What We Do
Solutions Storytelling Project
The Wheel Turns
From "Solutions Inside Out," a short film from Dara Institute x Isabel Joffily
About the film:
Ana Paula and Vanessa are two mothers who have radically transformed their lives, with help from Dara Institute. After years of perseverance, they now have financial autonomy and a dignified, fulfilling life amidst the poverty of Rio de Janeiro, a city known internationally for its beautiful natural landscape and for its profound social inequality. Watch their dreams come to life.
As this film makes its way across the world, share it with someone who you think would be inspired by it, and leave a comment and a like to directly support this organization's and filmmaker's work!
Director: Isabel Joffily
Producer: Isabel Joffily
Cinematographer: Pedro Rossi
Sound Recording: Marcelo Souza
Editor: Pedro Rossi
Series Producer: Melina Tupa
Coordinating Series Producer: Andrea Arauz
Executive Producers: Sky Dylan-Robbins, Gabriel Diamond, Phil Collis
Consulting Editors: Flávia de Souza, Melina Tupa
Finishing Editor: Ezequiel Stanziano
Motion Graphics Designer: Stellar Hawk
Colorist: Pedro Rossi
Sound Mixer: Pedro Rossi
Translation/Transcription: Andrea Arauz, Melina Tupa
Featuring: Ana Paula Ferreira AntĂ´nio, Vanessa Jacintho Timotheo, Andriele da Silva Pinto, DĂ©bora Regina da Silva de Souza, Gabriela Azevedo, Maria Purcina Rodrigues Souza, Regiane dos Santos Alves
Story Consultants: Vera Cordeiro, José Land Neto, Candace Lessa, Marta Gonçalves, Cristina Pereira, Isabel Assis, Fabiano Gonçalves
Legal Services: Matthew T. Rogers, Esq.
Music:
“Kings” by Eric Owyoung
“Am Swells” by thatjeffcarter
“Childhood Memories - Ambient Soundscape” by Dream-Protocol
“Guerra Todo Dia!” by Pedro Silva
Archival Material: Dara Institute
This film is a product of the Solutions Storytelling Project, a Skoll Foundation-supported initiative from the Video Consortium that connects regional filmmakers and social innovators in the Global South to produce solutions-focused short documentaries that catalyze positive change.
