Carolina Brasil and Walther Neto Eye Amazon-Set Action Feature ‘Boitatá’ After ‘Deixe-Me Viver’ Collaboration
After signing on as executive producer for the film Deixe Me Viver in a production by WN and Yva Films, Carolina Brasil and Walther Neto have announced negotiations for a partnership on an American action feature film shot in the Amazon (Brazil).
Up-and-coming producer Carolina continues her hot streak as a recently-featured speaker at the Cannes Film Festival in May and is now at work as a producer on several more American films, with her extensive slate of feature-length projects in the action and horror genres. One of these is an intriguing project scripted by actress Mônica Carvalho that has peaked Carolina’s interest and involvement in the film “Deixe-Me Viver”.
The story for “Deixe-Me Viver” is an inspirational one that celebrates the strength of love and ancestry within a moving story.
Indeed, “Deixe-Me Viver” is another product from Brazil’s national cinema that is now gaining momentum: As an emotional drama, this film that blends sensitivity, spirituality, and a powerful reflection on the value of time with those we love. Set between São Paulo and the paradisiacal landscapes of Trancoso (BA), the feature presents a touching plot that addresses universal themes such as orthothanasia (the right to choose), family ties, and inner redemption through faith and a connection with nature.
On this opportunity, Carolina had the chance to work with Walther Neto, who also directed the film, and from there both parties are following this collab with initial discussions about future American productions filmed in Brazil with the WN team. For Carolina, the transition feels less like a change in direction than the beginning of a new chapter.
After producing numerous films across different genres and countries, she says experience has brought greater confidence along with a clearer understanding of the collaborators she wants around her. Successes and disappointments alike have shaped her approach, leaving her determined to build future projects with partners who share both creative ambition and mutual trust.
Indeed, Carolina’s outlook appears to have found its match in Walther Neto, a director with a slightly different background. He began his career as a pianist, conducting and composition, he soon began to enter the world of theater productions, TV and Cinema, first as a producer and then his universe expanded as his passion for other areas began to emerge, first lighting, then cameras, photography, audio engineering, and production and in a few years he was already directing Documentaries.
“I am very impressed with Neto’s talent and I feel it would be an amazing opportunity to work with him in a American film,” Carolina affirmed during a recent interview.
This ongoing partnership arrives at a moment when international productions are increasingly searching for distinctive locations capable of offering audiences something they have not seen before. The Amazon provides precisely that opportunity, while also connecting the film to one of the world’s most consequential natural environments.
Whether Boitatá ultimately becomes the blockbuster its producers envision remains to be seen. But the project signals something larger than a single production.
It reflects the growing ambitions of Brazilian filmmakers looking beyond domestic audiences and building collaborations that move comfortably between Hollywood and South America.
For Carolina Brasil one phrase has become both a personal philosophy and an artistic compass.
Life is now.
And if their plans come together as envisioned, it may soon become the theme behind one of the Amazon’s biggest international productions.
