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On Football

O Futebol

Spain | 2015, 68 min.

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Festival edition: 2015

Section: Documentary Competition

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The 2014 FIFA World Cup was held in Brazil. Sergio returned to his hometown, Sao Paulo, for the occasion. He hasn't been here for over twenty years and is hoping to watch the games with the father he hasn't seen for so long. He remembers how they shared their passion for football when he was a kid. Sergio thinks it's a good excuse for a father-son reunion and an excellent theme for a film. But as the days go by, their relationship starts to wander into unknown territory and their watching the games together turns into a dangerous ritual… A surprising documentary balancing between reportage and personal vivisection.

Director(-s): Sergio Oksman

Spanish documentary filmmaker. Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 1970. He studied journalism in Sao Paulo and film in New York. He has been living and working in Madrid since 1999. He has been running the production company Dok Films since 2000. He has made numerous short and feature documentaries which have been screened at many international festivals. He twice won awards at the Warsaw Film Festival: for the short films 'Notes on the Other' in 2009 and 'A Story for the Modlins' in 2012. He is a professor specializing in documentary film at the ECAM film school. 'On Football' is his latest documentary and premiered at the Locarno festival.

Director's filmography

2015 O futebol / On Football (dok.)
2012 A Story for the Modlins (kr.m.)
2009 Notes on the Other (kr.m.)
2006 Goodbye, America (dok.)
2005 A Esteticista (dok.)
2001 Restos de noche (dok.)
2000 Aznar-Almunia: Diario de campana (dok.)
2000 Voto blanco (dok.)
1997 Ronaldo: Manual de Vôo (dok.)
1996 Irmaos de Navio (dok.)

Cast & Crew

Screenwriter: Sergio Oksman, Carlos Muguiro

Producer: Guadalupe Balaguer, Sergio Oksman

Editor: Sergio Oksman, Carlos Muguiro

DOP: André Brandao

Cast: Simao Oksman, Sergio Oksman, Ailton Braga

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Dok Films (Production Company)

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