Look Closely at the Mountains

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Look Closely at the Mountains (2025)

Directed by Ana Vaz

Documentary · 30m

 “Look closely at the mountains!”: the phrase was coined by artist Manfredo de Souzanetto during Brazil’s years of dictatorhsip. Mining activities were destroying the environment in the state of Minas Gerais in the south west of the country. Through editing, Ana Vaz draws parallels between this region and the very distant Nord-Pas-de-Calais in northern France, also marked by over three centuries of mining. On one side, eroded mountains plague its inhabitants with deadly landslides. Hollow and gutted, these mountains become the receptacles of a ghostly memory. On the other side, in France, mining waste stacks become mountains and reservoirs of biodiversity, where the frontier between nature and technology is now indiscernible.

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Crew

Director
Ana Vaz
Writer
Ana Vaz
Editor
Deborah Viegas, Ana Vaz

Details

Original title
Olhe Bem As Montanhas
Release date
2025-08-20
Runtime
30m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
PT
Spoken languages
French, Portuguese
Countries
Brazil, France
Production
Spectre Productions