here, we want to be truly honest. the idea came from vitor's head. it was embraced by me. the script came from six months of long weekly encounters, lunches, coffee breaks, beers and whatever else we both did together to make this happen. we also counted with the incredible help and guidance of the screenwriting instructor and dear friend donna laemmlen.
angelito's script had, like any other film, many drafts. it was read by many people and we took lots of advices. we also decided to leave aside many other comments, in order to stay faithful to the story we wanted to tell.
but more important than the idea, is the inspiration. it came from a bunch of different places.
for a long time, i was completely obsessed about making a film about immigrants in the us. with both of us being immigrants it is easy to understand why.
in the mean time, vitor had a few brazilian friends that were nannies in the us. they told him the most amazing stories, enough to make a feature film.
we were both raised by single mothers, who struggled to handle household, parenting and profession in the best way possible. so, we were both raised with the presence of a nanny. trust me, there is a little bit of the little me, and a little bit of the little vitor on that kid on the screen. and there is a little bit (or a lot) of midi, isabel, ide, aparecida, leoni, claudia and all the other amazing women that somehow helped us to become who we are today.
cheers to inspiration and life experiences.
(illustration credit: tony dowler, or orkboi, on flickr.)
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