Catadores
(Scavengers /
Garbage collectors)
SYNOPSIS
Dir:
Eduardo Chamon, Brazil, 2003,15 min |
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"Catadores"
is a documentary, which tackles the issue of unemployment,
a fundamental problem in Brazil. The underlying storyline
points to the environmental importance of recycling
and the urgent need for a greater environmental awareness
in Brazil today. The film portrays the lives of thousands
of people who try and secure their economic survival
through independent cooperatives, which collect and
sell garbage for recycling. There are no pre-requisites
for becoming a garbage collector; all kinds of people
from heads of households, alcoholics, beggars and
children- collect garbage in order to survive.
A
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Ed Chamon by himself
21 years old, born in Rio de Janeiro.
I started my theatre studies at "O Tablado"
and had my acting debut at the age of 14.
Since then I have acted in more than 10 plays in Rio,
some of them with important directors such as Domingos
Oliveira, Maria Clara Machado, Karen Acioly, Pedro
Vasconcelos and many others. I also took part in some
soaps, TV series and short films. But I`ve never acted
in a feature film...an old dream I have yet to fulfill.
The film which will be showcased in the III DLA Film
Festival, Catadores/Scavengers, was the final project
of my Film Course.
I am currently editing a filmed version of the play
"Barrela", in the style of "Dogville".
"Barrela was written by Plinio Marcos, directed
by Roberto Bomtempo, with a brilliant cast such as
Jonas Bloch, Roney Villela, Heitor Martinez, Silvio
Guindane, Patrick de Oliveira and others. It was shot
in the Teatro Villa-Lobos, in Rio de Janeiro, last
July. The film will be released in mid-2005, when
I plan to move back to Brazil.
| At
the moment I am in England to study English, and
ironically I have a part time job selling popcorn
in a multiplex. |
Eduardo
Chamon
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Further
info:
E-mail: edchamon@ig.com.br
