Propaganda got a glow-up and it's giving sensory overload.
Through abrupt soundtrack shifts, this short film jumps between historical political imagery to explore the cinematic language of propaganda, unpacking complex concepts through sensory explosions — from the Brazilian military dictatorship to the Chinese revolution.
Editing
Jarring cuts that weaponize your own expectations.
Sound
Soundtrack shifts that slap you awake mid-gaze.
Direction
Erick Dilan treats propaganda as found-footage horror.
Director
Erick Dilan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film operates in the tradition of Brazilian 'cinema de ensaio' — essay films that treat history as material to be interrogated, not revered.
Newton Cruz was the notoriously brutal DOPS director during Brazil's darkest years; using his actual archival footage rather than recreation is the film's most loaded choice.
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