Love the Island
"My fate was for this and I have to continue until the end". For more than 30 years, fisherman João Alfredo da Silva, 63, has dedicated his life to collecting garbage from the Billings Reservoir, one of the most important water reservoirs in São Paulo. Tracing his work and personal life, the film explores the importance of preserving the environment in the peripheries and the complexities that surround the protagonist's life.
Documentary produced from the course "Meu Olhar - Short films made by the Peripheral Youth of São Paulo", an initiative between the OEI, the Roberto Marinho Foundation (FRM) and Spcine.
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Isabela AlvesDirector
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Isabela AlvesWriter
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Isabela AlvesProducer
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Aline AlmeidaProducer
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João Alfredo da SilvaKey Cast"Himself"
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Alini MassêExecutive producer
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Project Title (Original Language):Amar a Ilha
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Project Type:Documentary, Short, Student
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Runtime:5 minutes
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Completion Date:August 30, 2023
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Production Budget:600 USD
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Country of Origin:Brazil
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Country of Filming:Brazil
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Language:Portuguese
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:Yes - Meu Olhar
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Lift-Off Global NetworkEngland
United Kingdom
September 13, 2023
Official Selection -
Festival Film BahariCirebon
Indonesia
October 27, 2023
Official Selection -
Indiefare International Film FestivalNova Delhi
India
September 15, 2023
Official Selection
Award Winner (Best Student Film) -
San Francisco Arthouse Short FestivalSan Francisco
United States
October 13, 2023
San Francisco
Official Selection (Semi-finalist) -
4º Festival Curta (C)erradoUberlândia
Brazil
October 24, 2023
Minas Gerais
Official Selection -
IX FECEAPorto Alegre
Brazil
November 27, 2023
Rio Grande do Sul
Official Selection -
2º Festival Nacional de Cinema de LagesLages
Brazil
November 17, 2023
Santa Catarina
Official Selection -
1º Festival de Cinema de São Bernardo do CampoSão Bernardo do Campo
Brazil
November 28, 2023
São Paulo
Vencedor de curta-metragem documental regional (Grande ABC) -
Sustainable Stories Film Fest (SSFF)Houston
United States
November 6, 2023
University of Houston Clear Lake
Official Selection -
IV Festival Internacional de Cine Animal y Ambiental (FICAA)Ciudad de México
Mexico
December 8, 2023
Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo
Official Selection -
8º Festcine Feira de SantanaFeira de Santana
Brazil
November 18, 2023
Bahia
Diversidade cultural (Melhor Documentário Nacional) -
6th international Short Film Festival on Cultural TourismVaranasi
India
December 1, 2023
Uttar Pradesh
Official Selection (Finalist) -
OFF - Festival Contemporâneo de CinemaGuaíba
Brazil
November 25, 2023
Rio Grande do Sul
Official Selection -
Festival du Film VertCanton Vaud
Switzerland
March 2, 2024
Le Sentier
Official Selection -
3ª Mostra [em]curtasMinas Gerais
Brazil
November 24, 2023
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
Sessão Variações Vegetais -
Athens International Monthly Art Film FestivalAthens
Greece
January 28, 2024
Attica
Honoroble Mention -
Varsity Film ExpoBulawayo
Zimbabwe
December 15, 2023
Robert Mugabe Way
Honoroble Mention -
FAS - Festival de Amostras do SulTeixeira de Freitas
Brazil
December 11, 2023
Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia
Official Selection -
Green Country Film FestivalWagoner
United States
January 12, 2024
Oklahoma
Official Selection -
Dhaka International Mobile Film Festival (DIMFF)Dhaka
Bangladesh
February 3, 2024
Mohammadpur
Official Selection -
Tokyo Internacional Short Film FestivalTokyo
Japan
February 4, 2024
Tokyo
Official Selection -
17º Curta TaquaryTaquaritinga do Norte
Brazil
March 22, 2024
Pernambuco
Mostra Por Um Mundo Melhor (Vencedor na categoria de melhor direção, roteiro e melhor ator) -
Kalakari Film FestDewas
India
July 21, 2024
Madhya Pradesh
Official Selection -
Sustainability Shorts Film FestivalUrbana
United States
April 20, 2024
Illinois
Official Selection -
9º Festival Ver CineBaixada Fluminense
Brazil
April 30, 2024
Rio de Janeiro
Official Selection -
2ª Mostra Eu Mais VelhaSão Paulo
Brazil
April 30, 2024
São José dos Campos
Official Selection -
FunFest - International Video Festival (Madeira Island)Funchal
Portugal
May 9, 2024
Conservatório – Escola das Artes
Official Selection -
Frome International Climate Film FestivalFrome
United Kingdom
May 19, 2024
Somerset
Official Selection -
47º Festival GuarnicêSão Luís
Brazil
June 7, 2024
Maranhão
Mostra Em Colapso o Planeta Gira -
3º SEA Film FestivalLa Spezia
Italy
May 25, 2024
Mediateca Regionale Ligure Sergio Fregoso
Official Selection (Nominee) -
Inland Independent Film FestivalAraraquara
Brazil
May 25, 2024
Jardim Magnolias
Official Selection -
Duemila30Milan
Italy
June 27, 2024
Associazione Culturale Quindici19
Official Selection
Isabela da Silva Alves (born September 14, 1997) is the director and producer of the documentary "Da Ponte Pra Cá" (2022), a short film selected for important Brazilian festivals, such as the 26th Tiradentes Film Festival and the 12th Mostra Cinema Echo Speaker. In the same year, she played the character Milene, in "Blogueira da Favela".
It was included in its first public notice with the project “Meu Olhar - Short films made by Juventude Periférica de São Paulo", an initiative between OEI, Fundação Roberto Marinho (FRM) and Spcine, where it produced the documentary “Amar a Ilha”.
In 2023, she was selected in the Tomie Ohtake Institute's Transit Program, where she is producing her first fiction short film entitled “The Kite” and was also selected in the 20th edition of the Vai Program, where she will produce the fiction short film “Punk of the Periphery”.