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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.

  • Isabela Alves
    Director
  • Isabela Alves
    Writer
  • Isabela Alves
    Producer
  • Aline Almeida
    Producer
  • João Alfredo da Silva
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
  • Alini Massê
    Executive producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Amar a Ilha
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 30, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    600 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:
    Yes - Meu Olhar
  • Lift-Off Global Network
    England
    United Kingdom
    September 13, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Festival Film Bahari
    Cirebon
    Indonesia
    October 27, 2023
    Official Selection
  • Indiefare International Film Festival
    Nova Delhi
    India
    September 15, 2023
    Official Selection
    Award Winner (Best Student Film)
  • San Francisco Arthouse Short Festival
    San Francisco
    United States
    October 13, 2023
    San Francisco
    Official Selection (Semi-finalist)
  • 4º Festival Curta (C)errado
    Uberlândia
    Brazil
    October 24, 2023
    Minas Gerais
    Official Selection
  • IX FECEA
    Porto Alegre
    Brazil
    November 27, 2023
    Rio Grande do Sul
    Official Selection
  • 2º Festival Nacional de Cinema de Lages
    Lages
    Brazil
    November 17, 2023
    Santa Catarina
    Official Selection
  • 1º Festival de Cinema de São Bernardo do Campo
    São 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 Santana
    Feira de Santana
    Brazil
    November 18, 2023
    Bahia
    Diversidade cultural (Melhor Documentário Nacional)
  • 6th international Short Film Festival on Cultural Tourism
    Varanasi
    India
    December 1, 2023
    Uttar Pradesh
    Official Selection (Finalist)
  • OFF - Festival Contemporâneo de Cinema
    Guaíba
    Brazil
    November 25, 2023
    Rio Grande do Sul
    Official Selection
  • Festival du Film Vert
    Canton Vaud
    Switzerland
    March 2, 2024
    Le Sentier
    Official Selection
  • 3ª Mostra [em]curtas
    Minas Gerais
    Brazil
    November 24, 2023
    Universidade Federal de Uberlândia
    Sessão Variações Vegetais
  • Athens International Monthly Art Film Festival
    Athens
    Greece
    January 28, 2024
    Attica
    Honoroble Mention
  • Varsity Film Expo
    Bulawayo
    Zimbabwe
    December 15, 2023
    Robert Mugabe Way
    Honoroble Mention
  • FAS - Festival de Amostras do Sul
    Teixeira de Freitas
    Brazil
    December 11, 2023
    Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia
    Official Selection
  • Green Country Film Festival
    Wagoner
    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 Festival
    Tokyo
    Japan
    February 4, 2024
    Tokyo
    Official Selection
  • 17º Curta Taquary
    Taquaritinga do Norte
    Brazil
    March 22, 2024
    Pernambuco
    Mostra Por Um Mundo Melhor (Vencedor na categoria de melhor direção, roteiro e melhor ator)
  • Kalakari Film Fest
    Dewas
    India
    July 21, 2024
    Madhya Pradesh
    Official Selection
  • Sustainability Shorts Film Festival
    Urbana
    United States
    April 20, 2024
    Illinois
    Official Selection
  • 9º Festival Ver Cine
    Baixada Fluminense
    Brazil
    April 30, 2024
    Rio de Janeiro
    Official Selection
  • 2ª Mostra Eu Mais Velha
    São 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
    Premiado em 3º lugar na categoria "Documentário - Ensino Superior"
  • Frome International Climate Film Festival
    Frome
    United Kingdom
    May 19, 2024
    Somerset
    Official Selection
  • 47º Festival Guarnicê
    São Luís
    Brazil
    June 7, 2024
    Maranhão
    Mostra Em Colapso o Planeta Gira
  • 3º SEA Film Festival
    La Spezia
    Italy
    May 25, 2024
    Mediateca Regionale Ligure Sergio Fregoso
    Official Selection (Nominee)
  • Inland Independent Film Festival
    Araraquara
