Sweet River

Tiago is a worker who discovers the identity of his absent father when his half-sisters show up, which leads him to question his own identity on the eve of his 28th birthday. Living in Rio Doce (Sweet River), on the outskirts of Olinda, part of the Recife metropolitan area in northeastern Brazil, he struggles to find his place in the world. During this process, he strengthens significant emotional bonds, thus transforming his way of being and seeing the world.

Fellipe Fernandes

Fellipe Fernandes is a Brazilian filmmaker and journalist. He has worked as assistant director to filmmakers such as Kleber Mendonça Filho, Tavinho Teixeira and Renata Pinheiro. His first short as director, Delusion is redemption for those in distress, and premiered at La Semaine de la Critique of Cannes Festival 2016. In 2019 his second short film Tempestade, premiered at Mostra de Cinema de Tiradentes. Rio Doce (Sweet River), his first feature, is now in post-production.

Filmography

– Delusion is redemption to those in distress (O Delírio é a redenção dos aflitos), 2016 Semaine de la Critique 2016 ; Chicago International Film Festival, 2016 ; Festival de Brasilia de Cine Brasileño 2016 (Best Script, Best Direction, Best Production Designer) ; Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse 2017   – Storm (Tempestade), 2019
Mostra de Cinema de Tiradentes 2019 ; Janela Internacional de Cinema 2019 ; Festival Internacional de Curtas do Rio de Janeiro – Curta Cinema 2019

Production notes

We have produced Fellipe Fernandes’s films since the beginning of his career as a screenwriter and director. As producers, we seek fruitful work relationships in which we act as creative producers. Rio Doce is a project that we are very proud of. It is also Fellipe’s first feature. We believe in the power of the film mainly based on his work as director and on Okado’s performance. Even though this is a challenging time to release and distribute a film, we are excited by the beginning of this journey.

Support

– Development : Funcultura (Pernambuco State Fund)
– Production + Post-production : Funcultura (Pernambuco State Fund) et FSA (Ancine – National Film Agency).
 

Original title
Rio Doce
Direction
Fellipe Fernandes
Country
Brésil
Année
2021
Scenario
Fellipe Fernandes
Picture
Pedro Sotero
Cutting
Quentin Delaroche
Actors
Okado do Canal Cíntia Lima Cláudia Santos Carlos Francisco Nash Laila Thassia Cavalcanti Amanda Gabriel
Original version
Array
Production
Ponte Produtoras
Coproduction
Le Bureau Films