Fronteiras de imagens: cinema e conflitos agrários no ensino de História

Abstract

The present monographic work aims to analyze the documentary "Fronteiras de Imagens" by the Maranhense filmmaker Murilo Santos, and to discuss its use as a didactic tool for teaching History. Produced in 2009, the documentary consists of memories of experiences lived by the director himself during his contact with the families of Centro do Bala, especially with the settler Domingos Bala and his family, located in the region of the Carú River Valley, in pre Amazon Maranhão. This monograph seeks to briefly situate the trajectory of filmmaker Murilo Santos, bringing to light his field of action addressed in his cinematographic works. Thus, the analysis of his documentary "Fronteiras de Imagens" (2009) is essential to use it for teaching History in the classroom. The documentary under review is composed of images recorded by Murilo himself and narrated by him about the situations experienced by those families between 1979 and 1986, also addressing the production used to make the award winning documentary "Bandeiras Verdes" (1988). The work seeks ways to apply the studied documentary in the school environment to promote education of young people about the agrarian issue in Contemporary Maranhão, considering the challenges and possibilities when using cinema as a tool in History teaching. Thus, Murilo Santos has become a reference in the editing of films about rural life in Maranhão, exposing his denunciations and criticisms through his art, cinema, resulting in a rich material to be critically analyzed, reflecting on the relationship between Cinema and History and the use of cinema as a pedagogical resource for teaching History.