Recorded December 5, 2019
Below is the original description of the event.
After a screening of her award-winning documentary The Edge of Democracy, director Petra Costa discusses the film and the issues it raises for Brazil with Charles Ferguson.
Petra Costa is a Brazilian actor and filmmaker. Her films have been nominated for multiple awards across Latin America, Europe, and the United States, and Variety listed her among 10 documentary filmmakers to watch.
Charles Ferguson, the founder and president of Representational Pictures, won the 2011 Academy Award for Best Documentary as the director of Inside Job. His films also include the Oscar-nominated No End in Sight: The American Occupation of Iraq and Time to Choose.
“The Edge of Democracy is a poetic telling of the birth and erosion of Brazilian democracy.” – Sundance Institute