Fishermen from a village on the northeast coast of Brazil enact a ritual of embracing the fish that they have caught. The affectionate gesture that accompanies the passage of death is a testament to a relationship between species that is imbued with strength, violence and domination. This film has been made with a group of fishermen of Piaçabuçu and Coruripe, by the river São Francisco and the sea, Northeast of Brazil.
5.1 / 16 mm transfered to HD file 37’
Courtesy Galeria Vermelho
Fishermen: Carlos Dos Santos (Menezes), Cícero Dos Santos (Ciço), Cipriano Batista Alves (Cipriano), Genivaldo Santos De Lima (Irmão), Gileno Cândido Bezerra (Leno), José Ailton Almeida De Liza (Xau), José Dalmo Dos Santos (Curió), José Elenildo Oliveira Dos Santos (Keno), Romerig Francisco Dos Santos (Rom), Ronaldo Vieira Santos (Ronaldo).
Fish: Pirarucu, Tambuacu, Tilápia
Assistant director: Jeronimo Lemos
Produced by: Rachel Daisy Ellis
Co-produced by: Jennifer Lange Production
Manager: Vanessa Barbosa Cinematography: Pedro Urano Assistant
Photographer: Leandro Gomes, Camila Freitas Editing: Tita, Ricardo Pretti
Sound Design: Mauricio d’Orey
Sound Mixing: Paul Hill
Color Grade: Mike Olenicz
Post-Production: Film/Video Studio Program, Wexner Center for the Arts.
Fish Farms: Fernando (Coruripe), Galindo (Piaçabuçu), Wellinton (Coruripe).
Drivers (boats): Carlos Roberto Bento E Silva, Chico Pescador, Ronaldo Vieira Dos Santos.
Driver (van): Marcinho
Set Assistants: Gileno Cândido Bezerra (Leno), José Américo dos Santos (Zé), José Caetano Santos (Juquinha), José Neoson dos Santos (Neo), Manuel Jacinto de Oliveira (Mãozinha).
Special Thanks: Redfish
Thanks to: Agnês, Ana Maria Maia, Antônio Amorim, Antônio José Pereira (Baixinho), Arto Lindsay, Bruno Corrêa Meurer, Barbara Wagner, Camile Reis, Camila Salgado, Colônia dos Pescadores de Piaçabuçu Z19, Cristina Gouvêa, Cristiano Lenhardt, Eduardo Serrano, Esdras Bezerra de Andrade, Gabriel Mascaro, Gilberto Falbo, Hernani Heffner, Jairo Dornelas, Julia Rebouças, Lelo (Olinda), Marie Carange, Miguel Alencar, Naná Vasconcelos, Pelado, Pousada Santiago, Pousada Rosa dos Ventos, Priscila de Souza Gonzaga, Rodrigo Tavares.
A production: Desvia, Wexner Center for the Arts
Supported by: Funcultura, Governo do Estado de Pernambuco.
