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Independent Roads
Independent Roads Official Poster
Theatrical release poster
PortugueseTrilhos Independentes
Directed byLucas Estevan Soares
Written byLucas Estevan Soares
Produced byLucas Estevan Soares
StarringSee Cast
CinematographyLucas Estevan Soares
Edited byLucas Estevan Soares, Chris Emmanuel "Manni" Smith, Bruno Rodrigues
Production
company
LS Films
Distributed byInternational House of Cinema (IHC)
Running time
47 minutes
CountryBrazil
LanguagesEnglish, Portuguese, Japanese, German, Spanish, Tagalog

Independent Roads (Portuguese: Trilhos Independentes, lit. '"Independent Paths"') is a 2012 Brazilian drama film written and directed by Lucas Estevan Soares. It brings together seven stories that show the diverse faces of what it means to exist as a human being.

Plot[edit]

In 2011 Lucas Estevan Soares, a 21-year-old filmmaker decides to embark on the craziest journey of his life. All by himself, with a micro budget and only one camera he travels through 27 countries capturing moments and creating stories. This endeavor generated the exhibit of 7 short films called Independent Roads.[1]

Cast[edit]

Short film Starring
Absence of Us Louise D’Tuani, Marcelo Cavalcanti
The Airport Date Giordanna Forte, Roberto Birindelli
Passports and Dreams Jochen Matschke, Max Dern, Camila Leccioli, Lucas Estevan Soares, Arisa Nanase, Winston Cardona, Dhyana Ibarra, Ibi Ibarra, Hiroki Ohori, Jeremy Hatcher, Jeff Grace.
Ends Meat Edgar Díaz
From a New Fernando to Brazil Fernando Renny de Oliveira
Allegories of Us Lucas Estevan Soares
Bojou Arisa Nanasi, Eiji Leon Lee

Production[edit]

Main article: Lucas Estevan Soares

The project Independent Roads, at the beginning called the project "De Cabeça no Mundo",[2] was produced and released in the first half of 2012 by Soares through LS Filmes,[3] his filmmaking company that in October of the same year became the International House of Cinema (IHC).[a]

Financed with own resources, it was assembled with the junction of 7 of the 10 films made by Soares in several countries between 2010 and 2011 (Absence of Us, Terminal 2 – later renamed as The Airport Date, Passports and Dreams, Ends Meat, From a New Fernando to Brazil, Allegories of Us and Bojou).[5]

Release[edit]

Independent Roads was exhibited and debated[6] throughout 2012 and 2013 at the following festivals:[1]

Short films[edit]

Absence of Us[5]

  • Storyline: “Shot in 2010 in Rio de Janeiro, Absence of Us presents a deep reflection about mental health. The search for unanswered questions can have serious consequences, especially for vulnerable people. Absence of love or existential doubt is capable of taking any person out of control."[14]
  • Year: 2012.
  • Country: Brazil.
  • Runtime: 6 min.
  • Gender: drama.
  • Language: Portuguese.
  • Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2010).
  • Director: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Screenwriter: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Producer: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Executive producer: Milton Soares.
  • Cast: Louise D’Tuani,[15] Marcelo Cavalcanti.
  • Cinematography: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Editing: Lucas Estevan Soares.

The Airport Date[5]

  • Storyline: “An unforeseen delay creates an unexpected encounter. Two strangers share a brief moment at the airport and maybe something more ...”[16]
  • Year: 2012.
  • Country: Brazil.
  • Runtime: 3 min 41 s.
  • Original title: Terminal 2.
  • Gender: drama.
  • Language: Portuguese.
  • Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2010).
  • Director: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Screenwriter: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Producer: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Executive producer: Milton Soares.
  • Cast: Giordanna Forte, Roberto Birindelli.[17]
  • Cinematography: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Editing: Lucas Estevan Soares, Chris Emmanuel "Manni" Smith.

Passports and Dreams[5]

  • Storyline: “An experimental art piece about acting in Los Angeles, United States. A young student project meditation made by people from all over the world. Japan, Brazil, US, Germany and Mexico. Passports and Dreams shares a common goal from dreamers around the globe about their aim to become someone.”[18]
  • Year: 2012.
  • Country: United States.
  • Runtime: 12 min.
  • Gender: drama.
  • Language: English, German, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish.
  • Location: Los Angeles, USA (2011).
  • Director: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Screenwriter: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Producer: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Executive producer: Milton Soares.
  • Cast: Jochen Matschke, Max Dern, Camila Leccioli,[3] Lucas Estevan Soares, Arisa Nanase, Winston Cardona, Dhyana Ibarra, Ibi Ibarra, Hiroki Ohori, Jeremy Hatcher, Jeff Grace.
  • Cinematography: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Editing: Lucas Estevan Soares, Chris Emmanuel "Manni" Smith.

Ends Meat[5]

  • Storyline: “Since 1995 the consumption of canine meat in the city of Manila in the Philippines has been declared illegal. However, a man must decide between right and wrong to survive and be able to support his family."[19]
  • Year: 2012.
  • Country: Philippines.
  • Runtime: 6 min.
  • Gender: drama.
  • Language: Tagalog, English.
  • Location: Manila, Philippines (2011).
  • Director: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Screenwriter: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Producer: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Executive producer: Milton Soares.
  • Cast: Edgar Díaz.
  • Cinematography: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Editing: Chris Emmanuel "Manni" Smith.

