Audiovisual preservation and black brazilian cinema: O the restoration of “Um É Pouco, Dois É Bom” (1970)
- 14/06/24 - Friday | 11:30 - 12:30
Drawing from a case study of “Um É Pouco, Dois É Bom,” a film digitally restored in 2024 through a collaboration between Cinemateca Capitólio, INDETERMINAÇÕES, and Mnemosine Serviços Audiovisuais, participants will engage in a conversation about the process of reviving Odilon Lopez’s feature film. The discussion will focus on both the technical aspects and the political and historical implications it carries for Brazilian cinema. How does the re-circulation of a film directed by a Black filmmaker in the 1970s reshape the narrative of Brazilian cinema history? Furthermore, how can this project contribute to the development of audiovisual preservation policies that prioritize Black authorship?
Speakers
Débora Butruce
Débora Butruce is an audiovisual preservationist, cultural producer, and curator. With a Ph.D. in Audiovisual Media and Processes from ECA-USP, she brings 23 years of experience to the field of audiovisual preservation. She operates independently through her company, Mnemosine, founded in 2009. One of her projects as a technical coordinator, the film "A Rainha Diaba" (1974), was featured at the 73rd Berlinale and voted one of the best digital restorations of 2023 by Film Comment. She is currently the president of the Brazilian Association of Audiovisual Preservation (ABPA).
Gabriel Araújo
Gabriel Araújo, graduate in Social Communication from UFMG, serves as a journalist at Folha de S. Paulo and works as a film programmer and film critic. He is a co-founder and co-coordinator at INDETERMINAÇÕES, and also holds roles as co-founder, general coordinator, and curator at Cineclube Mocambo. Araújo has contributed to curating teams for various showcases and festivals, including the 24th and 25th International Short Film Festival of BH (FestCurtasBH). Additionally, he is a co-author of the book "Vidas Inteiras: Histórias dos 10 anos da Lei de Cotas" and serves as one of the editors of "Revista Zanza Vol. 1: A cidade no cinema, a arte na cidade".
Lorenna Rocha
Lorenna Rocha is a historian (UFPE), film critic, and curator for film exhibitions and festivals. She is a co-founder of INDETERMINAÇÕES and serves as the editor-in-chief of câmarescura magazine. Currently pursuing a master's degree at PPGCom-UFPE, she has previously contributed to the Sessão Aberta blog (2019-2021) and Cinética magazine (2021). Lorenna has also served as a programmer for FestCurtas BH (2021; 2022; 2023) and Janela de Cinema (2022; 2023). Additionally, she teaches courses on film criticism, curation, and Brazilian cinema. In 2023, she participated in the Berlinale Talents program and the RAW/Arché artistic residency organized by Doclisboa and the Márgenes Festival.
Marcus Mello
Marcus Mello is a programmer, researcher, and film critic, and one of the editors of "Teorema" magazine, one of Brazil's oldest film magazines. Since the 1990s, he has worked in the Porto Alegre Culture Secretariat, where he first encountered the work of Odilon Lopez, whom he personally met in 1995. Throughout the years, Marcus has been involved in various initiatives aimed at promoting and preserving the film "Um é Pouco, Dois é Bom" (1970), leading up to the eagerly awaited digital restoration project for the film. As a member of ABPA and ABRACCINE, Marcus has been a part of the team at Cinemateca Capitólio since 2015, contributing to activities related to event production, programming, archive management, and promotion.
Vanessa Lopez
Vanessa Lopez is a journalist and human resources specialist, serving as a civil servant at the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio Grande do Sul since 2007. In 2009, she co-organized the four-volume compilation "The National Security Dictatorship in Rio Grande do Sul 1964 – 1985: History and Memory", edited in partnership with the Legislative Assembly of RS and the Institute of Philosophy and Human Sciences of UFRGS. During the 1990s and early 2000s, she worked as a reporter for the newspapers Zero Hora and Diário Gaúcho, part of the RBS Group, in Porto Alegre. She is the daughter of Odilon Lopez and, along with her brother, Juliano Lopez, she is dedicated to preserving and disseminating her father's work.
