Misidentified

“Misidentified” tells the emblematic story of four innocent black men who had their lives brutally changed after being criminally misidentified based on a photography.

Due to successive mistakes, these persons entered a new, cruel, complex, and bureaucratic reality that changed their lives forever, so as their relatives and friends. Justice, racism, and the current ways to control the minorities are the subjects behind these stories, which shed light upon the ghosts of a society forged in the logics of colonialism

The project was selected in 2021 for a DOCSP Laboratory and has partnerships with the Association of Judges for Democracy (AJD) and the Brazilian Law Organization (OAB).

Film Credits

• Feature film / Documentary
• Production: Cardume Filmes and Produtora Viralata
• Direction: Fernanda Amin and Micael Hocherman
• Screenplay: Roteiro: Leonardo Santos
• Production: Gabriel Corrêa e Castro and Micael Hocherman
• Executive Production: Juliana Bravo

Blitz, The Movie

The documentary presents the story of the Brazilian pop-rock and Blitz, from its beginning under a tarpaulin between Ipanema and Copacabana to international tours and an enormous success up until this day.

Revisiting well-known facts and bringing up new curiosities about the band and its trajectory, the spectator will also be presented with habits and traditions, fashions, and the rich musical scenario of the 1980s.

Film Credits

• Feature film / Documentary
• Production: Viralata Productions
• Casting: Evandro Mesquita, Fernanda Abreu, Billy Forghieri, Antônio Pedro Fortuna, Lobão, Ricardo Barreto, Roberto Gurgel and  Marcia Bulcão.
• Direction: Paulo Fontenelle
• Screenplay: Paulo Fontenelle
• Production: Gabriel Corrêa e Castro
• Production Direction: Elisa Petry

Where to watch: Now / Looke / Vivo Play / Tamanduá.Tv

Roda de Choro

“Roda de Choro” is a series about the joy of listening to the first typically Brazilian popular music. Crossing the 20th century and still with a strong presence at the beginning of this century, Choro’s presence is asserted thanks to the high technical quality of its performers and its constant adaptation and formal evolution, establishing itself as a strong symbol of Brazilian identity.

The series explores the creative musical range of Choro, setting off from an individual point of view and detailing each instrument used in its execution. Each episode is dedicated to a specific instrument, analyzing thoroughly its story, performers, and its role in the style evolution.

Film Credits

• Series / Documentary
• Production: Produtora Viralata and Polofilme
• Direction: Luiz Guimarães de Castro
• Artistic Consultant: Joel Pizzini
• Screenplay: Camila Lamha and Fidelys Fraga
• Production: Gabriel Corrêa e Castro
• Production Direction: Elisa Petry and Martha Ferraris

Where to watch: Tamanduá.Tv

Still Life

The historical fiction “Still life” tells the story of Lenita, a young motherless girl raised by a father who gave her a refined and at the time unusual education. Consequently, she doesn’t believe in finding a man up to her intellectual standards. The film is a free adaptation of the novel “The flesh” (1888) by Minas Gerais’ writer Júlio Ribeiro into a feature film, which completes the trilogy Disturbing Strangeness, by Clarissa Ramalho in partnership with Ricardo Miranda.

Film Credits

• Feature film / Fiction/ Drama
• Production: Produtora Viralata and Artifício Cinematográfico
• Distribution: Livres Filmes
• Cast: Mariana Fausto, Rômulo Braga, Helena Ignez, Cátia Costa, Barbara Vida, Paulo Azevedo, Rose Abdallah and Octávio III.
• Direction: Clarissa Ramalho
• Co-direction: Luiz Rosemberg Filho
• Screenplay: Clarissa Ramalho and Ricardo Miranda
• Production: Gabriel Corrêa e Castro
• Production Directoion: Elisa Petry

Palace II – 3 Oceanview Rooms

In the early morning of February 22nd, 1998, a section of the Palace II building collapses in Rio de Janeiro, leaving 8 dead and more than 170 families homeless. The building was designed by Brazilian construction company SERSAN, an organization owned by federal representative Sérgio Naya. At the time several accusations about the quality of the building materials and miscalculations on the project were reported. Today, more than 20 years later, most of the former residents still didn’t receive their lawful compensations. Sérfio Naya was not convicted and died in 2009, with millions in debt and the biggest civil case in Latin America.

This is one of the largest tragedies in the history of civil engineering in Brazil and a historical mark depicting the country’s impunity. The documentary seeks to give a stronger voice to the victims forgotten by authorities and by society itself.

Film Credits

• Feature film / Documentary
• Production: Produtora Viralata, Globo Filmes, Globo News and Urca Filmes
• Distribution: Pagu Pictures
• Direction: Rafael Machado
• Co-direction: Gabriel Correa e Castro
• Screenplay: Paulo Fontenelle
• Production: Gabriel Corrêa e Castro and Leonardo Edde
• Production Direction: Elisa Petry

Where to watch: Vivo Play / Net Now

Maldita FM

On the 1st of March, 1982, Niteroi city makes history by hosting one of the greatest Brazilian cultural movements, the so-called 80’s Rock Generation.  The Fluminense FM Radio is on the air, known as “The damned” station which mixed irreverent ideas, daring takes, and creativity with playlists featuring music devoided of mainstream broadcasting spaces. Daring to believe in something new made the Maldita FM one of the most important underground means of communication, launching Brazilian rock bands and independent music, and creating a legion of fans.

Film Credits

• Feature film / Documentary
• Production: Viralata Produções, Artifício Cinematográfico and Canal Brasil
• Direction:  Tetê Mattos
• Screenplay: Tetê Mattos and Allan Ribeiro
• Production: Gabriel Correa e Castro and Luiz Guimarães de Castro
• Post-Production coordinator: Elisa Petry

Where to watch: Now / Vivo Play