Between ruins and travels: memories of dislocation in the Brazilian documentary, part 2, Descaminhos

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss the configurations of a memory of dislocation in Brazilian documentary film. To that end, the documentary Descaminhos (Marilia Rocha et al., 2007) is analyzed focusing its theme, which is the railway - or what was left of it - in four Brazilian states. The purpose is to verify how the connections of testimonials, images, sounds and noises produce that memory, in which there is a recurrence in the work and affections related to train. The hypothesis adopted here is that, in its collective dimension, memory takes the aspect of trajectory through the documentary, in which ruin and travel are basic components.