THE CLONE OF GOD
Direção: Daniell Abrew
(2015, 127′, Sci-fi, Icapuí/CE)
In the year 3001, at the age of 33, the clone of Jesus Christ is challenged by the religious and scientific community of Planet Earth. Five governments plot his death: America, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania. Will the clone of God survive? Inspired by the book of the same name by Jonas Luis DA SILVA, from Icapuí.
THE LEGEND OF THE BUTT-CUTTER
Direção: Camilo Vidal
(2016, 22′, Doc-Fic, Fortaleza/CE)
Based on a fact that captured the attention of Fortaleza residents, the press, and law enforcement: the actions of the “José Walter maniac,” also known as “cortabunda,” the film chronicles what happened in the mid-1980s in the Prefeito José Walter neighborhood. Print and television reports were collected, as well as testimonies from victims and those who experienced various attacks.
ANONYMOUS CITY
Direção: Daniell Abrew
(2017, 95′, Sci-fi, Fortaleza/CE)
In the mid-1980s, the Prefeito José Walter housing complex was gripped by fear after being attacked by a maniac who cut off women’s buttocks. The film tells the story of a retired military police officer who must travel back in time to capture the person responsible for a new wave of crimes with the same modus operandi.
THE SEA DRAGON
Direção: Daniell Abrew
(2023, 214′, Drama, Icapuí/CE)
The life and death story of Francisco José do Nascimento; the Sea Dragon, or Chico da Matilde, as he was known. In the 19th century, along with his companions, he prevented the slave trade on the beaches of Ceará. Keeping watch, he would locate any vessel entering the port and sail his raft, the Liberator, to announce the cessation of the slave trade in the state. History has recorded his literary cry.
WHERE THE BRAVE ARE BORN
Direção: Daniell Abrew
(2017, 85′, Nordestern, Quixeramobim/CE)
Mumbaca, a former soldier in a flying force who became a bandit in the late 19th century, far removed from the crime and violence that was spreading throughout the Northeast, has his wife cruelly murdered by the infamous bandit Alfinete. Lost in the inhospitable forests of the sertão and separated by their profession, the two wage a private battle as they face the harsh elements of nature and the limits of survival.
HOW THE BRAVE LIVE
Direção: Daniell Abrew
(2020, 88′, Nordestern, Palmácia/CE)
After years incarcerated and acting in an intriguing escape from the Flying Force, the former police soldier Mumbaca and the bandit Alfinete, unite to confront a spiral of situations that venture bandits from the four corners of the Northeast in search of revenge, where everyone will be lured into a trap devised by a new enemy: the infamous Goteiro.
WHEN THE BRAVE DIE
Direção: Daniell Abrew
(2021, 92′, Nordestern, Caridade/CE)
To avoid a death sentence, gunslinger Mumbaca and bandit Alfinete are forced to team up with a volante of soldiers and a group of renegades to capture bandits who have been spreading terror and cruelty throughout the Northeast. When they reach the gang’s last remaining location, the group discovers they are being hunted by a single man.
SAVIOR OF VALLEY
Direção: Daniell Abrew
(2022, 120′, Nordestern, Sertão de Canindé/CE)
Inspired by the literary work “The Sacred Dawn of the Wanderers,” the film is based on real events from 1926. A fugitive from the Juazeiro Sedition, Salvador do Vale, known as “the mystical bandit,” leads his life as a penitent in the Sertão de Canindé, incognito and far from violence. When unscrupulous soldiers—deserters from the Prestes Column—begin to torment a humble family at the behest of an excommunicated priest, Salvador is forced to join forces with Lampião’s gang to bring justice.
IRACEMA
Direção: Daniell Abrew
(2022, 100′, Romance, Serra da Ibiapaba/CE)
A film adaptation of José de Alencar’s novel of the same name, Iracema, daughter of the Tabajaras, is promised to be the wife of the warrior chief Irapuã. Martim, a Portuguese man tasked with guarding the Ceará coast against foreign invasions, gets lost in the forest and ends up meeting Iracema. After a strong attraction develops, she confesses to Martim that she is no longer a virgin and that if she returns to her tribe, she will be killed.
Stage: Post-production – finalization.
IN THE CLOWN'S HAND
Direção: Daniell Abrew
(2023, 123′, Ação, Sertão Central/CE)
Augusto “Palhaço” is a notorious criminal from Ceará who, after leaving prison for a failed bank robbery, is invited to enter the organ trafficking market. His job is to kidnap a newborn, take him to a secluded hideout in the Sertão Central region, and await the arrival of the traffickers. When the gang is dismantled by the police, Augusto is assigned to care for the child for longer than expected.
Stage: Post-production – finalization.
EMCA 2023: Cinema and Audiovisual Economy and Market
A 320-hour course aimed to train and qualify audiovisual producers residing in the state of Ceará (with a primary focus on the marketing and production aspects of film and audiovisual production). The course, entirely free, was held in-person from March to June 2023 at Porto Iracema das Artes. It was organized by Toque de Midas Produções, co-organized by Palíndromo Produções, and sponsored by the Ceará State Department of Culture (Secultce), with support from Porto Iracema das Artes and the Federal University of Ceará.