Mambembe
97’ / Documentary / 2024 / Brazil
Production Company: Roseira Filmes
Director: Fabio Meira
Cinematography: Daniela Cajías
Sound: Rubén Valdés, Damião Lopes
Production: Fabio Meira, Maya Da-Rin, Paula Pripas
Editing: Juliano Castro, Affonso Uchôa, Fabio Meira
A film about trying to make a film. The director revisits a 2010 film about a wandering surveyor and his encounter with three women from a mambembe circus. Through the story of these characters, the film deals with chance while reflecting on artistic construction.
Awards and Festivals:
Best Film, Best Film Editing – XX Panorama Coisa de Cinema – Brazil, 2025
Best Film Editing, Best Director – 26º Festival Internacional de Cinema e Vídeo Ambiental, FICA – Brazil, 2025
Best Film, Audience Award, Best Acting, Best Cinematography – 48º Festival Guarnicê de Cinema – Brazil, 2025
Best Film, Best Acting, Sesc Glória Prize – Festival de Vitória – Brazil, 2025
Cine-PE Festival Audiovisual – Brazil, 2025
Festival do Rio – Brazil, 2024
Mostra Internacional de Cinema de São Paulo – Brazil, 2024