Director: Maya Da-Rin
Producer: Sandra Werneck
Screenplay: Christian Poveda
Cinematographer: Pedro Urano
Editor: Karen Akerman, Maya Da-Rin, Joaquim Castro
Music: Edson Secco
Principal Cast: Manoel Dias, Irene Ipuchima, Basilia Kumimarima

Three countries. Two towns. The forest. On the triple frontier of Brazil, Colombia and Peru, the twin towns of Letícia and Tabatinga form an urban island surrounded by the Amazon rain forest. Cut-off from the economic centres of the respective countries by the forest and the distance, this border is characterized by the constant transit of people and exchange of goods, the incessant sound of motorcycles and radios, the mixture of traditional and technological knowledge and the presence of diverse cultures and nationalities. Following the ordinary events and the constant come and go of people along the border, Terras portrays the presence and the influence of the frontier on the lives of its inhabitants.

 

Três fronteiras. Duas cidades. A floresta. Na fronteira tríplice entre Brasil, Colômbia e Peru, as Na fronteira tríplice entre Brasil, Colômbia e Peru, as cidades gêmeas Letícia e Tabatinga formam uma ilha urbana cercada pela imensa floresta amazônica. As delimitações territoriais são muitas vezes encobertas pela vegetação e as fronteiras se confundem nos corpos e rostos de seus moradores. Terras acompanha o ritmo deste lugar de encontro e passagem, aproximando-se do cotidiano de seus habitantes.

Maya Da-Rin was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1979 and holds a degree in Graphic Design from PUC/RJ. She has worked as a film director, editor and assistant director since 1997. Her work as a filmmaker includes the documentaries E agora José? and Margem, both awarded by the Itaú Cultural Institute. Her films were shown at several film festivals worldwide, such as the 63rd Film Festival Locarno, Switzerland; 19th Rencontres Cinémas d’Amérique Latine de Toulouse, France; 33rd Mostra de Cinema de São Paulo, Brazil; and the 29th Festival Del Nuevo Cine Latino Americano, Cuba. Terras is her first feature-length film and won the Cameras on Diversity Award at the Guadalajara Film Festival in 2010.

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