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.

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Film Credits

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 Antônio, Vanessa Jacintho Timotheo, Andriele da Silva Pinto, Débora 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

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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.

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