Film Archive

Barbers

Documentary Films - Competition 2012 / Barbeiros / Brazil 2012

This skillfully compiled cinematic portrait from a Brazilian filmmaking duo features experienced barbers from São Paulo who initiate us into the mysteries of their traditional craft. Unfortunately, its social dimension and even its very existence are gradually disappearing.

Synopsis

In 1970 Brazil’s barbers represented a full 53% of the public services workforce. By 2001 that number had dropped to 4%. Prior to that time, barbershops served the men of Brazil as more than just a means of sprucing up; they were also regular meeting places where conversation flowed easily. Skillfully compiled by a pair of Brazilian filmmakers, this cinematic portrait features several experienced barbers from São Paulo who initiate us into the mysteries of their traditional craft. Regrettably, the barbershop, its social dimension and even its very existence, are fading away.

About the film

16 min / Color, HD CAM
International premiere
Director Luiz Ferraz, Guilherme Aguilar / Screenplay Luiz Ferraz, Guilherme Aguilar / Dir. of Photography Eduardo Piagge / Editor Fernando Honesko / Producer Gal Buitoni, Carol Scalice / Production Olé Produções / Contact Olé Produções
www: www.barbeiros.com

About the director

Luiz Ferraz cooperates on the development and direction of audiovisual projects, documentaries, and dramatic films. Selected filmography: Barbers (2012), Which Group Are They? (2012), Razor’s Time (2012), and The Father’s Goal (2012). Guilherme Aguilar is screenwriter and director of films, tv projects and internet content in São Paulo, Brazil. Selected filmography: Barbers (2012), O Carro do Ano (2011), Bodas de Plata (2007), Claudia Calling (2006), Recortes (2005).

Contacts

Olé Produções
Rua Daniel Cardoso, 109 - Vila Anglo-Brasileira, 05028-090, Sao Paolo
Brazil
Phone: +55 113 872 173 9
E-mail: [email protected]

Guests

Luiz Ferraz
Film Director, Film Director

Guilherme Aguilar
Film Director