Suçuarana and the Beasts in the Jungle

an Interview with Clarissa Campolina and Sérgio Borges

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5752/P.2237-9967.2026v15e36904

Keywords:

Recent Brazilian Cinema, Interview, Clarissa Campolina, Sérgio Borges, Suçuarana

Abstract

This interview with Clarissa Campolina and Sérgio Borges explores the creative process behind Suçuarana (2025), a project grounded in their collaborative practice developed since the TEIA collective. Rather than adapting Henry James’s The Beast in the Jungle, the filmmakers use it as a conceptual springboard to shape Dora, a protagonist defined by restlessness and displacement. Their method of directing—deeply informed by documentary experience—combines professional actors with members of real communities, such as the Guarda de Moçambique of Ouro Preto, producing a hybrid space between representation and lived experience.

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Author Biography

Maria Chiaretti, USP

Maria Chiaretti is a researcher and curator of cinema and audiovisual arts. She holds a Master’s degree in Film Theory and History from Université Paris 8 Vincennes–Saint-Denis and a PhD from ECA-USP, where she conducted research on improvisational filmmakers of the 1960s–70s under the supervision of Ismail Xavier. Between 2009 and 2010, she curated programs at Cine Humberto Mauro and managed the Cinema Department of Palácio das Artes (Belo Horizonte). She has curated and produced numerous film retrospectives for institutions such as CCBB, Caixa Cultural, and CineSesc, featuring directors including Abbas Kiarostami, Philippe Garrel, Pier Paolo Pasolini, and the Lumière Brothers. She is currently a member of the editorial team at Ubu Editora (www.ubueditora.com.br).

Currículo Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6105549520524178

References

BRAND, Dionne. Um mapa para a porta de não retorno: notas sobre pertencimento. Rio de Janeiro: A Bolha Editora, 2022.

JAMES, Henry. A fera na selva. São Paulo: Cosac Naify, 2007.

POVINELLI, Elizabeth. Catástrofe ancestral: Existências no liberalismo tardio. São Paulo: Ubu editora, 2024.

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Published

2026-02-20

How to Cite

CHIARETTI, Maria. Suçuarana and the Beasts in the Jungle: an Interview with Clarissa Campolina and Sérgio Borges. Dispositiva, Belo Horizonte, v. 15, p. e36904, 2026. DOI: 10.5752/P.2237-9967.2026v15e36904. Disponível em: https://periodicos.pucminas.br/dispositiva/article/view/36904. Acesso em: 19 mar. 2026.

Issue

Vol. 15 (2026): Tema Livre e Dossiê temático: Nostalgia(s) nas mídias

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INTERVIEW

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