From a New Fernando to Brazil[5][20]

  • Storyline: “Shot in 2011 in the Phi Phi Islands, Thailand, this documentary is about the life of Fernando Renny de Oliveira. A guy who did what everyone dreams about doing but never had the courage. He left his 9-5 job to travel the world by himself as a craftsman."[21]
  • Year: 2012.
  • Country: Thailand.
  • Runtime: 11 min.
  • Gender: documentary.
  • Language: Portuguese.
  • Location: Phi Phi Islands, Thailand (2011).
  • Director: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Screenwriter: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Producer: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Executive producer: Milton Soares.
  • Cast: Fernando Renny de Oliveira.
  • Cinematography: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Editing: Bruno Rodrigues.

Allegories of Us[5]

  • Storyline: “Allegories of Us presents metaphors of human emotions through allegories. The acting technique of the Balinese masks complements the performance and the narrative. Shot in Melbourne, Australia in 2011 this short film integrates the project Independent Roads."[22]
  • Year: 2012.
  • Country: Australia.
  • Runtime: 6 min 49 s.
  • Gender: drama.
  • Language: English.
  • Location: Melbourne, Australia (2011).
  • Director: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Screenwriter: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Producer: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Executive producer: Milton Soares.
  • Cast: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Cinematography: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Editing: Bruno Rodrigues.

Bojou[5]

  • Storyline: “Bojou, which in Japanese means love, is a short film produced and shot in 2011 in the city of Nagoya. The story is about a couple who, even after death, kept their love alive, as if the sea wave led that love eternally. The idea of the screenplay is to bring a message of hope after the sadness that dominated Japan after the tsunami event in 2010."[23]
  • Year: 2012.
  • Country: Japan.
  • Runtime: 6 min 12 s.
  • Gender: drama.
  • Language: Japanese.
  • Location: Nagoya, Japan (2011).
  • Director: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Screenwriter: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Producer: Lucas Estevan Soares, Arisa Nanasi, Eiji Leon Lee.
  • Executive producer: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Cast: Arisa Nanasi, Eiji Leon Lee.
  • Cinematography: Lucas Estevan Soares.
  • Editing: Bruno Rodrigues.

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ International House of Cinema (IHC) is an audiovisual production company founded in Curitiba (October 2012) by Lucas Estevan Soares. In 2017, with Rhaissa Gonçalves, established the second unit in Miami (USA).[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b International House of Cinema (IHC). "Independent Roads". International House of Cinema. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  2. ^ Lang, Carlos (1 August 2012). "Entrevista com Luccas Soares" [Interview with Luccas Soares]. Zapata Filmes (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  3. ^ a b Camilla Lecciolli. "Camilla Lecciolli". Camilla Lecciolli. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  4. ^ Redação (16 May 2022). "Coração de Neon" [Neon Heart]. Guia Olá SP (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (22 March 2013). "12a Mostra do Filme Livre (MFL 2013)" (PDF). Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b Galmarini, Miguel (19 July 2013). "Director brasilero destacó las políticas que tiene Argentina en relación al cine independiente" [Brazilian film director highlighted Argentina’s policies regarding independent cinema]. Missiones Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  7. ^ Resende, Tiago (7 September 2012). "Arouca Film Festival 2012: Selecção Oficial" [Arouca Film Festival 2012: Official Lineup]. Cinema Sétima Arte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  8. ^ Prefeitura de Curitiba (3 November 2012). "Guia Curitiba Apresenta Corrente Cultural e Virada Cultural" [Curitiba Guide Presents "Corrente Cultural" and "Virada Cultural"] (PDF). Prefeitura de Curitiba (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  9. ^ Sala de Imprensa Itaipu Binacional (28 November 2012). "Festival Curta Iguassu começa nesta quinta-feira (29)" [Curta Iguassu Festival starts this Thursday (29)]. Itaipu Binacional (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  10. ^ Click Foz do Iguaçu (6 November 2012). "Inscrições para o festival Curta Iguassu seguem até dia 10 de novembro" [Registration for the Curta Iguassu festival continues until November 10]. Click Foz do Iguaçu (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  11. ^ ATV (11 April 2012). "Café c/Filmes – Trilhos Independentes" [Café com Filmes Festival – Independent Roads]. ATV (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  12. ^ Admin eMM (24 April 2013). "PROGRAM FESTIVAL – TRES COURTS – Incepe maratonul filmelor foarte scurte, in Baia Mare si la Sighetu Marmatiei" [PROGRAM FESTIVAL – TRES COURTS – The marathon of very short films begins, in Baia Mare and Sighetu Marmatiei]. eMaramures (in Romanian). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  13. ^ France Diplomatie (30 April 2013). "PROGRAM FESTIVAL – TRES COURTS – Festival de Los Muy Cortos" [PROGRAM FESTIVAL – TRES COURTS – Short Films Festival] (PDF). France Diplomatie (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Absence of Us". IMDb. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  15. ^ Martz, Priscila (22 September 2016). "Louise D'Tuani é escalada para o elenco da novela "Rock Story"" [Louise D'Tuani is cast in the telenovela "Rock Story".]. Notícias de TV (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  16. ^ "The Airport Date". IMDb. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  17. ^ Cursino, Andrea (15 August 2019). "Cinema Para Sempre conversa com o ator Roberto Birindelli" [Cinema Para Sempre talks with actor Roberto Birindelli]. Cinema Para Sempre (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Passports and Dreams". IMDb. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  19. ^ "Ends Meat". IMDb. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  20. ^ Toti, Taís (14 November 2016). "Em "Um Novo Fernando para o Brasil", a liberdade está ao nosso alcance" [In "From a New Fernando to Brazil", freedom is within our reach]. VICE Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  21. ^ "From a New Fernando to Brazil". IMDb. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  22. ^ "Allegories of Us". IMDb. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  23. ^ "Bojou". IMDb. Retrieved 13 May 2023.

External links[edit]

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