FLOOD

"When the waters rise, life learns to stay."

Documentary

Synopsis

A documentary short film portraying the annual flooding in the city of Marabá, in the state of Pará, Brazil, where the Amazonian Itacaiúnas River meets the Tocantins River. The film explores not only the physical impact of the waters that advance over streets and homes, but also the intimate and collective ways in which the population adapts.