The films that have influenced me and the films that have motivated me and inspired me were films that resonated, films that made me think after I saw them. ↗
Well that's the point: People don't normally take away things from films anymore. You go and see a $100 million film, half an hour later, your biggest concern is what are you going to be eating. ↗
Also, there are now new laws in Brazil which create incentives for Argentine and Latin American films to be premiered and distributed in Brazil and vice versa. ↗
The other aspect is that you become much more aware of the structural problems that pertain to that continent. You feel the need to act to try and solve them. ↗
I don't often know exactly what's coming next, and that makes it more fun. And you know, for me, this entire genre is all about that; it's all about having fun and getting away from the mundane world for just a little while. ↗