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Silva (2002)

SILVA (Short documentary)
Act 1:
Abandoned minor, offender.

Act 2 :
Delinquent , thief and convict.

Act 3 :
Memories from the past.

The surprising history of Roberto da Silva , na ex-member of the first generation of orphan and abandoned children who were brought up during the military government in the 60's decade in FEBEM , the organization responsible for the minors in Brazil.

  • BETO SPORKENS
    Director
  • BETO SPORKENS
    Writer
  • BETO SPORKENS
    Producer
  • ROBERTO DA SILVA
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    18 minutes 52 seconds
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Shooting Format:
    Mini DV
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - FAAP
  • XXVIII Bahia International Film Conference
    Salvador/BA
    Brazil
    Golden Armadillo -- Best Video
  • IX Teresina Video Festival
    Teresina/PI
    Brazil
    3rd Place - Documentary
  • São Paulo Cultural Map 2002
    São Paulo/SP
    Brazil
    Best video
  • International Documentary Festival-- "It's All True 2002"
    São Paulo/SP
    Brazil
    Honorable Mention of the TV Cultura Award
  • XXV Guarnicê Film and Video Festival
    São Luis/MA
    Brazil
    Best National Video -- Technical Jury
  • PARACINE 2002
    Paraty/RJ
    Brazil
    Best Director --Documentary
  • 13th CINE CEARÁ
    Fortaleza/CE
    Brazil
    Best Edit and Best Original Soundtrack
  • Silver Daisy Award 2002
    Brasília/DF
    Official Sellection
Director Biography - BETO SPORKENS

Beto Sporkens is a Brazilian Videomaker and Documentary Filmmaker who likes to make documentaries with complete independence, especially on Social and Environmental issues, having produced memorable snapshots and analyzes in the first decade of the 2000s.
After almost 10 years away from documentaries, doing work for environmental-themed NGOs and large organizations, he returned to documentaries with the internationally awarded "Spark", in 2022.

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Director Statement

Documentaries are projects in which you dive into an unknown reality without being absolutely sure of what you will find. If someone forces me to start a documentary establishing what to find, I don't consider it a documentary.