Ginga Ginga 2005 / 79 min / color Director: Hank Levine, Marcelo Machado and Tocha Alves Screenwriter: Hank Levine, Marcelo Machado and Tocha Alves, with the collaboration of Fernando Meirelles Editor: Lessandro Socrates, Márcio Canella, Paul Bozymowski, Oswaldo Sant'Ana and Tocha Alves Director of Photography: Raoul Fernandez Sound: Pedro Lima and Alessandro Laroca Production: O2 Filmes and Nike Synopsis The secret behind the Brazilians' expertise in soccer is athletes' ginga. An ability of the body which makes them good at dribbling, passing and scoring goals as if the other team didn't exist. But ginga isn't something that can be taught. It is something mythical, inherent to Brazilians. Ginga is a way of not taking anything too seriously, using your feet, heels and thighs during a game and out of it. Brazilians from different social levels and areas of the country relate, in this documentary, their passion and soccer ability, and the importance ginga has in their lives. Director Hank Levine directed many music clips (including the award winning Cidade de Deus Batucada remix). He is responsible for O2 Filmes department that offers production service for foreign agencies. Marcelo Machado is a pioneer of video production in Brazil. He directed commercials, documentaries (No Limits, Around the world) and TV series. Tocha Alves directed the documentaries Deus e o diabo em cima da muralha and Swing/samba rock. He is an O2 Director of Publicity for films and documentaries. Schedule