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O barato de Iacanga (Taking Iacanga)
Taking Iacanga (O barato de Iacanga) reveals the story behind a legendary music festival held in Brazil in the 70's and 80's. The festival was the biggest hippie gathering in Brazil. It was considered our Woodstock. The film includes rare musical performances from many Brazilian artists, such as Gilberto Gil and João Gilberto. Available on Netflix Brasil and Canal Curta, the movie won the Jury Prize as Best Documentary at IN-EDIT Brasil (2019), the Publics Choice Prize at Arquivo em Cartaz (2019) and nominee for Best Documentary Feature at Grande Premio do Cinema Brasileiro (2020). Taking Iacanga also participated of several festivals: É Tudo Verdade - It's All True (Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro/Brazil), Bafici (Buenos Aires/Argentina), Seeyousound Music Film Festival (Turin/Italy), Chale Wote (Gana/Africa), Taoyuan Film Festival (Taiwan), Mimo (Amarante/Portugal and Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro/Brazil), IN-EDIT Barcelona, WOMEX (Finland 2019), Solidarity Tel Aviv Human Rights Film Festival (Israel), Mostra de Cinema de Ouro Preto (Ouro Preto/Brazil), Fest Aruanda (Joao Pessoa/Brazil).
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