Renatto Mendonça

The rural community of Sítio Ambé is preparing for the traditional St. John's festivities, but the atmosphere that should be one of joy and devotion is surrounded by tension due to the imminent conflict over land. Inalda, a community leader, draws on ancestral knowledge to defend her people from an unexpected attack that comes from the skies.

Haunted by the early loss of her son, Neta struggles to find peace while working as a housekeeper on a remote farm with her husband, Nelson. When the landowners arrive for the weekend, her buried pain is reawakened and ignites a spiral of revenge, leading to an inevitable confrontation between grief, power, and justice.

"Feet on the ground, window to the sky" is a mini-documentary that brings to light the importance of the protagonism of youth in the process of planning, elaboration and decision making related to urban designs. Through the story of Yasmin Bernardo, a young resident of a community in Ibura, Recife (Pernambuco), it is possible to access, at the same time, a critical perspective of the reality she lives in, as well as creative and inventive ways to overcome limitations imposed by social inequalities, urban violence, among other elements that prevent young people like her from fully experiencing what the city has to offer. The documentary is the result of the Designing Public Spaces Workshop held by UN-Habitat in December 2021, when young people from Ibura discussed the challenges and desires for public spaces in the community.

The rural community of Sítio Ambé is preparing for the traditional St. John's festivities, but the atmosphere that should be one of joy and devotion is surrounded by tension due to the imminent conflict over land. Inalda, a community leader, draws on ancestral knowledge to defend her people from an unexpected attack that comes from the skies.

Haunted by the early loss of her son, Neta struggles to find peace while working as a housekeeper on a remote farm with her husband, Nelson. When the landowners arrive for the weekend, her buried pain is reawakened and ignites a spiral of revenge, leading to an inevitable confrontation between grief, power, and justice.

Haunted by the early loss of her son, Neta struggles to find peace while working as a housekeeper on a remote farm with her husband, Nelson. When the landowners arrive for the weekend, her buried pain is reawakened and ignites a spiral of revenge, leading to an inevitable confrontation between grief, power, and justice.

Haunted by the early loss of her son, Neta struggles to find peace while working as a housekeeper on a remote farm with her husband, Nelson. When the landowners arrive for the weekend, her buried pain is reawakened and ignites a spiral of revenge, leading to an inevitable confrontation between grief, power, and justice.

"Feet on the ground, window to the sky" is a mini-documentary that brings to light the importance of the protagonism of youth in the process of planning, elaboration and decision making related to urban designs. Through the story of Yasmin Bernardo, a young resident of a community in Ibura, Recife (Pernambuco), it is possible to access, at the same time, a critical perspective of the reality she lives in, as well as creative and inventive ways to overcome limitations imposed by social inequalities, urban violence, among other elements that prevent young people like her from fully experiencing what the city has to offer. The documentary is the result of the Designing Public Spaces Workshop held by UN-Habitat in December 2021, when young people from Ibura discussed the challenges and desires for public spaces in the community.

"Feet on the ground, window to the sky" is a mini-documentary that brings to light the importance of the protagonism of youth in the process of planning, elaboration and decision making related to urban designs. Through the story of Yasmin Bernardo, a young resident of a community in Ibura, Recife (Pernambuco), it is possible to access, at the same time, a critical perspective of the reality she lives in, as well as creative and inventive ways to overcome limitations imposed by social inequalities, urban violence, among other elements that prevent young people like her from fully experiencing what the city has to offer. The documentary is the result of the Designing Public Spaces Workshop held by UN-Habitat in December 2021, when young people from Ibura discussed the challenges and desires for public spaces in the community.