"Estrada de quatro mãos": Realização de curta-metragem documental

Abstract

This work describes the development of “Estrada de Quatro Mãos” a short documentary film in which the director presents a song written by herself, named “Carros”, to reflect upon her relationship with her grandparents, the ephemeral nature of life, Alzheimer’s disease, and her experience with reinventing family memories. The documentary is largely characterized by its extensive use of archive material, such as analog photographs, 8mm film rolls and other objects of her grandparent’s affection. Recordings were also made in locations which represent each one of the subjects, as well as a live performance of “Carros”, the driving force of the film process. This descriptive memorial is going to outline: the events that preceded the project’s conception; some experiences of the director in the audio-visual as musical field; the filmic references, theories and concepts that helped in structuring the work’s elements; research around the collected archive material; and, at last, an extensive report about the film’s pre-production, shooting and post-production process.