A BATALHA DA RUA MARIA ANTÔNIA (THE BATTLE)

In the summer of 1968, left-wing students occupied the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of São Paulo as a form of protest against the new military dictatorship. In October, the protest turned violent when right-wing students and a paramilitary, anti-communist mob attacked the students and shot a teenager. In virtuously choreographed sequences on black-and-white 16mm film, Vera Egito creates a captivating insight into these tense days. With precise movements, the camera acts like an additional protagonist and serves as a critical spirit of student resistance.