"As Far as the Eye Can See" will have its world premiere and will compete for the Kikito at the prestigious 53rd Gramado Film Festival

The feature film "As Far as the Eye Can See" will have its world premiere at the 53rd Gramado Film Festival and will compete for the Kikito, the event's crowning symbol. The festival, a benchmark in the consolidation of Brazilian cinema, will take place from August 13 to 23, 2025, in the municipality of Gramado, in the Serra Gaúcha region.

The news was featured on the Campinas City Hall website, which also published an article about the making of the documentary. Produced by Cisco Laboratories, a documentary production company based in Campinas, São Paulo, the film, co-directed with Hidalgo Romero, is a product of Alice Villela's postdoctoral research at the Department of Anthropology at the University of São Paulo (USP), within the scope of the FAPESP Thematic Project (Grant: 16/05318-7): "Local Musicar: New Paths for Ethnomusicology," coordinated by Suzel Reily of the University of Campinas (UNICAMP).

Under the supervision of Rose Satiko Gitirana Hikiji, coordinator of the Image and Sound Laboratory in Anthropology at the University of São Paulo (LISA-USP), Villela's research explored the relationship between the struggle for land and the Kariri-Xocó "musicar" (cf. Small, 1998) of the state of Alagoas.

The film chronicles the journey of three generations of Kariri-Xocó Indigenous people who embark on an expedition to explore their historic territory, expropriated by centuries of colonization. Armed with cameras, drones, pipes, headdresses, and maracas, they explore the geographical landmarks of their lands. This expedition is not only a recovery of memory, but crucial preparation for new territorial reclaims. The film highlights how the language, knowledge, and even rituals of these people were hidden as a survival strategy.

Access the full article on the website: https://campinas.sp.gov.br/noticias/126607/documentario-de-produtora-de-campinas-tera-premiere-mundial-no-53-festival-de-cinema-de-gramado

More information about the 53rd Gramado Film Festival on the website: https://festivaldecinemadegramado.com/53o-festival-de-cinema-de-gramado-revela-longas-documentais-e-curtas-brasileiros-em-competicao/