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JAMBALAIA

Documentary. 70 min. Directed by Breno Moreira. 2021. Brazil

The documentary records the lives of people in the popular occupation of Jambalaia - a set of unfinished buildings in Rio de Janeiro that leaves 400 families homeless after being demolished by the city hall - the story is told from the point of view of those who sleep and wake up as part of this occupation, and also records the fateful day marked for the implosion of the buildings and the outcome for its residents, who lost their homes and were forced to survive, distant from each other, away from the only house they ever knew.

Breno Moreira

He won his first camera at age 7. At 17, he directed his first documentary and at 22, with the short film "There ain’t no bad directing when you shoot pretty girls" he was the winner of the Audience Awards at the Cluj International Short Film Festival in Romania.

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Breno also directed a video clip in his career for the band O Terno participating in the most important festival of South America and winning the Grand Prix of Brazilian Music as best music video in 2018. Expanding his presence in the TV brazilian market, Breno also signs Globo’s new series “Segunda Chamada”.

FILMOGRAPHY

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2019 Desmond is Amazing

2019 More than Other

2018 Xarpi

2018 108st

2015 There Ain't Bad Directing when you Shoot Pretty Girls