Synopsis

 

An ode to nature and human relations, No Kings explores the freedom of a hidden community in the Brazilian southeast. A tomboy hurtling towards womanhood, a fiercely independent single mother, and a doubtful sea captain carry on at the edge of the sea, in a liminal space between urban and traditional life.What begins as a simple ethnography becomes a deeply personal journey and a rolling visual exploration of how we love, and live, on earth. The director starts to ask herself: What freedoms are found when the bounds of authority defined by urban society fall away?

 

Genre // Documentary

Running time // 88min

Language // Portuguese

Director & cinematographer // Emilia Mello

Co-writer // Paula Szutan

Edited by // Pierpaolo Filomeno

Editors // Henrique Cartaxo, Adam Kurnitz

Supervising editor // Marie-Hélène Dozo

Sound editor // Ingrid Simon

Sound mixer // Simon Jamart

Producers // Emilia Mello (Enciclopédia de Lugares Imaginários – Brazil), Roberto Minervini and Denise Ping Lee (Pulpa Film – USA)

Associate producer // Camila Gaglianone

Executive Producers // David Alcaro, Nick Quested (Saboteur Media – USA), Benh Zeitlin (Court 13 Arts)

Featuring //  Lucimara de Jesus Campo, Ismael José Costa, Aline da Costa Trindade, Alexandre Toledo, Kino Nascimento

SUPPORTED BY:

Tribeca Film Institute

Court 13 Arts

AJC!

dok.incubator

FILM FESTIVALS: 

CPH:DOX 2020 – Official Selection
ThisHumanWorld 2020 – Official Selection Habitat Program
IsReal Festival di Cinema del Reale 2020 – Main Competition WINNER 3rd Place Prize
DocPoint Helsinki 2021 – International Competition 
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria International Film Festival 2021 – Official Competition 
True/False 2021 – Official Selection
Camden International Film Festival 2021 – Official Selection
Museum of Modern Art Doc Fortnight 2022 – Official Selection

Contact:

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