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Rachel is a Brazilian documentary filmmaker, content producer and translator with vast experience in the American media market. She is the owner of MOXYDOX, a small production company based in São Paulo/Brazil and in the metropolitan region of Stuttgart/Germany, and works primarily as a Director, Producer and Editor. In 2019, she was an AD, researcher, script collaborator and grant writer on the doc feature "My Darling Supermarket", premiered at IDFA (Netherlands) and at MOMA's Doc Fortnight (USA). Prior to that, she received a Masters in Journalism from Columbia University and a Bachelors degree in Film from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). She is a former associate producer at Storyhunter Headquarters in Brooklyn, and her work has been published by Al Jazeera, Fusion, Bloomberg and Nationswell. While in New York City she also worked in network television productions for the Discovery Channel, PBS, Lifetime, MTV and the Animal Planet – among a few independent features screened at Slamdance and Tribecca. In São Paulo she helped develop documentaries on contemporary art and education, branded content and institutional videos for Brazilian television networks, non-profit organizations and global companies, such as Global Communities, The Nature Conservancy, Videobrasil, Instituto Natura, Miracle Feet and Iron Mountain, among others.
Five documentary filmmakers assemble and reinterpret several life stories contained in the archives of Museu da Pessoa, a museum dedicated to recording, preserving and sharing diverse and unique stories from Brazilians of all backgrounds and beliefs (much like the American Storycorps).
Wagner Canalonga worked in finance, inside a big corporation, where productivity and profit dictated his lifestyle. Today he is a priest in the Taoist Society of São Paulo. In the heart of the city that never sleeps, he takes us through the concept of wu-wei (non-action), one of the central principles of the Taoist philosophy: "The Sage occupies himself with the unspoken and acts without effort."
In a remote area of the state of Bahia, a lonely guard tries to protect the remnants of an abandoned historical site: The first convent established in Brazil, dating back to 1649.
Produced for Glimmer Studios
Close to 40% of Millennials in the U.S. have already gone under the needle, making them the most tattooed generation in American history. To understand how this once stigmatized phenomenon became a part of the mainstream, journalist Sean Ryon will revisit New York City’s rocky history with the practice that went under a Health Department ban for over three decades.
Produced for Miracle Feet
One in a series of three videos produced for NGO Miracle Feet, based in North Carolina. Full story here: https://www.miraclefeet.org/stories/the-5-children-with-complex-clubfoot-part-2
Produced for NationSwell
In Brazil, three decades of ranching and farming development have leveled large tracts of Amazon. This growth has made the South American country one of the largest exporters of beef in the world, but it’s also come at a severe cost to the environment. Since 1988, The Nature Conservancy has worked in the Brazilian Amazon to ensure that the forest can regenerate after ranching operations move out.
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