The one-hour documentary traces the influences that contributed to shape the music that consecrated Carnival
as one of the most powerful cultural manifestations in Brazil. Roots and perspectives, flesh and ghosts, entities and divinities spread across the slums and over the sidewalks of Salvador, Bahia
and Rio de Janeiro
are essential to the make-up of the Brazilian musical exponent par excellence. Samba On Your Feet introduces the voices of Cartola
, Caetano Veloso
, Ismael Silva, Clara Nunes
, Clementina
and many others whose perspectives on the cultural affairs of Rio de Janeiro that have been carefully articulated with interviews to exponents of the Brazilian culture today. This dialogue between past and present takes place throughout the movie between precious scenes of archive footage from private collection, and government resources. Samba On Your Feet was mostly shot in the marginal slums, in the umbanda
terreiros
, in the favelas where the less fortunate inhabitants of Rio strive to overcome overwhelming rates crime and illiteracy to the rhythm and soul of the music they call samba.
Samba On Your Feet has participate at the Toulouse Film Festival, France 2008; Rio International Film Festival, Brazil 2006; Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival (BAFICI) Argentina 2007; and Toronto Film Festival, Canada 2007. Samba On Your Feet is currently being screened at campuses throughout the United States, and abroad.
Samba
Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia and with its roots in Brazil and Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival...
and Carnival
Carnival
Carnaval is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February. Carnaval typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party...
in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
to reveal the cultural clash that gave birth to a new tradition in South America.
Synopsis
In Samba On Your Feet (2006) the filmmakers go behind the CariocaCarioca
Carioca is a Portuguese adjective or demonym that is used to refer to the native inhabitants of the city of Rio de Janeiro - capital of the homonym state , in Brazil...
milieu to document samba and carnival. The one-hour documentary traces the influences that contributed to shape the music that consecrated Carnival
Carnival
Carnaval is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent; the main events are usually during February. Carnaval typically involves a public celebration or parade combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party...
as one of the most powerful cultural manifestations in Brazil. Roots and perspectives, flesh and ghosts, entities and divinities spread across the slums and over the sidewalks of Salvador, Bahia
Salvador, Bahia
Salvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...
and Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
are essential to the make-up of the Brazilian musical exponent par excellence. Samba On Your Feet introduces the voices of Cartola
Cartola
Angenor de Oliveira, known as Cartola , was a Brazilian singer, composer and poet considered to be a major figure in the development of samba.Cartola composed, alone or with partners, more than 500 songs.-Biography:...
, Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso
Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso , better known as Caetano Veloso, is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s,...
, Ismael Silva, Clara Nunes
Clara Nunes
Clara Nunes; August 12, 1943 – April 2, 1983) was a samba singer, regarded as one of the greatest of her generation. She became the first female singer in Brazil to sell over 100,000 copies, and her achievements in the samba genre earned her the title of "Queen of Samba".She had enormous...
, Clementina
Clementina
Clementina is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population in 2003 was 5,671 and the area is 169.26 km². The elevation is 465 m....
and many others whose perspectives on the cultural affairs of Rio de Janeiro that have been carefully articulated with interviews to exponents of the Brazilian culture today. This dialogue between past and present takes place throughout the movie between precious scenes of archive footage from private collection, and government resources. Samba On Your Feet was mostly shot in the marginal slums, in the umbanda
Umbanda
Umbanda is an Afro-Brazilian religion that blends African religions with Catholicism, Spiritism and Kardecism, and considerable indigenous lore....
terreiros
Terreiros
Terreiros is a settlement in the parish of Manadas in the municipality of Velas, the island of São Jorge in the Azores Islands....
, in the favelas where the less fortunate inhabitants of Rio strive to overcome overwhelming rates crime and illiteracy to the rhythm and soul of the music they call samba.
