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Jocelyn Edelstein / Director
Jocelyn is a writer, director and choreographer from Portland, Oregon. Believe The Beat is her first feature length documentary. Jocelyn previously directed Fe Na Batida, a dance-focused docu-series for Canal Arte Um in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the dance-for-camera short, Ela Fala, which recently got accepted into the Fuselage Film Festival. Jocelyn is the founder of the Urban Body Project, a multi-media collective that explores the connections between dance, culture and community. |
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Zak Kilberg / Executive Producer
Zak Kilberg is the founder of Social Construct Films, which handles the creative development, financing, production and worldwide sales for a slate of feature films and television series. Kilberg’s projects have won awards at major film festivals including Sundance and have been acquired by top distributors worldwide including Lionsgate, Universal, HBO, IFC, Tribeca and more. In 2014 Zak joined leading entertainment law firm SmithDehn LLP (CITIZEN FOUR, SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN) as Head of Packaging and Sales, also partnering with them to form production company Convergent Media (UK/US) where he serves as Creative Director, and through which he produced the BUENA VISTA SOCIAL CLUB follow up documentary w/ 2x Oscar nominated director Lucy Walker and 3x Oscar nominee Wim Wenders Executive Producing. Zak is currently producing the NY Times bestselling memoir GUANTANAMO DIARY, w/ Benedict Cumberbatch (DOCTOR STRANGE, THE IMITATION GAME), the critically-acclaimed book SAY HER NAME, with BAFTA-nominated producer William Horberg (THE KITE RUNNER, COLD MOUNTAIN) and Oscar nominated screenwriter Scott B. Smith (A SIMPLE PLAN), and the untitled 1921 Tulsa race riot feature film directed by Tim Story (FANTASTIC FOUR, RIDE ALONG, BARBERSHOP). He is also Executive Producing a new branded music series with Oscar-winning producer Bruce Cohen (AMERICAN BEAUTY, SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK, BIG FISH). |
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Maria Carneiro Da Cunha / Executive Producer
Maria is an executive director and producer at Giros, a renowned Brazilian production company that has produced award winning television programming and film. Maria has produced several films and television series, including Um Homen So, Fe Na Batida and Menino 23. |
Barbara Lima
As a performer Barbara is one of the featured dancers of the documentary Believe the Beat, a tender rites of passage tale that follows a crew of Brazilian street dancers as they take their dance from city park to global stage. This documentary has been screened in several film festivals including Hip Hop Film Festival in New York, Oregon Independent Film Festival, Portland Film Festival, Latin American Film Festival in Bucharest, Romania and Vancouver Arts Academy in Washington. She’s the featured female dancer on the episode about Krump of the docu-series Fe na Batida (Believe The Beat), produced by both brazilians TV Channel Canal Arte Um and Giros Produtora. For many years Barbara was part of acclaimed companies in Brazil such as Grupo Tapias (BRA), Stacatto Cia de Danca (BRA) and Grupo de Rua by Bruno Beltrão (BRA). With an extended experience in staged-performances, Barbara has performed in important theaters and festivals around the world such as Theatre de la Ville in Paris and Danse a Lille (FRA), Hellerau in Dresden (GER), Kunsten Festival des Arts in Brussels (BEL), Pact Zollverein in Essen (GER), Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro (BRA), Wiener Festwochen in Vienna (AUS) and many others. Barbara was part of the creative movement team for the Olympic Opening Ceremony 2016 directed by choreographer Deborah Colker. She was also the Entertainment Leader of the dance crew during the beach volleyball games. Her credits includes performances and choreographic assistance in TV Channels like Rede Globo and SBT, “Mare nossa historia de amor” by Lucia Murat and “Xuxa sonho de menina” movies, artists such as Marcelo D2, Lorena Simpson, Lexa, Lucas Santtana and brands like Nike, Ades and XL Energy Drink TV Commercial choreographed by Ryan Heffington. |
Feijao 'Carioca' Cud
Em 2017 fez a abertura do programa “Fantástico” junto a Companhia Urbana de Dança (sendo a logo das chamadas). Já participou como Dançarino em programas da Rede Globo, como: Malhação, Zorra Total, TV Xuxa, Domingão do Faustão e Esquenta. Atuou como um dos protagonistas no filme Believe the Beat e do Documentário Fé na Batida (Giros Filmes). Instrutor, e Produtor trabalhou com ONGs, Projetos Sociais das Redes Federal, Estadual e Municipal de Cultural e Educação Bailarino e Assistente de Produção na Companhia Urbana de Dança. Espetáculos, workshops Nacionais e Internacionais. Passagens pelos Estados Unidos (onde já dançou nos maiores centros Culturais do País), Canadá, França, Itália, Colômbia, Argentina, Críticas no New York Times, Le Monde, Dance Magazine. Em 2010 ficou entre os melhores “performers” da temporada, de acordo com a Revista Dance Magazine, com citações em 2010 e 2014 pelo Jornal New York Times. |
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Anyel Aram
Anyel Aram, 33 anos, registrado pelo sindicato (DRT) começou a sua carreira profissional quando participou do programa Gente Inocente, na TV Globo de 1999 a 2002 , Bambuluá 2001 a 2002 , Sítio Do Pica Pau amarelo 2001 a 2002 , Sob Nova Direção 2002 . Seu segundo grande trabalho foi participar do Ballet da Xuxa na Tour Xuxa Festa onde atuou como intérprete criador do show junto com Fly e Ana Cecilia Calderon , por 4 anos viajando e se apresentando nos shows com grandes destaques. Em 2008 foi chamado para coreografar e atuar no programa tv Xuxa de 2008 a 2010 . Durante todo esse tempo Anyel teve varias experiências com grupos de danças urbanas como o Xstyle, Arcanjos e sua própria companhia, RM Cia de Dança. Participou com esses grupos de grandes eventos nacionais como Festival de Dança de Joinville 2003 , 2006,2009 e 2014, Festival Internacional em Curitiba, RioH2k Kemp, todas as participações tiveram grandes destaques e boas premiações. Em 2012 Anyel viveu 6 meses na Europa dando aula em Praga ( Republica Checa )para a Cia.Out Of Bounds alem de ministrar worshops em : Alemanha ,Dinamarca ,Italia e Londres onde teve a oportunidade de participar do Brits Got a Talent. Voltando para o Brasil Anyel se tornou parte do Ballet da Lorena Simpson, Lexa , entrou para a Troupe do Adnet no programa AdNight na TV Globo e teve a oportunidade de fazer parte da Abertura das Olimpíadas 2016 no Rio De Janeiro Sobre a direção da coreógrafa e diretora Deborah Colcker . Hoje diretor e coreógrafo do Coletivo “ Us” trabalhando na área de espetáculos e storytelling . integrou o elenco do coletivo Tapias para o Rock in Rio no palco NDO , Dança em trânsito e Rotas |
