Michael Ruman
I'm a film and television director, editor and writer.
As a director my works include the feature film “Os xeretas” (aka X kids), the drama-series "9mm São Paulo" (Fox Television), a children's series, "Disney Cruj" (Disney Channel and SBT network), and 5 short-subject films.
I also edited 10 feature films and about 30 short films.
"The adventures of Joaquim and Eduardo" is my first released book and it is part of a series of seven adventure stories inspired by authors such as João Carlos Marinho ("The criminal mastermind"/O gênio do crime), the children's book-series of the 70’s called "Firefly Collection" (Coleção Vagalume), and many classics of youth literature.
The first story will bring back to young readers, the pleasure of investigation and deduction, with a plot that takes place at a time when there were no mobiles, personal computers were only seen in science fiction movies and, to have fun, was enough to leave home to hang out with mates to play ball, ride a bike or...
Getting into trouble!
As a director my works include the feature film “Os xeretas” (aka X kids), the drama-series "9mm São Paulo" (Fox Television), a children's series, "Disney Cruj" (Disney Channel and SBT network), and 5 short-subject films.
I also edited 10 feature films and about 30 short films.
"The adventures of Joaquim and Eduardo" is my first released book and it is part of a series of seven adventure stories inspired by authors such as João Carlos Marinho ("The criminal mastermind"/O gênio do crime), the children's book-series of the 70’s called "Firefly Collection" (Coleção Vagalume), and many classics of youth literature.
The first story will bring back to young readers, the pleasure of investigation and deduction, with a plot that takes place at a time when there were no mobiles, personal computers were only seen in science fiction movies and, to have fun, was enough to leave home to hang out with mates to play ball, ride a bike or...
Getting into trouble!
Invaders from Mars: The adventures of Joaquim and Eduardo
Adventure, Sci-fi, Kids.
Joaquim is a freckled boy of 11 who is not content with being a normal child and, in the company of his best friend, Eduardo, gets to investigate strange, mysterious and dangerous events. Invaders from Mars is the first part of this saga, which begins in 1969. Joaquim is convinced that the Martians are preparing an invasion of Earth. All clues lead to this conclusion, at least that's what he believes. Now he needs to convince Eduardo and the rest of his friends from school to unveil the evil plan of the invaders. But do not think that will be easy. In search of evidence of alien presence on our planet, the boys will come across unscrupulous and treacherous enemies. Worst of all: Sergeant Gomes, personified violence, the representative of the repression of the dictatorship years, willing to do anything to capture the two little heroes. But he and his soldiers did not know that, although children, the boys will use all their creativity, and secret weapons to fight the evil Sgt. Invaders from Mars brings back young readers the pleasure of investigation and deduction, with a plot that is set in a time when there were no cell phones, to think of personal computers was science fiction and, for fun, was enough to leave home to meet friends and play ball, ride bike or ... Getting into trouble! But make no mistake: this is not a book just for kids. Adults can have fun and remember your childhood days when everything was a great adventure, and there was always a mystery to decipher every corner. |
Invasores de Marte: Las aventuras de Joaquim y Eduardo
Adventure, Sci-fi, Kids
Joaquim es un chiquillo pecoso de 11 años que no se conforma con ser un niño normal y, en compañía del amigo, Eduardo, se mete a investigar casos extraños e indescifrables. Los invasores de Marte es la primera parte de esta saga, que comenzó en 1969 durante el régimen militar. Joaquim está convencido de que los marcianos preparar una invasión de la Tierra. Ahora queda por convencer a Eduardo y el resto de la pandilla de amigos de la escuela para desenmascarar el malvado plan de los extraterrestres. Pero esto no es una tarea fácil. En la búsqueda de pruebas de la presencia de extraterrestres en nuestro planeta, los chicos van a venir a través de los enemigos sin escrúpulos y traicioneros. Lo peor de todo: sargento Gomes, personificación de la violencia, el representante de la represión de los años de la dictadura, dispuesto a hacer cualquier cosa para capturar a los dos pequeños héroes, que él etiqueta como terroristas peligrosos. Pero el sargento tonto y sus hombres no saben que, los niños utilizarán toda su creatividad, travesuras y armas secretas, para llegar a la cima y ganar todos los desafíos. En medio de las turbulencias de la época, Joaquim y Eduardo van a contar con la ayuda de sus amigos Carlos, Bruno y Eloy, que, como ellos, viven los últimos años de su infancia, rodeado de fantasía y aventura. Inspirado por autores como Juan Carlos Marino (El genio del crimen) y en la serie de libros de “Firefly Collection”, Las aventuras de Joaquín y Eduardo traerá de vuelta a los jóvenes lectores, el placer de la investigación y la deducción, con una trama que va una época en que no existían los teléfonos celulares, a pensar en computadoras personales era ciencia ficción y, por diversión, era suficiente para salir de casa para reunirse con amigos y jugar a la pelota, andar en bicicleta o... Meterse en problemas! Pero no se equivoquen: esto no es un libro sólo para niños. Los adultos también podrán divertirse y recordar los días de la infancia, donde todo era una gran aventura, y siempre había un misterio que descifrar en cada esquina. |