CROSSROADS
Original Title: Atravessa a Vida
Director: João Henrique Vieira da Silva Jardim
Documentary / 83min / 2020
Portuguese with English Subtitles
While a group of high school seniors from an impoverished area of Brazil prepare for an exam that can change the course of their lives, a journey of anxiety and personal drama unfolds before the camera.
Q&A with João Jardim, Director
About the director:
Creator, director and producer, João Jardim has a keen eye for finding surprising characteristics in real stories. From a singular, creative and innovative perspective, his works are marked by themes of identification with the most diverse audiences. This concern is present in his most recent feature film, released in a multiplatform format (cinema theaters, GloboNews channel and GloboPlay streaming). In a captivating script, “Atravessa a Vida” shows teenagers’ search for higher education. Overcoming obstacles by young people through education was also the theme of the film “Pro Dia Nascer Feliz” (2006). On TV, João Jardim was responsible for the direction and production of five series on Canal GNT, including the fiction “Vítimas Digitais” (2019) and the documentary “Liberdade de Gênero” (2015, 2017). In theaters, his first fiction feature, “Getúlio” (2014), was acclaimed by critics and audiences, with more than 500 thousand viewers. João was also co-director of “Lixo Extraordinário” (2010), the first Brazilian documentary nominated for an Oscar.
