Brick by Brick (Tijolo por tijolo)
Screenings
In Ibura, on the outskirts of Recife, Cris lost her job at the beginning of the Covid pandemic, as well as the house she lived in with three small children, due to the risk of collapse. Pregnant with her fourth child and trying to get a tubal ligation, she works as a digital influencer while trying to rebuild her house and restructure her life.
Directors Spotlight
Victória Álvares
Director
Victoria Álvares directed BLOCK (76′, 2018, Sheffield Doc/Fest), BRICK BY BRICK (103′, 2024, Olhar de Cinema), BLACK PEARL (52′, 2018, France Ô), FRONTIÈRE DE LA DISCORDE (26′, 2018, ARTE), ROOTS (52′, 2017, TV Brasil) and the series BORDERS (5×26´, 2024, TV Brasil). Currently, she is developing the feature documentary PULSE.
Quentin Delaroche
Director
Quentin Delaroche directed BLOCK (76′, 2018, Sheffield Doc/Fest), BRICK BY BRICK (103′, 2024, Olhar de Cinema), CAMOCIM (75’, 2017, Festival de Málaga), MARIE, DOMPTEUSE DE CRABE (53’, 2016, FR3) and NOMAD’S LAND (52’, 2014). Currently, he is developing the feature documentary PULSE.
- Year 2024
- Runtime 103 minutes
- Country Brazil
- Language Portuguese
- Director Victória Álvares & Quentin Delaroche
- Producer Quentin Delaroche, Victória Álvares
- Executive Producer Adonis Liranza, Danielle Valentim, Dora Amorim, Julia Machado
- Cinematographer Quentin Delaroche, Victória Álvares
- Editor Quentin Delaroche
- Composer Jarbas Bittencourt
- Sound Design Nicolau Domingues
- Music Jarbas Bittencourt
- Premiere North America
