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Blue Alliance: A Harmonious Coexistence with Diabetes

The diagnosis of diabetes is persistently communicated with a fear-driven emphasis on severe complications, leaving traumatic imprints that compromise both the quality of existence and the expectation of a healthy lifespan. Through real, compelling stories and sensitivity, “Blue Alliance” corrects misconceptions and misinformation, placing mental health at the core of a responsible, caring, and harmonious life course. A pioneering, inspiring, and urgent film for the world’s largest community living with a chronic condition.

  • Julio Peres
    Director
  • Caue Angeli
    Director
  • Vanessa Bruno
    Writer
  • Julio Peres
    Writer
  • Julio Peres
    Producer
  • Nicole Pinhatari Peres
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Aliança Azul: Um Convívio Harmonioso com o Diabetes
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Documentary, Social Impact, Diabetes, Mental Health, Health, Science
  • Runtime:
    24 minutes 27 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 15, 2026
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Julio Peres, Caue Angeli

Dr Julio Peres is a clinical psychologist, neuroscientist, researcher, and a healthy person living with type 1 diabetes for over 40 years, with more than 35 years of experience in mental health and psychosocial well-being. He holds a PhD in Neuroscience and Behavior from the University of São Paulo (USP), with postdoctoral training at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) and the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP). His internationally recognized scientific contributions have advanced the global understanding of psychotherapy, trauma, anxiety, depression, resilience, and emotional regulation. Bridging science, lived experience, and cinema, Dr Peres translates complex mental health themes into accessible, emotionally engaging narratives, with the aim of delivering qualified, evidence-based insights that can move and positively influence the general public toward a healthier, more meaningful, and fulfilling life.

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Director Statement

"In a world awash in harmful, somber information, the way health is communicated can illuminate and set lives free. When grounded in truth and guided by sensitivity, documentaries transform evidence into experience, science into narrative, and cinema into care. Blue Alliance is born from this conviction." Julio Peres