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Sururu is a shellfish and culinary delicacy from Macei\u00f3, a tourist paradise in Northeastern Brazil. But in the last few years it started to disappear, losing ground to a strange new kind of mussel local fisherman began calling \u2018white sururu\u2019. This exotic species first appeared in 2023 at the same time a rock-salt mine collapsed beneath the Munda\u00fa Lagoon in Macei\u00f3. Now, fisherman, shellfish gatherers and scientists argue whether the mining disaster is behind the white sururu plague. <\/p>\n\n

Filmmaker details: Jo\u00e3o Paulo Vicente<\/summary>\n

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Jo\u00e3o Paulo Vicente has worked, since 2016, as a researcher, screenwriter and director on documentary and institutional productions, while currently developing his first fiction projects. His debut short documentary \u201cO Dia da Boa Not\u00edcia\u201d (2021), co-directed with Lucas Zacarias, was broadcast on TV Cultura and screened at festivals worldwide, including Sheffield DocFest. He subsequently directed the short film \u201cCorpo Vigiado\u201d (2023), which screened at festivals in the United States, Spain, Serbia and Brazil, among other countries. In 2025, he released the short documentary \u201cSururu Branco\u201d, produced with the support of Canal Futura. The film draws a symbolic parallel between the arrival of an invasive shellfish species and the environmental disaster caused by mining activities in Macei\u00f3, Alagoas. Following its premiere on Futura, \u201cSururu Branco\u201d became available on streaming platforms including Globoplay and Apple TV, and launched its international festival run at the P\u00eacheurs du Monde Festival in France. It has since screened in Argentina, Colombia, South Korea and India. His fiction projects include the short film \u201cCarranca\u201d, the feature film \u201cMotor de Popa\u201d, and the satirical comedy series \u201cIntelig\u00eancia\u201d, all currently in development. He is also co-directing the documentary \u201cConvocados da Guin\u00e9\u201d, currently in pre-production and selected for the DOCSP Business Roundtable. Selected filmography \u201cO Dia da Boa Not\u00edcia\u201d (short documentary, 2021); \u201cCorpo Vigiado\u201d (short documentary, 2023); \u201cSururu Branco\u201d (short documentary, 2025) <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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