By João Vieira
The anguish of living between two worlds is seeing life through comparisons. When I’m here, I think of the people and memories I left behind there. When I’m there, I think of the life I’ve built here on my own.
The anguish of living between two worlds is seeing life through comparisons. When I’m here, I think of the people and memories I left behind there. When I’m there, I think of the life I built here with my own two hands.
Here and there. There and here.
Here and there. There and here.
I live between two distinct realities, because I am an immigrant. I recognize the stranger who lives within me. I accept the contradictions and the confusion, and I embrace my language. For now, that is enough for me.
I live between two different realities because I am an immigrant. I recognize the foreigner who lives within me. I accept the contradictions and the confusion, and I embrace my language. For now, that is enough for me.
The short film above is the proof of concept for “Os Angelinos,” the first feature film in the “Fronteiras” anthology. It is a city-symphony developed from a multilingual open letter to Los Angeles, the American metropolis built and rebuilt through various waves of migration. We present the introduction to three of the ten stories narrated by immigrant Angelenos. They, in turn, construct poetic narratives based on the concept of “here” and “there.”
The short film above is the proof of concept for “Los Angelinos,” the first feature film in the “Fronteiras” anthology. We present a city-symphony developed from a multilingual open letter to Los Angeles, the American metropolis with extensive migratory flows. We introduce three of a total of ten stories narrated by Angelenos who are immigrants, who construct poetic narratives based on the concept of “here” and “there.”
We are currently working on the final editing of *Os Angelinos*.
We are currently working on the final edit of “Los Angelinos.”
Contact:
https://www.fronteiras-collective.com/
Facebook: /fronteiras.collective
Credits:
Directed by João Vieira and
; Co-directed by Sylvie Sutton
Produced by João Vieira, Alice Airoldi, and Sylvie Sutton
Cinematography by Allison Nguyen
Edited by Sylvie Sutton
Color correction by Gary Coates
Plot by João Vieira
Testimonials written by Yosuke Kitazawa, Frida Cano, and Allison Nguyen
Band led by Esin Aydingoz
Music Production by Adam Traister
Sound Design by Kokoy Amante
Dialogue edited by Clifton Kadanec
Sound Mixing by Clifton Kadanec
Audio direction by Adam Traister