Luã Araújo
Sulfur miner carrying baskets of sulfur through the blue atmosphere of Ijen
DIRECTOR / LUÃ ARAÚJOPRODUCED WITH MICA TARELLI
Three places / three worlds / one point of view

DOCUMENTARY
WORLDS.

Real people. Singular landscapes. Stories that ask us to look closer.

SELECTED WORK / 01—03ENTER THE STORIES
01 / THE COLLECTION

A FEW FILMS.
ENTIRE WORLDS.

01THE HEROES OF IJENINDONESIA / PEOPLE & PLACE 02THE DESERT SINGSDESERT / LIGHT & SILENCE 03THE LAND OF ORIGINSETHIOPIA / A HUMAN JOURNEY
01 / DOCUMENTARYIJEN / INDONESIA
The people behind the landscape

THE HEROES
OF IJEN.

On the slopes of Ijen, sulfur miners move through a world of intense color and unforgiving terrain. This story stays close to their presence, their work and the mountain around them.

Sulfur miner wearing a gas mask with sulfur baskets
THE HEROES OF IJEN / MOTION EXCERPTWATCH TEASER
Close view of a sulfur miner in a protective mask
IJEN / A FACE IN THE FRAME
Behind the image

CINEMA
IS FELT.

The mask is part of the landscape. The person behind it is the story.
IMAGE / HUMAN / TERRAIN

Documentary begins by being there. The miner, the mask, the blue air: each frame carries part of the story.

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02 / DOCUMENTARY STUDYDESERT / IN DEVELOPMENT
Light / distance / human presence

THE DESERT
SINGS.

A cinematic study of the people and landscapes of the desert. Gesture, stillness and distance become the language of the film.

WORKING TITLE / PROJECT MATERIAL
A silhouette raises both hands beneath a large desert sun
01 / THE SUN
A camel caravan and a person move along a desert dune
02 / THE JOURNEY
FROM THE FILM ARCHIVE

A world built from a handful of unforgettable images.

03 / DOCUMENTARY FILMETHIOPIA
A human journey through Ethiopia

THE LAND
OF ORIGINS.

In Ethiopia, faces, movement and place carry the film. An invitation to follow the story beyond a single frame.

Close portrait from The Land of Origins
THE LAND OF ORIGINS / ETHIOPIA
Ethiopian community gathered together in a sunlit moment
ETHIOPIA / LIFE IN MOTION
The film in one breath

PEOPLE
BEFORE PLACE.

Movement, voices and encounters make the journey.
DIRECTED / PHOTOGRAPHED BY LUÃ ARAÚJOWATCH THE TRAILER
BEYOND THE FRAME / LUÃ ARAÚJO × MICA TARELLI

EVERY PLACE
HAS A PULSE.

Luã directs and photographs. Mica produces. Together, we build a crew around each story and follow what is real.

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DOCUMENTARY EXCERPT