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WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM IGNORANCE?

A QUEM INTERESSA A IGNORANCIA?

By Alexandre CARVALHO

FRAIHA PRODUCOES - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2017

Three youths recent graduates of Brazilian universities - thanks to affirmative action policies - travel around Brazil looking for the best and the worst public schools, challenging politicians and reflecting the reasons for inequality in Brazil and propose a more inclusive, humane education.

- Year of production
- 2017
- Genres
- Documentary
- Countries
- BRAZIL
- Languages
- BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE
- Budget
- 0.6 - 1 M$
- Duration
- 90 mn
- Director(s)
- Alexandre CARVALHO
- Producer(s)
- Silvia FRAIHA (FRAIHA PRODUCOES)
- Synopsis
- Samara (a teacher), Renan (an engineer) and Lola (a journalist) are three youths recent graduates of Brazilian universities, thanks to affirmative action policies. They are exceptions in a country where less than 17% of the population completes higher education. They travel around the country looking for both the best and the worst public schools. They also challenge politicians of different parties in the Federal District, including former representative Jair Bolsonaro, currently the President of Brazil. They reflect upon the neglect of education, the reasons for inequality in Brazil and propose a more inclusive, humane education.