Latin American Institute Film Screenings
BIG JATO (THE BIG JET)
Directed by Cláudio Assis
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
7:30 PM - 10:30 PMMelnitz Hall 1409
UCLA James Bridges Theater
This event is part of the Pernambuco Beat Week. Two screenings followed by a Q&A!
Short film: João Heleno dos Brito - Directed by Neco Tabosa - 20 mins - In Portuguese with English subtitles
Feature film: Big Jato - Directed by Cláudio Assis - 1h 37min - In Portuguese with English subtitles
About Big Jato: "Behind his thick glasses, Xico likes to daydream as he drives around in their truck Big Jet, as his dad makes his rounds cleaning the streets in their barrio with no sanitation. His dad drinks and hits him sometimes, calls him a dreamy poet. Xico’s anarchist uncle Nelson however, a hard-partying radio host, gives him a typewriter. In marvelously melancholy fashion, BIG JET captures the moment in the life of a 15-year-old when childhood and growing up collide." - FilmFest Munchen
Big Jato won four out of the five main categories at the 48th Festival de Brasília do Cinema Brasileiro in September including the Candango trophy for best picture, best actor for Matheus Nachtergaele and best actress for Marcélia Cartaxo. The film also won the trophies for best screenplay and soundtrack.
Q&A following the film screening: The Impact of Pernambuco Cinema in Brazil and Abroad
Host: Professor Randal Johnson: Distinguished Professor - UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Guests:
Karina Galindo: Cultural producer from Pernambuco
Ivan Cordeiro: Super 8 filmmaker active in Recife during the late 70's and early 80's
Cost: Free & open to the public
Special Instructions
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For more information please contact
Vanessa Pinheiro
pinheiro@international.ucla.edu
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Sponsor(s): Latin American Institute, Center for Brazilian Studies, Spanish and Portuguese, Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs through the Consulate General of Brazil- Los Angeles, UCLA Department of Spanish and Portuguese, Brazilian Digital Channel International, UCLA Center for Brazilian Studies