March 17 · 6:30 PM · Auditório Ilídio Pinho
Samba da Criação do Mundo · Vera de Figueiredo
Brazil, 1978, 93’

Screening as part of the Beco das Garrafas Cycle, programmed by student Manuel Barbosa.

Beco das Garrafas centers on music as a form of gathering, language, unity, and ritual; all the films share this common element. In this case, I chose to approach this theme as a tribute both to my Brazilian heritage and to my paternal family, since at every family dinner we have these musical moments, something that brings us together. Through this cycle, I also aim to convey that same feeling.

Synopsis:
Inspired by the samba-enredo of the Beija-Flor de Nilópolis Samba School for the 1978 Carnival: the beginning of the creation of the world according to the traditions of the Nagô people, in which Olorum, lord of the infinite, through his breath transforms air into water, mud, and stone, a reddish mixture that gives rise to Exu, the firstborn, who, with the help of other entities, creates the world, life, and love.