João Rabello

Fortunato is an old watchmaker who, every night, returns to an abandoned train station where he relives an old nightmare.

2029. In Brazil, poor and black children are marked at birth with an ankle bracelet and have their lives traced because it is assumed that they will, sooner or later, go into crime.

The story of a photograph: A single mother, an absent father and a child.

“Cinzenta” is a short film about the enduring presence of the smokestack from the former Companhia Brasileira de Carbureto de Cálcio in Santos Dumont. Once central to daily life, it now stands as a reminder of an industrial past. Through archival footage and personal memories, the film weaves together public and private stories, exploring what remains after the company’s decline.