THIAGO ZANATO
▽INQUIRIES
ENTRE LAS NUBES
(MUSIC VIDEO)
(TIME 3 min) (USA) R- 2021
Noel Schajris x Guaynaa
PHOTO ESSAY #2 - TEPITO, MEXICO
These are a few pictures that I took while doing the research for “La Flaca”, in Tepito, Mexico City.
ME PASÉ
(MUSIC VIDEO)
(TIME 3 min) (USA) R- 2022
Twin Palms X Jenn Morel
PHOTO ESSAY #1 - NIGERIA
These are a few pictures that I took while doing the research for “Esu and the Universe”.
ESU AND THE UNIVERSE
Documentary, 80 min
Shot in Nigeria, Brazil, Spain, Slovenia & Croatia
Currently in post-production
Esu is a popular African deity of thousands of years and we might never know its exact origin. But it is possible to understand how Esu went from being a God in Africa to becoming the Devil in Brazil. This tragic story, that passes through colonization and slavery, has not ended yet. “Esu & The Universe” follows the complex path of a culture turned into resistance over the course of several centuries.
SELECTIONS
WIP Latino - Festival de Cine Internacional de Guadalajara in LA. Awarded with the Marketing Movie Runner.
Industry Meetings at DocSP - International Documentary Meeting of Sao Paulo.
"Only in NY" Industry Meetings at the DOC NYC.
VI Chile Conecta Encuentro Internacional de Industria Documental
PLASTIC
FICTION. IN DEVELOPMENT.
80 min. | Brazil/USA
Natalia lives in São Paulo, Brazil.
Natalia has two jobs.
Natalia is a woman.
Natalia’s orisha is Exu.
Natalia builds mannequins.
Natalia has two names.
Natalia plays videogames.
Natalia's favorite color is red.
Natalia has a dream.
Natalia is not russian but she is a doll.
Natalia is somebody else's dream.
Natalia smokes two packs a day.
PHOTO ESSAY #4 - REPÚBLICA, SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL
Street photography of República, the neighborhood I lived in São Paulo a few years ago.
República is a central neighborhood in downtown São Paulo, where I lived for about 2 years recently. Once the richest neighborhood in São Paulo, now it is known for being a hub of prostitution and drug use - it is also becoming rapidly gentrified, thus accentuating the already indisputable inequality that plagues the city, the state and the country. It felt to me like the heart of the city was bloated and throbbing with pain.
PHOTO ESSAY #3 - HIDALGO PENITENTIARY, MEXICO
These are a few pictures that I took while doing the research for “La Flaca”, at the Hidalgo State penitentiary, Mexico.
Every year after the Day of the Dead in November, Enriqueta used to visit several locations to hold a mass for the Santa Muerte (Holy Death) devotees. One of these locations is the Hidalgo State prison. More than half the inmates are devotees and they wait for Enriqueta to bless them and talk about their future and what their life will be like when they come out of prison. Enriqueta passed away a few years ago.
