Renan Turci

In the encounter between different peoples, there's a clash. Those who were already on the land, living their common world, come face to face with a people from across the sea, decrepit, who claim to have found paradise in these lands. They find it strange. Freely inspired by the work of the anthropologist and sociologist Darcy Ribeiro, this animated short brings a poetic view of colonization and the Brazilian people, both verbally and visually.

This observational documentary was realized by filmmakers at the State University of Paraná. It follows the Federal University of Paraná’s Téssera Dance Company in black-and-white images as the group’s members prepare the dance piece “Black Dog”, a work about confronting depression, in June of 2017. The film’s story, structured in chapters, presents archetypal characters overcoming individual crises for the sake of collective expression. “The pack must walk together”, says the company’s stern but compassionate leader, within the context of a pedagogical work about the importance of a show going on.