My new documentary feature-film “Iron Society – The Structure of Things” premiered on September 5th in São Paulo and Belo Horizonte cinemas. The film analyses the criminal tragedies of Mariana and Brumadinho, revealing the deep connection between mining companies and public authorities in the state of Minas Gerais. Based on the visionary poem “The World Machine” (1951), by the great Minas Gerais poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade, and testimonies from contemporary thinkers and activists, the documentary delves deep into the dark history of iron ore mining in Brazil and its connections with so called Globalization, with the current model of extreme consumerism and global exploitation, exposing a complex and wide panorama of events that underlies transnational corporate capitalism. During the whole week, the documentary had very good reviews in Brazilian online magazines and newspapers.
On the first exhibition day at Espaço Augusta, in São Paulo, we were honoured to receive a very importat guest: writer José Miguel Wisnik, whose contribution to the film is huge and central to the narrative. After reading his book “Maquinação do Mundo: Drummond e a Mineração” I had the insight to unfold my documentary main storyline.
With us on the picture is Eduardo Gripa, the film’s editor, who had a fantastic creative input. A big ‘thank you’ to the great Professor for making this a memorable night!