The short film “Urban Solutions” starts from the golden age of Europe’s domination over Brazil, then expands its observation to the paranoia that reigns nowadays among the nation’s privileged strata, who retreat behind the walls of their properties and oscillate between dependency on, and suspicion of those who serve them. The filmmakers intersperse extracts from a German artist’s notes on life in Brazil during the colonial era and, most importantly, the relationship between master and slave, with glimpses of the routines and the testimonies of those who ensure the safety and well-being of contemporary elites, suggesting, through rich observational footage as well as elaborate tableaux, that the roar of the slaves’ revolts has not entirely receded into the past. (Liri Chapelan)