Is It Worth It?

3 short films from People’s Palace Projects about artists working at the intersections of poverty, mental health and environmental catastrophe in Brazil. Films Include VALE (30 mins), Lady Anxiety (5 mins), and On My Feet (5 mins) followed by a discussion chaired by Rosie Hunter, PPP Executive Director.

VALE? (22 mins) - a film by Marcelo Barbosa and Paul Heritage

Through music, poetry and circus performances, five Brazilian artists talk about their grief, fears and hope four years after the Brumadinho Dam collapsed, killing 272 people. This film was produced as part of PPP's Roots of Resilience research project, with follow-on funding from AHRC to support impact from the research.

Lady Anxiety (5 mins)

On My Feet (5 mins)

These two shorts were produced as part of PPP's research project Building the Barricades, from 2018-22, funded by AHRC and ESRC.

Six young poets from Maré worked with Paul Heritage and Catherine Paskell in online creative writing workshops and produced Becos, an audio drama in four acts: a story about joy, opportunities, violence, racism and injustice, and the resilience built by poor Brazilian communities every day. These two short films showcase two poems which formed sections of the drama.