Movies

A short documentary on Belair, an independent Brazilian film company that lasted for only five months in 1970.

Helena Ignez is one of the main female figures of Brazilian cinema. She developed a new style of acting. Nowadays, she directs independent films. The...

Daily scenes of a grotesque family living in the metaphorical island of Babaloo.

Between February an May of 1970, Julio Bresane and Rogerio Sganzerla made 7 films for their company Belair that were forbidden by the Brazilian...

An authentically marginal cinema created in Catholic university in Brazil. One of the most intriguing and imaginative moments in modern cinema in the...

Documentary short that synthesizes the evolution of comic books since Yellow Kid until Spirit.

A film essay about Brazil discovered through Orson Welles' eyes during the shooting of It's All True.

Orson Welles goes to Brazil to shoot his documentary It's All True.

Man tries to decipher a manuscript about an ancient civilization and gets involved in strange situations. In fact, the plot is just an excuse to...

Documentary about power and class relations in the sociocultural context of Bahia, considering the history of oil extraction in the state.

Compilation of early Ivan Cardoso's films in Super 8, including "Nosferato no Brasil (Nosferato in Brazil)"

Two young men decide to go to the cinema. However, since their tastes are very strict, they end up in a quarrel.

An unusual look at 1978 Brasilia Film Festival and the politics that make certain films fashionable or not.

A film portrait of Jose Mojica Marins.

Edson is having an affair with a left-wing aspiring movie director during Brazil's military dictatorship years. He tries to get some easy money for...

A group of middle-class friends driving around São Paulo choose one of the women as a bait to attract a victim, object of their alienation and...

A documentary on the restoration of Rogério Sganzerla's 1970 film "Copacabana, Mon Amour".

Inspired by "Voyage to the land of Brazil" by Jean de Léry, this short follows the adventures of Nicolas Durand, from Villegagnon, and the...

The life of samba composer Noel Rosa.

Homage to the great Brazilian samba songwriter Noel Rosa (1910-1937).