From São Francisco to Pinheiros

Direction
Paula Morgado and João Cláudio de Sena
Year of publication
2007
Duration
70'
Synopsis

The Pankararu, who originally came from the village Brejo dos Padres near the margins of the São Francisco river (Pernambuco), began to migrate to São Paulo in 1950, fleeing drought, famine and conflicts with landtakers. Approximately 500 of them took up residence in the Real Parque shanty town on the margins of the Pinheiros river, searching for a new way of life. The documentary provides a kaleidoscope of the Pankararu view about this endless journey.

Direction and screenplay: Paula Morgado and João Cláudio de Sena
Research: Paula Morgado e Sergio Pecci
Edition: João Cláudio de Sena
Realization: LISA
Support: FAPESP