Brazil / 1990 / 7mins / Documentary, Experimental / Portuguese

The clotheslines of Salvador are what tie this film together. The colors are arranged according to the day of the week of each orixa, jumping off the screen like hides waiting to be cured.

Fernando Belens

Fernando Belens, a Bahian director and screenwriter, has made ​​19 films in super-8, 16, and 35mm starting from the early 70s. Among these stand out the experimental Anil (1989), a cine-poem about the work of Salvadorian washerwomen, which received the "Revolución y Cultura" prize at the XII Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano in Havana. Fiber (1986) a documentary about the mutilated sisal, and The Mother (1998), a portrait of Lucy D. Rocha, mother of Glauber , were both awarded in the Film Festival Lawn. The fictional Straight, Comedy (1994), a scathing deconstruction of prejudices concerning sexuality, was awarded the Special Jury Prize at the Toronto Film Festival. Nappy (2000), was also considered the best film jury of the UNESCO Film Festival of Maranhão. Pau Brazil, his first feature film, obtained financing through the public notice Agnaldo Siri Azevedo, the Department of Culture and Tourism of Bahia. Fernando Belens is also a psychiatrist, director, and playwright, and was co-founder of "Crossroads Theater" group. Learn More