Baobab
Flowers
Direction of Photography Team
Easton Carter Angle [Director of Photography]
An aspiring cinematographer with a Bachelor’s degree in Film and Media Arts from Temple University. He has a concentration in Visual Anthropology and has traveled to India twice. His most recent trip was funded through a grant he was awarded to work on a documentary with professor Dr. Jayasinhji Jhala (Bapa) from Temple University. Currently Easton is working as a freelance filmmaker in Philadelphia.
Marco ZX [Graphic Designer]
Z refers to Zumbi and X Malcolm X. Born and raised in Sao Paulo. Marcos works as a graphic designer, illustrator and a comic artist. His graphics were featured for the brand Cresposim; also in Akins Kinte and Elizanda Souza's poem book Punga; as well as in the erotic book Incorporos, by Akins Kinte and Nina Silva. He created an institutional HQ for the German company Pferd. His work illustrates the cover of the following documentaries: CinEdu, Zeca o Poeta da Casa Verde, Nosotros Afroperuanos and Baobab Flowers.
Tomires Ribeiro [Director of Photography]
Tomires Ribeiro has extensive experience as Director of Photography, Still Photographer and Cinematographer. After studying Film in L.A. he came back to Brazil and has been working in films, publicity and television.
Renato Candido [Director of Photography]
Holds a B.A in Audio-Visual and a M.A in Communication from ECA/USP. An award-winning filmmaker with works focused on black identity and popular culture. Among his main productions is the feature film Menina Mulher da Pele Preta and the short Jennifer. One of the writers of TV Series Pedro e Bianca, winner of the Prix Jeunesse Iberoamericano 2013 Emmy Kids Awards 2013 and Prix Jeunesse International 2014.
Collaborating Artists
TIMBALONA [Music]
Percussion collective focusing on folklore and popular music from the Caribbean and Latin America. TIMBALONA was established in the year 2010 by professional percussionists from South America, Andrés Cisneros from Venezuela and Christian Noguera from Argentina. They continue to spread their mission of unity, community building, and cultural exchanges through their music.
Cleonice Fonseca [Dancer]
Cleonice Fonseca is a dancer originally from Salvador, Bahia in Brazil, specialized in African dance and Brazilian folklore. In Brazil, Cleonice was a member of SESC Dance Group for ten years, traveling nationally and internationally. In Philadelphia since 2014, Cleonice teaches Afro Brazilian dance workshops, performs with Ologunde and Alo Brazil and teaches at an arts education program coordinated by educator Howard Tucker. Cleonice and Tucker also are the creators and producers of the SERGIO: The Underground Sessions a show that mixes music, dance and poetry.
Quynh Le [Assistant Camera]
Quynh is a multi-talented filmmaker with experience in all departments on set. While working on her Cinematography degree at Temple University, she has worked on multiple projects such as commercials, short films, and documentaries. Among the many projects she's on, Quynh serves as the production designer and a camera operator for the upcoming webseries "The Petty Chronicles."
Lucas Cirillo [Musician Original Soundtrack]
Lucas Cirillo is a professional harp player, arranger and composer with experience In audio-visual (development of projects, co-direction of the digital platform Dominguinhos + and over 50 mindocs for naturamusical). He develops tracks for TV and film. His most recent work is the soundtrack of the award-winning documentary about Transpatagônia by Cauê Steinberg (available on netflix).
Giovani di Ganza [Musician, Original Soundtrack]
Giovani Di Ganzá, Brazilian musician originally from Sao Paulo works professionally with track composition for scenic groups engaged in sound exploration of the different architectures of Afro-Brazilian musicality, the jobs that have a common cultural loop resistance and borders breaks. In the theater area, acts as interpreter musician and / or musical director of several theater companies of which are: the frizzy, Clario group, Bartolomeu Core testimonials and urban doves.
Kayla Watkins [Assistant Camera]
Felipe Miranda [Sound Operator]
Bianca Santos [Editor Assistant]
Victoria Moreira [Editor Assistant]
SUPPORT
Oxalá Produções. Wallas Pena. Jefferson Santos, Macca Ramos, Rogério Pixote, Renato Sakata (VIATVCINEMA).