Samba On Your Feet has participate at the Toulouse Film Festival, France 2008; Rio International Film Festival, Brazil 2006; Buenos Aires Independent Film Festival (BAFICI) Argentina 2007; and Toronto Film Festival, Canada 2007. Samba On Your Feet is currently being screened at campuses throughout the United States, and abroad.
Crew and Credits
- Produced and directed by Eduardo Montes-BradleyEduardo Montes-Bradley- Filmography :# Waissman Producer, Director. The Heritage Film Project. 2010. Produced by Soledad Liendo. Biographical documentary on the life and works of Argentine artist Andrés Waissman. TV premier November 23, 2010 WPBT Channel 2...
- Photography by Mustapha Barat
- Direct Sound by Bruno Fernández
- Written by Juan Trasmonte
Cast
- Haroldo Costa. Historian, and writer. Costa has been involved in the cultural life of Rio de Janeiro since the early 1950s. Today, he's one of the foremost authorities in Carioca folklore, with particular emphasis in Samba and Carnival.
- Xangô da Mangueira. Singer and composer. Xangô is living whiteness to the times when Carnival, and Samba met for the first time in the streets of Rio de Janeiro.
- Tia Surica (Iranette Ferreira Barcellos) (65). Active as a member of the Old Guard of her beloved Portela School of SambaGRES PortelaThe Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba Portela is one of the most traditional samba schools of the city of Rio de Janeiro.- History :In the beginning of the 20th century, in Oswaldo Cruz, there was the carnivalesque group of dancers called Quem Fala de Nós Come Mosca , of Dona Ester...
. Her home, known as the "Cafôfo da Surica", is a fertile ground for musicians, and dancers seeking advice and support. - Herminio Bello de Carvalho. Poet, producer, and composer. Herminio (70) is instrumental in understanding the movement known as MPB (Popular Music Of Brazil). His name is associated with the history of Cartola, Pixinguinha, Nelson Cavaquinho, Carlos Cachaça, Elton Medeiros, Mauricio Tapajós, and Clementina.
- Mart'nália. Singer and composer. Her name is referential to musicians in Europe and the US. Shés also the daughter of legendary samba composer and singer Martinho da Vila.
- Paulo Barros. carnivalesque. Paulo designs, and conceives the motive that will distinguish Unidos da Tijuca Samba School during the carnival. He organizes all creative aspects of parade and takes either credit fall for the success or failure of the escola. In the three years that Paulo has been leading Unidos da Tijuca he has transform carnival. In many ways, Paulo Barros is consider a revolutionary.
- Teresa Cristina. Singer. A true CariocaCariocaCarioca is a Portuguese adjective or demonym that is used to refer to the native inhabitants of the city of Rio de Janeiro - capital of the homonym state , in Brazil...
, "one that will sing with her eyes closed in front of a wild loving audience in the night clubs of Rio de Janeiro were everything smells of Samba and CachaçaCachaçaCachaça is a liquor made from fermented sugarcane.It is the most popular distilled alcoholic beverage in Brazil. It is also known as aguardente, pinga, caninha and many other names...
". - Mãe Helena D'oxsse. Priestess in the Umbanda tradition. She introduces samba in her extreme religious practices. Mãe lives in one of the poorest suburbs of Rio de Janeiro were she entertains lowlife and working class followers of UmbandaUmbandaUmbanda is an Afro-Brazilian religion that blends African religions with Catholicism, Spiritism and Kardecism, and considerable indigenous lore....
and CandombléCandombléCandomblé is an African-originated or Afro-Brazilian religion, practised chiefly in Brazil by the "povo de santo" . It originated in the cities of Salvador, the capital of Bahia and Cachoeira, at the time one of the main commercial crossroads for the distribution of products and slave trade to...
.
Festivals
- ToulouseToulouseToulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
Latin American Film Festival 2008 - RioRio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
International Film Festival 2006 - ChicagoChicagoChicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
Latino Film Festival - Buenos Aires International Film Festival 2007
- TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
Latino Film Festival 2007