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CIAC researchers publish in the book “Shaping Global Cultures through Screenwriting”

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Mirian Tavares and Patricia Dourado, researchers at CIAC, contributed to the book Shaping Global Cultures through Screenwriting, with the publication of the chapter ‘The Screenwriting Process of Anna Muylaert’s Film The Second Mother over 20 years: In search of a different ending for the female characters’.

The chapter analyses the writing process of the film Que Horas Ela Volta? by Brazilian director Anna Muylaert over a period of twenty years, with special attention to the search for alternative endings for the female characters. The authors explore the narrative evolution of the film in the light of social and cultural transformations, proposing a critical reflection on the representation of women in contemporary cinema. The aim of the analysis, according to the authors, “is based on the critique of Cecília Salles’ creative processes, in terms of the combination of classical and experimental procedures in the same creative process. Complementarily, we also find resonance in authors of script theory, such as Paul Joseph Gulino and Jack Epps: with Gulino, we reflect on the classic procedure of the sequence approach to script writing and, with Epps, we think about rewriting and reinvention as creative procedures inherent in the nature of script versions/treatments. Both procedures, in Muylaert’s practice, converge with the freedom to experiment with the actors and the technical team, in search of the narrative nuances that the filmmaker wanted for the composition of the story of the women in the film.”

The collective work Shaping Global Cultures through Screenwriting is an international anthology dedicated to screenwriting by women, celebrating the power of their stories to sensitise, heal and transform communities. Organised by Rose Ferrell and Rosanne Welch, the publication brings together the research and experiences of women writers who, through audiovisual fiction, challenge norms and broaden horizons in diverse contexts – from the first to the third world.

The book tackles issues such as gender, race, disability, war, colonisation, labour relations and culture. In addition to cinema, the book recognises screenwriting as a skill that can be adapted to different contemporary formats, including video games, social networks, music videos and virtual reality.

The publication is suitable for readers in the fields of screenwriting, film studies, gender, history, sociology and other disciplines linked to the arts and social sciences.

More information (here).

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