
Alec Cutter
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Alec Cutter
@AlecCutter
Filmmaker & Director | R21 The Root of the Game - @rootofthegame (🇧🇷 Varzea: Onde Nasce o Futebol) Premieres June 20 on Netflix


I met someone for coffee in NYC in 2019 who had just been let go from his job as a producer at a soccer media company. When I asked him what he wanted to do next, he told me he was going to pursue his dream of becoming a filmmaker. We became fast friends and worked on a number of projects together over the years (all related to soccer), including a short film that got into Tribeca in 2021. In 2023, he pitched me on a wild idea for a documentary series he wanted to shoot in the favelas of São Paulo. He disappeared for 2 years and made it. Last week, Netflix announced it would be premiering globally one week before the World Cup. You can, in fact, just do things.

Playing long games with friends is one of life's great cheat codes. My friend @AlecCutter's dream was to become a filmmaker and tell stories about football that have never reached the masses. Years ago, he pitched me on Várzea: the underground football league in the favelas of São Paulo that birthed countless Brazilian stars. He spent months building the trust required to earn the privilege to bring his camera into these communities and tell a story he was convinced would one day end up on a platform like Netflix. ...he was right! On June 20th, Alec's self-proclaimed "love letter to Brazilian football" will premiere globally on Netflix. I’m grateful I got to play a small part in helping Alec make his dream a reality. We hope you love the trailer. Even if you don't care too much for football, this is a story about sports and life that we think will resonate with just about anyone.

Precision 🎯 in every part of the pitch, just don’t tell Estevão Willian how to get there. Go exactly where you want, and go with joy - play creatively. A precisão 🎯 depende do resultado, mas o Estevão Willian consegue chegar lá de formas que você nem imagina. #NikeFootball




























