The documentary records the memories of the old sambadores of quadra, city with 3000 inhabitants, located 150 km from the capital, São Paulo.

These memories, fed through reunions of sambadores with his former colleagues, build a panorama of the rich cultural diversity that the region was home mainly Samba Caipira, Romance and recommended. But, however, is not a culture that only live in the past. It is renewed every weekend in the John Ditão house. He is the leader of the last Samba Caipira group in the region and one of the state only. In a casual meeting to prepare the traditional chicken, and the group recalls old stories and presents the viewer with beautiful verses, showing a vigorous hillbilly culture, creative and current.

Directed by Luiz Ferraz and Gustavo Mello.

MAIN FESTIVALS AND AWARDS:

• Encouragement Award for Short Film 2007 – State Secretary of Culture of São Paulo

• It’s All True 2009 – 14th International Documentary Film Festival São Paulo – Brazilian Competition Short Films

• 13th FAM – Florianopolis Audiovisual Mercosur 2009 – Winner of the Best Cinematography award for short film in 35mm (documentary and fiction)

• 6th Maringa Film Festival 2009 – Award Winner for Best Short Film in 35mm (documentary and fiction) • Week 2009 ABC (Brazilian Association of Cinematography) – Finalist for Best Cinematography Film Short Film

• 7th VLAFF – Official Selection of the Vancouver Latin American Film Festival 2009 (Canada)

• 20th International Festival of Short films of São Paulo 2009 – Panorama Paulista

• 4th DOCSDF – Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de la Ciudad de Mexico 2009 – Best International Short Film Competition

• 3rd Short Cabo Frio 2009 – Winner of the Best Documentary award at Film and Best Film Photography

• 9th Goiania Shows Short 2009 – Shows Brazil

• Grand Off Award (Warsaw, Poland) – Finalist for Best Documentary

• Saint-Petersburg International Youth Film Festival (Russia) – international competition

• Rio Short Film Festival 2009  – Brazilian competition

• 8th Discovering Latin America Film Festival (London, England) – Latin America in short

• 16th Victory Cine Video – Winner of the Best Production award

• Festival Manuel Baker Film and Animation (Pelotas, RS) – shows parallel

• 1st Ribeirão Pires Film Festival “A New Look”

• 2nd IN-EDIT BRAZIL, International Festival of Musical Documentary – shows “Short sound”

• Cinesul Festival 2010 – shows “Bossas Musical”

• Mostra Audiovisual Paulista 2010

• Mostra Incentive Award 2010

• Mostra Samba on screen, São Paulo 2011

• Short Nakombi, São Paulo 2010

• Beco do Rato Show, Rio de Janeiro 2010

• Cineclube Mairiporã, São Paulo 2010

• Cinematheque of Curitiba 2011

• Short in 2012 SESC

• CaracasDOC 2012 – International Festival of Documentaries at Venezuela