Directed by Geoff Sean Levy
Resistance: Rio’s Different Face of Fashion
A film by Papel & Caneta
and Jacaré Moda
Directed by Geoff Levy
Produced by Caio Baldini
Cinematography by Nathan Podshadley
Edited by Mah Ferraz
Additional Camera by Rodrigo Costa
Styling by Suyane Ynaya
Make-up by Lídia Thays
Papel & Caneta, Rio de Janeiro:
Amnah Asad
Andre Chaves
Carol Althaller
Danilo Romeiro
Gabriela Gomes
Gustavo Otto
Thais Fabris
Thaisa Bianchi
and everyone listed before.
Papel & Caneta, Supporters:
Aaron Duffy
Bianca Guimarães
Diego Machado
Fernanda Granato
Jess Greenwood
Lani Dourado
Laura Jordan-Bambach
Rob Campbell
Tim Claassen
Color by Brett Price
Lighting Equipment by Great Gabbo
Sound Mixing & Design by Ben Conlon
Music by Xander Rodzinski
“Canto das três raças” performed by Clara Nunes
Intellectual Property Consulting by Clarissa Luz
Lead Models:
Caio Guimarães
Camila Reis
Natália Sant’Anna
Jacaré Moda:
Clariza Rosa
Helena Gusmão
Lucas Rodrigues
Founded 15 years ago in Jacarezinho, one of the biggest favelas in Rio de Janeiro, Jacaré Moda is a modeling agency that is transforming the Brazilian fashion industry by challenging standards and norms, and bringing young people of peripheries to fashion.
The film tells the story of three models from Jacaré Moda: Caio, Camila, and Natália. Often discriminated against for their backgrounds, they looked to fashion as a way to learn, rediscover their self-esteem, develop their talent and originality. Through their stories they express themselves as a force of change and as individuals who resist the idea that favelas are only a place of poverty and violence.