The information about the projects accomplished by Persona Films are detailed in texts and photos about each one of the films. The motion picture “Rose Wine”, that debuts director Elza Cataldo, draws the line at the genre pursued by Persona Films which is the historic genre. The reenactment on Tiradentes is the theme of this production that counted with cast and cru from Minas Gerais.
The short “The Actress’s Crime” is a comedy based on the short story by Arkadi Avertchenkko that takes back to late XIX century, in Brazil, and shows the monkey business played made by and actress striving to have space and prestige. The city theatre of Sabara is the set of this fun and refined story.
As a historic documentary producer, the most recent project by Persona Films is “The Saint Visitation”, which recreates the shadows of the inquisitors to the Portuguese Colony that could barely walk with its own foots at the end of the XVI century. The depositions of nine women tormented by interrogatories are punctuated by the historian Ronaldo Vaifas. Writer Eduardo Galeano contributes to the poetic of the documentary.
The films where accomplished thanks to the law that incentives the culture, whether a federal or state law. The sponsors that believed in the projects though by Personal Films that allowed its accomplishments and release- an effort that demanded dedication and persistence. Among the sponsors, some companies and institutions stand out, such as BNDES, Usiminas, Cemig and Telemig Celular, these and more are more than partners that worked hard putting their knowledge and qualification producing high cultural and artistic quality projects.
