Microphone, Ma'am

Direction
Rose Satiko Gitirana Hikiji
Year of publication
2003
Duration
16'
Synopsis

Young detainees at the Febem, the state juvenile detention centre, take part in the recording of a CD with a rap group in São Paulo. During the recording of the event they take the microphone and, alternately making music and playing the roles of reporter and persons interviewed, they become central protagonists of the video, evoking the experience of detainees, their dreams and expectations.

English subtitles

NTSC, cor, 16 min, 2003
Direction, screenplay and research: Rose Satiko Gitirana Hikiji
Edition: Gianni Puzzo e Rose Satiko Gitirana Hikiji
Realization: LISA - USP
Support: FAPESP
Research project: Projeto Temático FAPESP "Imagem em Foco nas Ciências Sociais"