"HOME INVADER", 2021 - DOCUMENTARY

"HOME INVADER is a short film celebrating the 113th anniversary of Japanese immigration to Brazil. Under Jun Sawada's ironic perspective, the production relies on historical facts and personal experiences to trace racial prejudice and xenophobia present in the life of a yellow Brazillian man.

The short film reveals such issues as molders of a loss of cultural identity and a lack of the feeling of belonging to Brazil. Produced to reach a global audience, the film is dubbed in Portuguese but has subtitles in American English.

"HOME INVADER" has been screened to 1364 people in Instituto Federal Catarinense's Digital Art Exhibition.

"IT IS DARK, YET, I SING", 2021 - DOCUMENTARY

The film's concept follows the ideas of Brazilian poet Thiago de Mello in his book "Faz escuro mas eu canto" (1965). The idea that one must sing in the dark emerged from the period of the Brazilian military dictatorship in which Thiago was in jail but remained hopeful for better days.

Many people suffered from fear, loneliness, and anxiety during the global Coronavirus pandemic. These periods may be called "times of darkness." In which a person finds herself in a vulnerable state.

"It Is Dark, Yet I Sign" is a production that emphasizes the loud power music has to help people endure moments of darkness, focusing on people whose voices are often unheard.

This production had a live audience premiere to +50 people at Brazil Soka School's Culture and Art event.

"BACK TO THE GAME", 2021 - MUSIC VIDEO

"Back To The Game" is part of a series of audiovisual institutional productions made to advertise Brazil Soka School's sports competition event.

This video clip follows the "mandrake aesthetics", while the music mixes the genres of Brazilian FUNK and Brazilian RAP. Both of these artistic decisions were made to value marginalized yet powerful cultural aspects of Brazil.

This production highlights the fun and energetic mood that was being marketed for the event, featuring the singer Ms. Kamado and Rappers Neosaldina and Vektor.

The music clip has been played 900 times on Youtube.

"INTERCLASSES", 2021 - PROMOTIONAL INSTITUTIONAL VIDEO

"INTERCLASSES" is part of a series of institutional audiovisual productions advertising Brazil Soka School's sports competition event.

The video highlights the available sports in the school competition, aiming to increase the event's excitement and incentivize students to participate in the modalities.

The music clip has been played 364 times on Youtube.

PLEASE NOTE THAT:

This video was produced with a smartphone. Due to the high amount of takes, the device ran out of storage. As a solution for certain shots, I borrowed a Professional Digital Camera from a friend. However, as I have never operated such equipment, there are out-of-focus scenes.