‘Only Together – You can change. It’s just getting started’ tells stories created by women
A Volunteer Partners launched the documentary with 3 stories created by women and the Rede Postinho project is one of them.
The actress Leticia Spiller she has sponsored the initiative since 2014. The multifunctional room for group work (second floor) was built in 2017 and is named after her.
From the beginning, the artist, who is engaged in women’s defense causes, participated in events and campaigns aimed at institutionally strengthening the NGO and increasing the impact of the PPG on women.
ABOUT THE STORY
The psychologist from Rio Julia Rangel he grew up in Leblon, from where he could see, through the window of his house, the communities of Pavão, Pavãozinho and Cantagalo, in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. It was at Rede Postinho, (OSC that promotes preventive health to women, through interdisciplinary care and guidance), that she found the opportunity to do volunteer work.
With the aim of stimulating and broadly covering the culture of volunteering, the NGO Parceiros Voluntários launches the documentary “Só Juntos – Dá pra change. It’s just getting started”, premiered for guests on International Women’s Day – March 8 – in the auditorium of the TozziniFreire office, in São Paulo, and then will follow a schedule of screenings in the communities portrayed by the film and also in Porto Alegre. It will soon be available online for free permanent exhibition.
Over 26 years, the actions promoted by the NGO Parceiros Voluntários (PV) mobilized more than 650 thousand people, qualified more than 21 thousand social leaders and benefited more than 8.8 million people.
Although Brazil has an active and robust volunteering culture (according to a 2021 Datafolha survey, the country has 57 million volunteers), the potential impact of volunteering extends beyond the work itself. Education and awareness of society are essential to support practical voluntary actions, towards long-lasting and sustainable projects.
“Only Together – You can change. Just get started”
The 58-minute documentary produced by Parceiro Voluntários is directed by Juliano Ambrosini and brings the stories of three leaders of Civil Society Organizations based in Rio de Janeiro, community of Pavão, Pavãozinho and Cantagalo; in Osasco, São Paulo; and a community in the neighborhood of Bom Jesus, in Porto Alegre, all revealing in a natural and sensitive way the nuances and impacts of volunteering. The small team of this documentary managed an impeccable production to accompany each of the characters for a week, bringing to the public the stories in diary format with testimonies that move the scope of the transforming actions.
“We worked with an attractive and intimate narrative in order to bring the public closer to our characters. In this sense, we resorted to the techniques of the two great schools of documentary: direct cinema and true cinema”, told Ambrosini.
“Among so many inspiring examples over these 26 years of PV’s activities, the selection process was not easy. Finally, we identified people who represent different profiles and communities.”completed Daniel SantoroChairman of the Board of Directors of Parceiros Voluntários.
For the superintendent of PV, José Alfredo Nahas, “with the documentary we want other people to wake up to a citizen attitude. After all, only together can we build a better world”.
The production was supported by the Rouanet Law, and supported by the Ministry of Tourism / Special Secretariat for Culture, Gerdau and Brinks.
Two other central characters report moving actions:
Gilma Rossafa – Gilma Rossafa – Mother of Camila Rossafa, a young victim of urban violence murdered at age 16 in Osasco/SP, Gilma founded the Camila Association in Defense and Valorization of Life, acting in defense of rights and social justice, promoting the Culture of Peace. After the incident, Gilma from Bahia, who was already actively participating in voluntary actions, went back to school and graduated in Social Work, thus strengthening public policies and participation in social control.
Henrique Medeiros – Grandson of Marli Medeiros, feminist leader in Vila Pinto, Henrique literally grew up inside the Environmental Education Center (CEA), an NGO that comprises the Vila Pinto Screening Center, the Marli Medeiros Cultural Center and the Vovó Belinha School, located in the neighborhood Bom Jesus in Porto Alegre/RS. Like his grandmother, he believes in recycling as an income generator and an opportunity for emancipation, especially for women.
About the NGO Volunteer Partners
Parceiros Voluntários is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), non-profit and non-partisan, created 26 years ago, which articulates transformation agents and co-creates solutions to strengthen the social web on several fronts. Its actions and projects, in partnership with several organizations, have already benefited more than 8.8 million people in Brazil. PV is endorsed by organizations such as Unesco and the United Nations.
Daniel Santoro has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Parceiros Voluntários since April 2020.
Learn more about Volunteer Partners:
www.parceirosvoluntarios.org.br.
Instagram: @ongparceirosvoluntarios
https://www.facebook.com/parceirosvoluntarios
Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/company/parceiros-voluntarios-ong
From March 21 – Public release (free permanent display):
“Only Together – You can change. Just get started”
Channels:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@sojuntosofilme
Instagram: @sojuntosofilme
DATASHEET
Production team:
Juliano Ambrosini – direction, screenplay and finishing
Nando Rossa – executive production and aerial footage
Ricardo Ara – direction of photography, script and colorization
Tyrell Spencer – Editing and Screenplay
Nara Sonallio – research and production
Cleverton Borges – direct-sound
João Paulo Brutto de Pinto – signature
Ricardo Kroeff – script assistance
Pedro Ambrosini – technical assistance
Deise Campos – financial assistance
UFO Universal Accessibility – accessibility production
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