HYBRID
Trailer
In beautiful San José, a Brazilian student struggles to decide about his future far away from Rio.
Cast. Hybrid stars Alamim Ferreira, from Goiás, Brazil, a graduate student in the Public Health program; Bárbara Vecci, from Rio de Janeiro, a Chemical Engineering alumna; and Jessica Roselius, from Texas, a Film alumna and prospective graduate student.
Music. For this movie, 300 Days of Sun benefited from the participation and generosity of Brazilian Voices, (“Ela é Carioca”), Bossa Nova group from South Florida; Aline Frazão and César Herranz (“Jeitos”), Brazilian jazz musicians from Angola and Spain; and guitarist Celso Moreira (“Com que Roupa”), from Minas Gerais, Brazil, who has accompanied artists such as Milton Nascimento and Nivaldo Ornelas on tours throughout Brazil and Spain.
Direction and Photography. The film was directed by Francisco de la Calle, with cinematography by Ken Stachnik.
Script. The original script was written by Francisco de la Calle and Alesya Petty, with lead editors Paris Hernandez and Leon Kuo.
The Team. The crew was composed of members of the SJSU Film Production Society (FPS). The broader team consisted entirely of faculty, students, and alumni from different colleges of San José State University
Behind the Scenes
Preproduction
On Set
“You don’t need to be born here to be from here.”
San José & Beyond
Credits
Directed by FRANCISCO DE LA CALLE
Written by FRANCISCO DE LA CALLE, ALESYA PETTY
Photography by KEN STACHNIK
Cast
Angelo Almeida … ALAMIM FERREIRA
Claire Smith … JESSICA ROSELIUS
Isabel … BARBARA VECCI
Luke … KUZARI OSONDUAGWUIKE
Joseph … MARCO GUZMAN
Diogenes … RAHBAR KHAN
Case worker … KEN STACHNIK
Production
Executive Producer & Producer FRANCISCO DE LA CALLE
Associate Producers RAHBAR KHAN, ALESYA PETTY, ASHLEY SEERING
Consultants ANYA IYENGA, ALEXA PADONAS, RAFAEL RIVERA LEÓN
Direction
1st Assistant Director RAHBAR KHAN
2nd Assistant Director LEON KUO
Script and Continuity
Script Editors PARIS HERNANDEZ, LEON KUO
Script Supervisor PARIS HERNANDEZ
Continuity Coordinator LEON KUO
Script Consultants ALAMIM FERREIRA, BARBARA VECCI, GISELE ANTUNES, ALESSANDRA MEIRELLES
Acting Couches
Couches SARAH KATE ANDERSON, REBECCA CLARK
Art Department
Art Director YVONNE HO
Designer JONATHAN WILSON
Makeup FELICIA STEHR
Sound Department
Sound DirectorMIGUEL NIEVES
Sound Mixer MIGUEL NIEVES, PATRICK TA
Boom Operator ANDREA CVITANIC
Camera & Grip
Gaffer VICTORIA FLETES
Best Boy AUSTIN NGUYEN, JONATHAN LE
Key grip MAX MARTIN
1st Assistant Camera CHRISTIAN DRAKE, ANDY DIEP
2nd Assistant Camera KARI HOLTZBAUER
Digital Imaging Technician KARI HOLTZBAUER
Location & Production Support
Location Scout ANDREW PILEGGI
Production Assistants ANDREW PILEGGI, KUZARI OSONDUAGWUIKE, MARCO GUZMAN
Postproduction
Video Editor ANDREA CVITANIC
co-editors FRANCISCO DE LA CALLE, JASPER ABIBAS
Sound Editor ANDREA CVITANIC
Color Editor GUILLEAN, ANDY DIEP
Captions and Subtitles FRANCISCO DE LA CALLE
ALL CAST AND CREW ARE FACULTY, STUDENTS, OR ALUMNI OF SAN JOSÉ STATE UNIVERSITY (SJSU)
Music
“Com que Roupa”
Written by NOEL ROSA
Performed by CELSO MOREIRA (electric guitar), CHICO AMARAL (flute), ANDRÉ “LIMÃO” QUEIROZ (drums), CHRISTIANO CALDAS (keyboard), MILTON RAMOS (bass)
Used with permission, courtesy of CELSO MOREIRA
“Ela é Carioca”
Music by ANTÔNIO CARLOS JOBIM
Lyrics by VINICIUS DE MORAES
Used with permission, courtesy of CORCOVADO MUSIC and the estate of VINICIUS DE MORAES
Performed by BRAZILIAN VOICES
Used with permission, courtesy of BRAZILIAN VOICES, mechanical license LPL2038114 secured via Beatriz Mainic
“Jeitos”
From the album A Minha Ambala (2010)
Lyrics by CÉSAR HERRANZ and ALINE FRAZÃO
Music by ALINE FRAZÃO
Performed by CÉSAR HERRANZ and ALINE FRAZÃO
Used with permission, courtesy of CÉSAR HERRANZ and ALINE FRAZÃO
The producers wish to thank the following for their assistance:
Brazilian Voices
BEATRIZ MALNIC, VIVIANE NEVES, andLOREN OLIVEIRA
CÉSAR HERRANZ and ALINE FRAZÃO
Martin Luther King Jr. Library San José
JOSEPHINE NGUYEN and MARIAH RAMSOUR
BECKY WALLINGFORD andDANIEL MEDEIROS
Students Affairs of San José State University (SJSU)
SJSU Vice President MARI FUENTES-MARTIN andKEVIN KINNEY
SJSU International House
FRANK DINOZZI, MATEO MARIN andMUNA-SHAWNA YOUNG
SJSU International Students and Scholar Services
Director – PARINAZ ZARTOSHTY
SJSU Department of World Languages & Literatures
Chair – ROMEY SABALIUS
SJSU Film Production Society
DIVLI BHAT and AUSTIN NGUYEN
Five Wounds Portuguese National Church
Fr. ANTÓNIO SILVEIRA
Bacalhau Market & Silva Stake House
MÁRCIO & JAQUELINE DA SILVA, and JEAN PIERRE DA SILVA
In Memoriam
MICHAEL CONNIFF
A 300 Days of Sun Production
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