The man who made Brazil dance died broke and forgotten. This is his resurrection.
The life and career history of singer and percussionist Jackson do Pandeiro, whose originality and unusual rhythmic quality influenced several prominent artists in Brazilian popular music. With unpublished testimonies from professional colleagues and family members, as well as archival footage of their participation in cinema and radio, the documentary traces their journey between troubled relationships, dramas, controversies, stardom, ostracism, the return to the artistic milieu, even his death in 1982.
Production
Rare archival footage resurrects a nearly lost era.
Direction
Testimonies from Gilberto Gil and Gal Costa carry weight.
Director
Marcus Villar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Jackson essentially created the 'baião' rhythm that became northeastern Brazil's sonic signature, yet copyright laws left him with nothing.
Directors spent 8 years locating scattered archive footage; much was believed destroyed in a 1970s TV station fire.
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