Neojiba: Music That Changes Lives

  • Neojiba: Music That Changes Lives
Genre : Drama
Type : Documentary
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Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2020
Format : Feature
Running time : 80 (in minutes)

The film shows the daily lives of young people who are part of Neojiba, one of the most successful social integration programs in Brazil, before and during the European tour held in 2018. The documentary reveals the difficulties and achievements of the members of the Orquestra Juvenil da Bahia (Youth Orchestra from Bahia), formed mostly by young people in situations of social vulnerability, whose conductor is Ricardo Castro. The documentary focuses on the changes that instrumental practice promotes in the lives of these young people and how it impacts their environment.



Film by Sergio Machado & George Walker Torres selected for the Toronto Black Film Festival 2021 online

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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