In a wordless paean to Belo Horizonte, this film celebrates the graffiti found throughout the streets as an act of resistance against Jair Bolsonaro
ike large-scale tattoos, colourful murals and graffiti adorn the urban body of Belo Horizonte, a densely populated city in southeastern. Composed largely of static shots, Marcos Pimentel’s poignant documentary conjures an awe-striking tapestry of artistic expression and revolutionary resistance.
Imposing in terms of size, these sprawling street artworks range from kaleidoscopic portraits to fabulously surreal tableaux vivants. For some passersby, these majestic images amount to nothing more than a cool selfie backdrop. Pimentel’s film, however, takes a closer look, lingering on painted words that speak of a yearning for love and intimacy. These utterances of private desire exist side by side with protest slogans calling for Jair Bolsonaro’s resignation and condemning the police.
Echoing this collective desire for change, the film’s ambient soundtrack gradually gives way to the sounds of anti-Bolsonaro demonstrations, whose ferocious chants encircle the cityscape like a wake up call. Shouts demanding justice for, a Brazilian city councillor assassinated for her outspoken views, are accompanied by moving murals paying tribute to her legacy.
In addition to their potency as a conduit of creative and political thoughts, the artworks also become a means of cultural archive, bearing witness to state-sanctioned violence, wealth inequality, and brutal acts of oppression.
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