Balomania
A secret society of giant hot air balloon makers in Brazil's favelas risk everything to create and fly their illegal masterpieces. Dubbed as delinquents, these 'baloeiros' operate underground like street artists, bringing joy to their communities while evading government threats and bounty hunters. Director Sissel shares her initiation into the balloon brotherhood, where launching silk paper creations becomes an act of social redemption and collective dreaming.
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Sissel Morell DargisBiography(s):
Sissel Morell Dargis is a Danish film director, graffiti painter and game director born to Lithuanian and Spanish parents in Copenhagen. Sissel has lived in several Latin American countries and spent the longest time in Brazil, where she studied multimedia and communication in São Paulo. She also worked as a freelance photographer, and at the age of 19 started a social project for young people in the Rocinha favela in Rio de Jainero, using art and cross-media tools to campaign for social changes.
