Antonio Peticov: Um salto no Vazio

• Company: Coentro Produções

Project attributes

• Movies
• Documentary (Movies)

The documentary 'O Salto no Vazio' (The Leap into the Void) delves into the creative mind and vibrant trajectory of artist Antonio Peticov, unraveling the multiple layers of his life and work.

From childhood to the present, his journey is interwoven with experiences of self-discovery through lysergic substances, the repression and imprisonment in Carandiru during the military dictatorship, and intense interaction with icons of Brazilian art, such as Gilberto Gil and Rita Lee.

The film explores different phases of his artistic production, his family, friends, loves, and his relationship with movements like Cinema Marginal (Underground Cinema), tracking his travels through London, Italy, New York, and Brazil, where his creativity expanded across various media and languages.

With a career spanning over 60 years, Peticov is revealed as a tireless creator who continues to reinvent the world with hallucinatory colors, always looking toward the future.