The Welles Raft

The Welles Raft

75 mins | Documentary | June 23, 2022

The raft man Manuel Jacaré was swallowed by the sea when Orson Welles was filming It's All True in 1942. The fact evokes memories of the dictatorship of the Estado Novo, of World War II, of Ceará fishermen's struggle for labor rights and housing in their traditional space - target of real estate speculation.

The Welles Raft

75 mins | Documentary | June 23, 2022

The Welles Raft
The raft man Manuel Jacaré was swallowed by the sea when Orson Welles was filming It's All True in 1942. The fact evokes memories of the dictatorship of the Estado Novo, of World War II, of Ceará fishermen's struggle for labor rights and housing in their traditional space - target of real estate speculation.
Producers Iluminura Filmes
Original title A Jangada de Welles
Directors Firmino Holanda, Petrus Cariry
Writers

Cast

Orson Welles

as Himself (Archive Footage)

Helena Ignez

as Herself

Grande Otelo

as Himself (Archive Footage)

Richard Wilson

as Himself (Archive Footage)

Catherine L. Benamou

as Herself (Archive Footage)