Title:The Power of Community - Inspiring a Brazilian Favela with a Kinetic Energy-powered Football Pitch - from YouTube
Duration: 3:09 minutes
The Power of Community - Inspiring a Brazilian Favela with a Kinetic Energy-powered Football Pitch - from YouTubeFilm Transcript
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Morro da Mineira | Brazil 2014
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Brazilian favela – lots of houses crammed together on hillsides.
[Pedro]
“Everyone here’s celebrating. We’re so excited that our community was chosen for this project. For us, football is way more than a game; it’s a way of life and our field is where we all come together.”
[Video footage]
Women looking out from a balcony of a rundown house.
Schoolchildren running through a corridor.
Group of people in the street, smiling at the camera.
Little boy looking through a fence, smiling.
Young football team walks out onto pitch holding hands.
Children look through the fence at the pitch.
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The power of community.
[Pedro]
“My name is Pedro Paolo. I’m president of Mineira’s community association in Rio’s Catumbi neighbourhood.”
[Video footage]
Pedro walking through a street, towards the camera.
Pedro getting his hair cut.
Interview with Pedro Paulo
[Pedro - subtitles]
“I’ve lived here my whole life. For 38 years.”
[Video footage]
Boys playing football.
Buildings next to pitch. Camera pans down to show solar panels on small building next to pitch.
Boys playing football, close-ups on their feet.
[Pedro]
My grandmother arrived 50 years ago looking for a better life in Rio.
[Video footage]
Pedro walks into a shop, greets the shopkeeper.
[Pedro - subtitles]
“Hey Toosh!”
[Toosh]
“Pedro Paulo! It’s been so long!”
[Video footage]
People shaking hands. Sharing drinks.
[Pedro]
“Everyone here knows each other, they care for one another. The community football field is the heart of the neighbourhood.”
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Brazilian flag painted on a wall. Man doing football tricks in front. Children sitting on a wall watching.
[Pedro]
“Most people work during the day so they can only play at night. People would play even without reliable lighting but it is dangerous, especially with the uneven turf. Back when the field was just dirt some of Rio’s top players trained here. Recently, with such bad conditions on the field we’ve had to cancel our tournaments.”
[Video footage]
Man slicing ham, woman cooking, man cutting hair.
Children playing football on a dark street.
Children sitting on a wall.
Football pitch in very bad condition.
[Pedro]
“So we are all very excited by what Shell is doing, helping us to install kinetic energy tiles under a new playing surface, so as we play we can actually help to light the field.”
[Video footage]
Man welding.
People rolling out AstroTurf.
People playing football on AstroTurf.
People playing football at night on a lit pitch.
Floodlight.
[Barber - subtitles]
“It’s a really interesting project. It’ll make a difference here. I hope it lasts for many years.”
[Video footage]
Barber cutting hair.
[Waitress - subtitles]
“The field will be beneficial for our community, for our children. There’s a new program of technical courses for the youth. This project will also benefit small business owners and will bring more customers to my restaurant.
[Video footage]
Waitress serving customers, hugging customers and talking to them. Looks out the window at the pitch being prepared outside her restaurant.
[Pedro]
“Every week we have community games. These are the times we really all come together and this time we all gathered to dedicate the field to each other.”
[Video footage]
Finished AstroTurf field.
Child looking out from balcony.
Children lined up ready to play football, man in a suit greeting and talking to them.
Red and yellow ribbon ready to be cut. A woman cuts the ribbon and releases balloons. People cheer and clap. Children look through the fence. Balloons rise into the air.
[Pedro]
“We have competitions for all ages, so this is when all the generations come out to cheer each other on.”
[Video footage]
Children playing football. Men walking out to play. Aerial view of the pitch.
[Pedro]
“Now these games can go on well into the night and more people can come out and enjoy the games.”
[Video footage]
Shot of Rio at night.
Sped-up footage of the sun going down and floodlights coming on over football pitch as people play.
Lights being switched on, floodlights on.
Teenagers playing football. People watching.
[Pedro]
“We can see that it is really inspiring them to learn more about how these kind of things work.”
[Video footage]
Children smiling at camera.
[Pedro – subtitles]
“I’m really happy and proud for our community.”
[Video footage]
Man standing in front of Brazilian flag, smiling.
Other people looking at camera, smiling.
Children playing on pitch at night.
[Pedro]
“Now every time we come together to play we are helping to turn the lights on and keep them on fpr generations to come.”
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