    Brazil
    May 25, 2024
    Jardim Magnolias
    Official Selection
  • Duemila30
    Milan
    Italy
    June 27, 2024
    Associazione Culturale Quindici19
    Official Selection
  • International Ecological TV Festival "To Save and Preserve"
    Ugra
    Russian Federation
    June 3, 2024
    State TV & Radio Broadcasting Company “Ugoria”
    Official Selection
  • Broad Leaf International Film Festival
    Thirukadaiyur
    India
    May 20, 2024
    Mayladudhurai
    Official Selection
  • 1º Festival de Cinema Ambiental do Grande ABC
    São Bernardo do Campo
    Brazil
    June 7, 2024
    Teatro Elis Regina
    Official Selection
  • Young Creative Awards
    Paris
    France
    June 12, 2024
    41 Bd de Magenta
    Official Selection
  • Good Natured: A Conservation Optimism Short Film Festival
    Reino Unido
    United Kingdom
    July 6, 2024
    Oxford Museum of Natural History
    Official Selection
  • Give Me Voice International Film Festival
    Flórida
    United States
    August 28, 2024
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • CineEco 2024 – 30º Festival Internacional de Cinema Ambiental da Serra da Estrela
    Seia
    Portugal
    October 10, 2024
    Competição de Curtas e Médias-Metragens em Língua Portuguesa
    Official Selection
  • ECOCINE International Environmental and Human Rights Film Festival
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    October 17, 2024
    South America Premiere
    Official Selection
  • SDGs Short Film Challenge
    Abuja
    Nigeria
    August 10, 2024
    Garki 2
    Official Selection
  • 11º Festival de Cinema de Caruaru
    Caruaru
    Brazil
    August 28, 2024
    Pernambuco
    Official Selection
  • 23ª Mostra de Audiovisual Universitário e Independente da América Latina (MAUAL)
    Cuiabá
    Brazil
    October 8, 2024
    UFMT (Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso)
    Official Selection (Mostra Paralela)
  • GIVE ME VOICE
    Miami
    United States
    August 28, 2024
    Florida
    Official Selection
  • Mostra Retomada ABC
    São Paulo
    Brazil
    September 19, 2024
    Teatro Municipal Paulo Machado de Carvalho
    Official Selection
  • Ekotopfilm
    Bratislava
    Slovakia
    October 28, 2024
    Zadunajská
    Official Selection
  • HIFF Deep Blue Shorts Competition
    Honolulu
    United States
    September 2, 2024
    Waialae Ave
    Official Selection
  • Serbest International Film Festival (SIFF)
    Kishinev
    September 5, 2024
    Moldávia
    Semi-finalist
  • 44th Hawai'i International Film Festival
    Honolulu
    United States
    October 10, 2024
    Waialae Ave
    Official Selection
  • Canoa Film Festival
    São Sebastião
    Brazil
    October 20, 2024
    Praia do Paúba
    Official Selection
  • KinoToy Fest - Festival Internacional de Curtas KinoToy
    Salvador
    Brazil
    February 1, 2025
    Stella Maris
    Official Selection
  • 1º Festival Visões do Mar – Festival Internacional de Documentários de Niterói
    Niterói
    Brazil
    November 18, 2025
    Rio de Janeiro
    Official Selection
  • Cine Tornado Festival 2026
    Curitiba
    Brazil
    October 20, 2026
    Cinemateca de Curitiba
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Isabela Alves

Isabela da Silva Alves (born September 14, 1997) is a journalist and filmmaker.

She is the founder of the production company Parasita Filmes, dedicated to making films about the outskirts of the extreme south of São Paulo.

Her short films are: Filming In The Hood (2022), Love The Island (2023), The Kite (2023) Punk from the Periphery (2024). She also acted as the character Milena in the short Blogueira da Favela (2022).

As a filmmaker, she was recognized with awards at the São Bernardo do Campo Festival (for Love The Island), Mostra Na Tela na Quebrada (Filming In The Hood), and best direction, best script and best actor in the 17th Short Taquary (Love The Island).

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