About the Film
WHY DONATE?
Well, in the first place, contributions will
directly help to finish the post-production of
the film and help to launch distribution of this
film that so many people have expressed an
interest in seeing.
Help to support independent filmmaking.
Projects like this are possible because of the
support and generosity of people like you!
All contributions are tax-deductible. Donors
of $500+ will be listed in the films credits.
As a further commitment, we have committed
to donating a share of the profits to a charity
established to assist with the financial
support of the older masters and their
families.
Set in Bahia, Brazil and driven by
these two charismatic
but contrasting characters, the
captivating documentary
strives to find the contemporary
relevance of capoeira,
the “dance-fight game” that symbolized
the struggle for
freedom.
The film addresses a number of critical
issues including
the passing of tradition, the
exploitation of culture and
Brazil's conflicted relationship with its
own Afro-Brazilian
heritage.
Gerson, a 79 year-old capoeira master
is imprisoned as a result of the
Brazilian government’s
official persecution of the art-form. He
struggles to
reconcile his experience of ostracism
with capoeira’s
current popularity.
Ciro Lima, a younger capoeira master
represents
a powerful, mobilizing force for
effecting change.
Capoeira is his weapon for fighting the
forced
gentrification which is taking place in
the centre
of Salvador.