Looks Can Be Deceiving
The 2007 winning team from Brazil
The 2007 Winner of the UN|DPI Global Themes Prize
Looks Can Be Deceiving
Nine university students from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, produced the winning film in the category UN Global Themes in the 2007 Film Your Issue competition. Looks can be Deceiving is a 67-second film which was created to raise awareness of violence experienced by civilians in the metropolis of Rio de Janeiro. In creating the film, the students consulted a local NGO, Rio de Paz, that promotes peace, and a Rio TV Station TV ROC. For its focus on peace, the film won the special award presented by the United Nations Department of Public Information.
Filmmakers' Note
“We're a group of 9 International Relations students. All the ... problem[s] [relating to violence] in the world made us look to our own country, with its corruption and violence. We want to show that [Rio de Janeiro] ... is not just [about] parties...beautiful people and places. We have problems too and we want to solve them.”
The Making of ...
Read an article on the the making of 'Looks Can Be Deceiving.'