Private Project

Ponta Negra F.C.

Ponta Negra F.C. explores the relationship between football and the caiçara community of Ponta Negra, in the Juatinga Reserve, against the backdrop of a sand soccer championship in the region.

  • Diego Mello
    Director
  • Igor França
    Director
  • João Pedro Castro
    Director
  • Rafael de Moura Machado
    Director
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Ponta Negra F.C.
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    23 minutes 27 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 23, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Sinédoque - National Short Documentary Festival (Brazil)
    Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    October 21, 2021
    Audience Award
  • CineFoot
    Rio de Janeiro
    Brazil
    December 1, 2020
    Best Film - Third Place
  • FICTS - Federation Internationale Cinema Television Sportfs
    Milan
    Italy
    Honorable Mention
  • TERCER TIEMPO - Festival Mundial de Cine Futbolero
    Bogotá
    Colombia
    December 2, 2022
    Selected
Director Biography - Diego Mello, Igor França, João Pedro Castro, Rafael de Moura Machado

Diego Mello, Igor França, João Pedro Castro and Rafael de Moura Machado are the ones responsible for DOZE Futebol, a project that views football not only as a sport but as an important cultural aspect of Brazil and other places. The four young artists came from different backgrounds to team up in this project that started in 2017. Since them they've already produced 3 short films and numerous internet videos both in Brazil and abroad.

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Director Statement

We understand football as an example of Mauss's complete social fact. Through the lens of football we can understand a place's culture, a person's backgound, a time period and even all of that together. So football will aways have deep and meaningfull stories, and those are what we want to tell.