Animes, a Fight in the Name of Mental Health

BrainSpace

Did you know that anime can play a significant role in mental health, offering a variety of narratives that explore complex emotions and psychological challenges? By addressing themes such as overcoming, friendship and self-discovery, animes can serve as a source of comfort and inspiration. Identifying with characters facing similar obstacles can create a sense of emotional connection, providing support for those dealing with mental health issues. Come and understand more about this with people who have had their professional and personal lives transformed by anime.

Speakers

Ed Cura | Palestrante

Ed Cura, 28 years old, residing in Morro do Fallet, Santa Teresa. He is the Founder and Executive Director of Anime DICRIA / Mangateca DICRIA (the first community library specialized in manga in the Western world). Additionally, he is a photographer, designer, and cultural mobilizer. In 2021, Ed Cura was awarded the "Edson Luís" prize for his work with Anime DICRIA. This award is an initiative by JUVRio and the City of Rio de Janeiro, aiming to annually recognize 9 young individuals who make a significant impact in their respective fields.

Foto do palestrante Mab Castro de Matos Sousa

Mab Castro de Matos Sousa | Palestrante

Noches Productions

Mab Vizeu, a Bachelor of Law from the Catholic University of Salvador, is a versatile and entrepreneurial lawyer and audiovisual producer. She holds courses in Intellectual Property from INPI/WIPO and participated in the CopyrightX Course at Harvard Law School. In 2021, she became a partner and CEO of Noches Productions, an animation studio in Niterói/RJ, where she worked as a lawyer and producer. Her portfolio includes the short film "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star", the series "Nina and the Guardians" from NatGeo Kids, and the opening video for the "Clubinho das Duas" channel. Currently, she is involved in the production of the anime mini-series "Genius! My Life out of the Potty after 1000 Years!

Foto do palestrante Eduardo Miranda Barros

Eduardo Miranda | Moderador

Eduardo Miranda, known by fans as "The Father of Animes in Brasil", is a broadcaster, film critic, and psychologist. His career in networks starting in the late 80's. He has worked for networks such as TV RIO (a local broadcaster in Rio de Janeiro where he began his career), REDE MANCHETE (in 1993, he took over the film department of the network and was directly responsible for the artistically approving of "SAINT SEIYA" and all other anime and tokusatsu series that followed until the network's bankrupt in 1999) and TV GLOBO (where he worked as a film programmer and also managed the children's programming). Nowadays, he continues as a psychologist, speaker and film critic on YouTube.

Alex Yeh | Palestrante

More than 20 years of experience in Entertainment and Health Currently, work as Chief Global Officer at Allm Inc, with focus on the health sector, but he is also Group Executive member at its parent company DeNA, the one with business in the entertainment. Before Allm, he was running an USA branch of Japanese traditional anime studio Madhouse. the one who produced Death Note, Paprika, Marvel Anime Series among many others