Syrian brothers Adel and Hadi Bakkour take to the streets of Rio de Janeiro…
Green Screen Gringo
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Behind a green screen, a foreigner finds his way in an enchanting - and yet turbulent - Brazil. Where the streets are a stage for politics, art and affection, a gringo can only watch. The result is a mixtape-portrait on modern day Brazil seen through the eyes of the visitor.
“As the film itself says, “make up a story of your own”, “there’s a lot going on here”. Playful, startling, stunning, Green Screen Gringo is cinema at its most inventively audacious.”
- Andrew Robertson, Eye For Film
Citation
Main credits
Dijkstra, Douwe (film director)
Distributor subjects
Political Science; Short Films; South America; Migration Studies; Culture + Identity; Geography; Sociology; Latin American Studies; Urban StudiesKeywords
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Good morning, São Paulo.
- Good morning.
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Are you ready?
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...the Brazilian political crisis
is a very important issue, essential...
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Hello, Teresa?
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How is it going, Teresa?
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How are you, honey?
Are you busy?
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I'm here with someone from Holland
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who wants to take
a picture of me right here, down town.
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Wait a second, don't hang up.
He needs to take...
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No... Hold on, Teresa!
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There's a lady with the man from Holland
and guess what?
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She wants the image,
the subject of the shoot...
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to be a conversation that is taking place.
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Yeah.
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No! I know, Teresa...
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DILMA OUT!
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Leave a message after the beep...
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This painting here represents
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the immigrants and slaves
who were brought here.
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Read the signs...
Please do not touch the art works.
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Here, class.
Everyone please take a sit over here.
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Let's take a look
at this painting here.
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Try and relate these images
and figures with one another
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and come up
with a story of your own.
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For example,
this scene here is quite... insinuating.
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There's a lot going on here.
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She doesn't seem to be
much older than you.
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Taking into consideration the context,
she must be around 15 or 16 years old.
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How about visiting our store today?
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It's Dilma's fault I'm here!
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Clothing, sneakers, covers,
screen protectors, portable chargers.
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All cell phone covers and accessories.
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...organised crime
perpetrated by politicians
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that has been instituted
and is now deeply rooted
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in all government spheres
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and all organizations
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that happen to still hold
some power in this country,
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you are not going to have it easy.
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You are no longer going to rob
from the Brazilian people!
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I don't understand
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The two sides of me that
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Draw me to you
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The world is made of paper
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Only the good go to heaven
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I don't know about that
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I haven't booked my place
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This winding road Is born out of...
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Draw me to you...
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This winding road
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Is born out of disillusion
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A journey I'm on without you...
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I make it through wild terrain
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I have two dumb sides to myself
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That yearn to see you
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The Senate has approved
55 votes for and 22 against
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the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff from
the office of President of the Republic
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for up to 180 days
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to be tried on the charges
of violating fiscal responsibility.
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First of all, I would like to say
under no circumstance
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will I take part in this farce!
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On behalf of the rights
of the LGBT community,
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the black people
being murdered in the suburbs,
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cultural workers,
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the homeless, the landless,
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I vote No to the coup!
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Take that, you thugs!
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Running, running, running
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Running to catch
the quarter past six underground
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And avoid sparing that kid some change
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The rush to blend into São Paulo's rat race
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The city of São Paulo
with her impressive skyscrapers
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All her constellations
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All her farces
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From her buildings
That mantle the sky
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And her bridges that don't connect anyone
But violent cars
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Running, running, running
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To catch the bus
And not risk getting assaulted
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And not miss out on the daily heist
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Of peace, hope, happiness
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Who stole our underground memory?
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We're being robbed daily
A reflection of our incomprehension
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Running, running, running
Tic toc, tic toc, tic toc
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Something's about to explode
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Explosion
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Leave a message after the beep.
Distributor: Pragda Films
Length: 16 minutes
Date: 2016
Genre: Expository
Language: Portuguese
Grade: High School, College, Adult
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Closed Captioning: Available
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