Screens Sunday, October 23, 5:30 pm
Fabricando Tom Zé
(Fabricating Tom-Zé)
Brazil / 2006 / 90 min
Director: Décio Matos Júnior
Producers: Eliane Ferreira, Omar Jundi, Matias Mariani, Décio Matos Júnior
Goiabada Productions, Spectra Mídia Producoes, Muiraquitã Filmes & Primo Filmes
Screenwriter: Décio Matos Júnior
Cinematographer: Lula Carvalho
Editor: Letícia Giffoni
Sound Design: Aloisio Compasso
Music: Tom Zé
Fabricating Tom Zé is a documentary that portrays the life and work of one of the most controversial Brazilian musicians, having as its backdrop Tom Zé's 2005 European Tour. The documentary mixes different video, film and animation formats in order to show a detailed vision of Tom Zé's personal musical universe, in which a guitar and a vacuum cleaner have the same melodic importance. In intimate interviews, he narrates different parts of his life and tells us about his musical debut in the early 60s, his downfall during the 70s and his 90s comeback. The film carries interviews with Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, David Byrne and others. Tom Zé, at his 70th anniversary, continues to produce highly original music.
Tomando como punto de partida la gira europea realizada por Tom Zé en el 2005, Fabricando Tom Zé narra la vida y obra de uno de los músicos brasileños más controvertidos. Mezclando distintos formatos audiovisuales nos muestra el amplio universo musical de Tom Zé, para quién una guitarra o una aspiradora tienen igual importancia melódica. Con entrevistas intimistas se narra la vida de Zé desde sus inicios en los años 60s, su caída en los 70s y su regreso en los 90s. Entre otras, hay entrevistas a Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, David Byrne. A sus 70 años, Tom Zé sigue produciendo música de gran originalidad.
Cast: Tom Zé, David Byrne, Gilberto Gil, Neusa Marthins, Caetano Veloso
Awards: Best Documentary -Popular Jury Award / Audience Award Best Documentary, Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, 2006; Audience Award Best Documentary, São Paulo International Film Festival, 2006
Film Language: Portuguese
Film Year: 2006
Run Time: 90 min