The film “What the River Said to Me” follows the trajectory of singer and composer Cleide Vasconcelos from Quilombo do Arapemã, which is located on the left bank of the Amazon River in front of the city of Santarém, west of Pará. Cleide is a quilombola leader from lower Tapajós region and music accompanies her in her daily life, becoming an important tool in the fight for her territory and in the relationships she builds with her family and with the social movement.
Direction and Screenplay: Lia Malcher
Executive Producer: Keké Bandeira
Photography: Bárbara Vale
Participation: Cleide Vasconcelos, Laura Vasconcelos, João Carlos Vasconcelos, Renata Vasconcelos e Bruno Vasconcelos
Images and editing: Lia Malcher
Audio and underwater and aerial images: Keké Bandeira
Production Assistant: Victória Ananda
Camera Assistant: Carlos Matos
Boatman: Celivado Batista
Lodging: Renata Vasconcelos
Libras Interpreter: Kellen Garcia