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Sonho

Nego Bala was born and raised in Boca do Lixo, one of São Paulo’s roughest neighborhood, a place which lacked opportunities for children like himself. The film is based upon real experiences from his life, who, at age 11, wrote the lyrics for the song “Sonho” ("Dream") during his first time at a juvenile detention center.

The oppressive penitentiary system takes away children’s right to dream, but there's no cage for talent. There are no bars for imagination.

  • Jorge Henrique de Souza Vieira
    Key Cast
    "Young Nego Bala"
  • Nego Bala
    Key Cast
    "Nego Bala"
  • Diogo Granato
    Key Cast
    "Prison Officer"
  • Jorge Garcia
    Key Cast
    "Police Office - Bullet Scene"
  • Ricardo Januário
    Key Cast
    "Nego Bala's Friend - Bullet Scene"
  • Douglas Ratzlaff Bernardt
    Director
    Bluesman
  • Douglas Ratzlaff Bernardt
    Writer
  • Nego Bala
    Writer
  • AKQA\Coala.Lab
    Writer
  • Pierre de Kerchove
    Director of Photography
  • Carol Ozzi
    Production Designer
  • Ingrid Raszl
    Executive Production
  • Renata Dumont
    Executive Production
  • Tico Cruz
    Executive Production
  • Carol Junqueira
    Executive Production
  • Camila Martinez
    Executive Production
  • Carol Gazal
    Executive Production Assistants
  • Marcela Amstalden
    Executive Production Assistants
  • Paula Macedo
    Production Coordination
  • Rafael Rocha
    Production Coordination
  • Mariana Kerche
    Production Coordination Assistants
  • Amanda Grell
    Production Coordination Assistants
  • Reinaldo Faria
    Line Producers
  • Rafael Rocha
    Line Producers
  • Kleber Pereira
    Location Managers
  • Giselle Prado
    Location Managers
  • Iuri Salles
    Location Managers
  • Danilo Arenas
    Second Unit Director
  • Juliana Cretella
    Assistant Director
  • Larissa Zaidan
    Still Photography
  • Elizabeth Magalhães
    Stylist
  • Patricia Martinelli
    Makeup and Hair
  • Welida Queen
    Afro Hair MUA
  • Giovanna Rouvier
    Casting
  • Candombá
    Casting
  • Martha Kiss Perrone
    Acting Coach
  • Gabb Cabo Verde
    Coreography
  • Giovanna Ricci
    PR (Stink)
  • Dopo
    Post-Production
  • Stink Films
    Post-Production
  • Lucas Moesch
    Editor
  • Squarehead
    Trailer Editor
  • Roberta Bruzadin
    Post-Production Coordination
  • Marcela Murer
    Post-Production Assistants
  • Larissa Miranda
    Post-Production Assistants
  • Juliano Storchi
    VFX Supervisor
  • Jacquelini Lima
    VFX Producer
  • Wes Souza
    3D Artists
  • Diego Velasco
    3D Artists
  • Leo Da Silva
    VFX Artists
  • Leandro Oliveira
    VFX Artists
  • Daniel Ferro
    Motion Graphics
  • BLEACH
    Color Grading
  • Satélite Audio
    Music, Sound Editing and Mixing
  • Kito Siqueira
    Sound Directors
  • Roberto Coelho
    Sound Directors
  • Hurso Ambriffi
    Sound Directors
  • Thiago Colli
    Musical Production
  • Charly Coombes
    Musical Production
  • Mike Vclek
    Musical Production
  • Adilson Koiti
    Musical Production
  • Carla Cornea
    Sound Mixing
  • Vithor Moraes
    Sound Mixing
  • Ian Sierra
    Sound Mixing
  • Renan Marques
    Sound Mixing
  • Arthur Dossa
    Sound Mixing
  • Enrique Fonn
    Sound Mixing
  • Giu Mendonça
    Coordination (Satélite)
  • Ligia Barros
    Coordination (Satélite)
  • Dudu Missono
    Coordination (Satélite)
  • Fernanda Costa
    Commercial (Satélite)
  • Renata Schincariol
    Commercial (Satélite)
  • Claudio Leal
    Commercial (Satélite)
  • AKQA Coala.Lab
    Realization
  • Equipe Boca do Lixo
    Realization
  • Paula Santana
    Impact
  • Gabriel Junqueira de Andrade
    Musical Strategy
  • Bruno Queiroz
    Creatives
  • Christiano Vellutini
    Creatives
  • Diego Machado
    Creatives
  • Gustavo Machado
    Creatives
  • Hermes Miranda
    Creatives
  • Hugo Veiga
    Creatives
  • Paula Essig
    Creatives
  • Renato Zandoná
    Creatives
  • Luiza Baffa
    Managing
  • Fernanda Pereira
    Projects
  • Hadassa Lima
    Projects
  • Henrique Anacleto
    Projects
  • Ian Nunes
    Projects
  • Kelly Kurahayashi
    Projects
  • Lucas Araque
    Projects
  • Yago Freitas Sant'Anna
    Projects
  • Érica Rigobello
    Strategy
  • Luiz Arruda
    Strategy
  • Guilherme Marconi
    Experience
  • Thiago Custódio
    Partnerships
  • Raul Cavalcanti
    3D AKQA Coala.Lab
  • Victor Polycarpo
    3D AKQA Coala.Lab
  • Allan Langer
    Motion AKQA Coala.Lab
  • Thiago Barbieri
    UX AKQA Coala.Lab
  • Trovoa Comunicação
    PR (AKQA Coala.Lab)
  • Débora Bacaltchuk
    PR (AKQA Coala.Lab)
  • Project Type:
    Music Video, Short
  • Genres:
    Music Video, Drama, Social Justice, Racism
  • Runtime:
    14 minutes 5 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 24, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    60,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.44
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Douglas Ratzlaff Bernardt

Raised in his parent’s video rental store in Brazil, Douglas Bernardt creates unique and beautiful imagery of substance as a director and cinematographer. Douglas has gone on to be celebrated for work with Devassa, Gregory Porter, and Tom Misch. His short film for Baco Exu do Blues, ‘Bluesman’, was awarded the 2019 Cannes Lions Grand Prix for Entertainment for Music. His films have also been recognised by D&AD, Clio Music, Young Director Award, Kinsale Sharks, Cameraimage and won Gold at Ciclope Latino.

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