What happens when you’re a kid in Brazil with an opportunity to study in the vaunted land of freedom? The United States of America. What happens when cultures clash? What happens when you stay ... and when you fall in love with an art form? Then how do you deal with the distance between you and your family — especially when tragedy strikes? Janine Mapurunga talks about her journey from the city of Fortaleza to Sacramento, her thoughts on the ubiquity of cameras today and her new film project.
