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Rio Negro is it's people

The Anavilhanas National Park, in the Rio Negro Amazon, is the environment for presenting characters living in the tenuous orbit between the city Manaus and riverside communities on the banks of this historic river. The film explores the contemporary meaning of being at and growing up by the banks of a river with the power of Rio Negro, submerged in a dense forest and surrounded by global elements of today; the need to leave, the forgotten desire to return, the choice to stay, the immensity and the time of the river, form an intuitive and imaginary narrative set to suggest deeply local stories that serve the reflection on human life.

  • JOÃO TEZZA NETO
    Director
  • JULIANA BARROS
    Director
    Juliana signs the direction of the documentaries: "O Rio Negro São As Pessoas" (2019) and "Sem Fastio: Você tem fome de quê?" (2010). In the direction of production she directed: "Empate" (documentary/ 2018), "Nokun Txai- Nossos Txais" (TV series 13 episodes / 2019), "O Olhar que vem de Dentro" (TV series 13 episodes / 2019) and "Sabá" (documentary / 2018).
  • JAMILSSA MELO
    Writer
  • EDSON BUENO
    Writer
  • ANA ROSA TEZZA
    Producer
  • LAURA TEZZA
    Producer
  • LEONARDO VAL
    CINEMATOGRAPHY
  • MARCELO DE MACEDO NORONHA
    SOUND
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    O Rio Negro São As Pessoas
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Genres:
    Culture, Society, Community
  • Runtime:
    52 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 4, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    157,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Brazil
  • Country of Filming:
    Brazil
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - JOÃO TEZZA NETO, JULIANA BARROS

João Tezza Neto, main creator of the project Rio Negro São As Pessoas, has been working for over 20 years in initiatives related to biodiversity conservation, bioeconomy and sustainability in the Amazon.
Economist with a doctorate in Environmental Science and Sustainability in the Amazon, worked in projects for economic valuation of forest products and participated in the conception and implementation of the first payment program for environmental services in Brazil based on the methodology of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation ( REDD).
In the field of cultural production, he participated as a content consultant in the documentary "Amazônia, o despertar da florestania" (2018) and was executive producer and writer of the book "Amazônia Andes: Do Atlântico ao Pacífico; da Foz à Nascente" (2014).

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Juliana Barros, documentary and audiovisual producer, signs the direction of the documentaries: "O Rio Negro São As Pessoas" (2019) and "Sem Fastio: Você tem fome de quê?" (2010).
In the direction of production she directed: "Empate" (documentary/ 2018), "Nokun Txai- Nossos Txais" (TV series 13 episodes / 2019), "O Olhar que vem de Dentro" (TV series 13 episodes / 2019) and "Sabá" (documentary / 2018).

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Director Statement

To make a movie talking about the people who live on riverside of the Rio Negro (Black River) has always been an old desire of mine.

The intriguing and paradoxical relationship between Manaus as a metropolis (with it’s 400 global manufacturing industries) and the riverside communities, immersed in a deep contact with nature alongside the beautiful Anavilhanas Archipelago has formed, for me, the perfect narrative thread of the documentary.

The production is an opportunity to bring a fresh new vision about the Amazon, based on the riverine women’s perspective, on the local children and theirs extraordinary talents and on the indigenous’ heritage. This piece of art is to reflect on the marginalized and somehow ignored conditions of a local population that holds an enormous value for the Brazilian cultural diversity and for our biodiversity conservation.