nïco




Diretoria (2021) is a musicvideo for the artists Tasha & Tracie, about the intersection between the culture of carnival and the structuring of samba schools and the aesthetic and cultural universe of the “quebrada” so present in their lives. It is about imagining a reality derived from the mixture of aesthetic codes and inherent characters of these places, which present themselves here as metamorphosed, morphed figures. A motorcycle is not just a motorcycle, but a carnival float, for example. Inspired by the logic of the music itself, which samples the carnival drums and incorporates it as a layer of instrumentalization, we extract signs, actions, processes from both cultures and sample them, thus creating new visual possibilities. The video was released at the very end of 2021, a few days before Christmas, and was filmed in 16mm format, entirely with Kodak.  


Musicvideo of the song “Diretoria”, by Tasha & Tracie (Prod. Pizzol)

Directed by nïco
Research and visual concept by nïco
Assistant directors: Juan Duarte & Julia Cavazzini
Head of Production: Carol Guerra 
Production Assistant: Sabrina Destefani
Set Assistants: Wallace Robert
Cinematographer: Nestor Grun
Camera Assistant: Andre Ratel
Gaffer: Rodolfo Alonso de Melo
Gaffer Assistants: Michel Santana & Moacir Monteiro 
Production Designer: Joana Leonzini & Lucas Fernandes
Art Assistants: Bruno Scander & Taline Caetano
Styling: Juliana Santos & Samir Bertoli 
Make Up Artist: Pâmella Franco
Make Up Assistant: Karen Karina Brito
Casting Production: Nathalia Garcia & Neguinho de Favela
Drivers: Jamaica & Saulo Bonatto 
Editing: Mlk Brutal  
Color Grading: Cassiana Umetsu (The End)
Graphic Design: José Vinicius
Special Thanks: Ceia, Iconoclast, Escola Pérola Negra, Locall, Casa do Produtor,
Nova Era Geradores, Marc Films, The End, Victor Vinnic, Pina Loja, Bruno Muniz Atelier,
Jalaconda, Arolê, Sui BR, Class Oficial, Runner Filmes.