Brick by Brick (Tijolo por tijolo)

In Ibura, on the outskirts of Recife, Cris lost her job at the beginning of the Covid pandemic, as well as the house she lived in with three small children, due to the risk of collapse. Pregnant with her fourth child and trying to get a tubal ligation, she works as a digital influencer while trying to rebuild her house and restructure her life.
Directors Spotlight

Victória Álvares
Director
Victoria Álvares directed BLOCK (76′, 2018, Sheffield Doc/Fest), BRICK BY BRICK (103′, 2024, Olhar de Cinema), BLACK PEARL (52′, 2018, France Ô), FRONTIÈRE DE LA DISCORDE (26′, 2018, ARTE), ROOTS (52′, 2017, TV Brasil) and the series BORDERS (5×26´, 2024, TV Brasil). Currently, she is developing the feature documentary PULSE.

Quentin Delaroche
Director
Quentin Delaroche directed BLOCK (76′, 2018, Sheffield Doc/Fest), BRICK BY BRICK (103′, 2024, Olhar de Cinema), CAMOCIM (75’, 2017, Festival de Málaga), MARIE, DOMPTEUSE DE CRABE (53’, 2016, FR3) and NOMAD’S LAND (52’, 2014). Currently, he is developing the feature documentary PULSE.
- Year
- 2024
- Runtime
- 103 minutes
- Country
- Brazil
- Language
- Portuguese
- Director
- Victória Álvares & Quentin Delaroche
- Producer
- Quentin Delaroche, Victória Álvares
- Executive Producer
- Adonis Liranza, Danielle Valentim, Dora Amorim, Julia Machado
- Cinematographer
- Quentin Delaroche, Victória Álvares
- Editor
- Quentin Delaroche
- Composer
- Jarbas Bittencourt
- Sound Design
- Nicolau Domingues
- Music
- Jarbas Bittencourt
- Premiere
- North America