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Live DVD, recorded in March 2008 in Fecap theater in Sao Paulo, Brazil, records the show which has passed through the main capitals of the country. Beside the quintet Pau Brazil, formed by Nelson Ayres (piano), Paul Bellinati (guitar and ukulele), Teco Cardoso (sax and flutes), Ricardo Mosca (drums) and Rodolfo Stroeter (bass), Monica Salmaso features many phases of the author Chico Buarque.
A portrayal of the life of one of the most important samba musicians in Brazil, Bahian sambista Oscar da Penha, popularly known as Batatinha (1924 -1997). Through memories of their father, his nine children share their perspectives, as well as interviews with family, friends and musicians, to tell the story of Batatinha’s life, history and work.
A documentary about the creative process of Gurcius Gewdner.
A man emerges from the slums of Rio to lead the nonviolent cultural movement known as Afro-reggae.
Cuban crisis analyzed from the perspective of a decadent filmmaker and his hot neighbor arrived in poetic-philosophical interludes. One of the first films to imply the mastery of the collectivist identity of Timóteo Pinto. Petter Baiestorf's homage to all film festivals in Brazil in the true story of Coffin Souza and his miserable life full of disappointments and, at times, some almost joyful joys.
An elderly man lying on the grass waiting to die. In his pocket, a message announced that he was from a distant land. He had no documents or any possessions. His desire was to die alone and anonymous. This is the beginning of a documentary that tells the touching story of a man who was determined to plan and control his own death. It is a film about freedom, life and death.
35mm film transferred to 16mm, colour, no sound, 4'11"
A documentary about the crowd of people that commingle throughout the 3.5km of the Minhocão, an overpass in the central region of São Paulo, built during Brazil's military dictatorship.
asking people on the street to take a seat in front of his camera in a big white tent. He offers them three real (about one euro) for three minutes of their solitude. The tent is located on a square in Recife, a large Brazilian city. people smile stiffly, wave, make the sign of the horns, defiantly lick their lips, or shed their tears.
Arzabal wins land on the border. When he arrives to settle in, he finds himself confronted by the local political boss, unenthusiastic about his landing. Based on the play by Mario Arregui.
Live concert that showcases the Brazilian singer Marisa Monte's exceptional talent and charisma. Recorded during her acclaimed 2001 tour, the DVD captures Monte's dynamic stage presence and her ability to blend various musical styles, including samba, MPB (Música Popular Brasileira), and pop.
Short claymation from Marcelo Marão about a little boy with dreams
"Sessões Anacrônicas" is a 80‑minute documentary, originally released in 2005, that takes viewers behind the scenes of the studio recordings for Pitty’s second album, Anacrônico, as part of a DualDisc release.
Documentary featuring Patrick, a 9-year-old boy who is in first grade for the third time without knowing how to read or write.
The story of the most famous sound technician in cinema and television in Brazil, known as the "noise-man".
3’00” | DV | Colour | 2002 | Brazil Screening Format: DV Filming Format: Super 8 Directed, Photographed and edited by: Cao Guimarães Collective of people, streets, neighborhoods, names, of buses that lead people through the streets of neighborhoods named after people.
A teacher and a prostitute. Their likeness comes from being transvestites and fighting to build up their lives. The testimonials of Monick's partner and Amanda's father surprise and make us question notions of gender, prejudice and friendship.
A western that tells the story of Johny, a normal guy that ends up in a quest of revenge against the man who killed his father.
Raimundo, film producer, asks financial aid to his friend and producer J.C. to evaluate his own project. J.C. conditions his support to a change in Raimundo's style. Raimundo will have to make a movie aimed to the general audience and following the old producer's book: violence, sex, non-actors and slum. Raimundo does what he says, but an unexpected fact threatens the film's conclusion.
During the hottest summer of his life, teenager discovers pleasure among buses, balloons, Darth Vader and Newton's laws.
During three months, a film crew documented the political scene of an election in the countryside of Brazil’s northeast region and registered the backstage of a political practice that became a means of survival for many communities. For 90 days, money flows through the city of Gravatá, in the state of Pernambuco, and people are drawn to political structures without any ideology or political platform.
The documentary Cosmópolis investigates the hectic life of São Paulo through parallels between the city's history and the universes of 12 of its inhabitants: Arab and Jewish merchants, a Bolivian street vendor, northeastern suddentists, a karaoke champion and others, who translate the way of being of this city of extremes.
An inside look at the gritty streets of Brazil.
“Pioneiros” narrates the saga of the brothers Mário and Renato Spinelli, descendants of Italians who actively participated in all national political movements between the 1920s and 1970s.
The Clube Naútico Capibaribe film about access right after the tragic battle of the afflicted.
A series foccusing the creative process of 4 young Brazilian artists: Carlinhos Brown (music), Tunga (painter), Deborah Colker (choreographer)and Alexandre Herchcovitch (fashion designer) through the eyes of director Murilo Salles.
This film is a conjunction of light and shadow, forms, colors and textures that herald the necessary interrelationship of all that is alive and vibrant.
The audience follows the creative process of the filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho in the documentary, from the research phase until the end of the filming of "Master, a Building in Copacabana".
Kiko Goifman always knew he was adopted. At age 33 he finally decides to undertake a journey to find his biological mother, and film it as a documentary. He starts off with the few facts he knows, aided by two private detectives, his adoptive mother, and his wife. He also writes an online diary detailing his activities and findings, which gives him additional tips. The title 33 not only refers to Kiko's age, but also to the famous film noir ".33", the age of Christ - "like Kiko - a Jew" , and other coincidences involving the number 33.
Wanderlei Silva, Fighting for PRIDE: Wanderlei Silva will showcase this legendary fighter's greatest matches, which naturally includes some of the most ferocious knockouts in mixed martial arts history! Also featured, a trip to Silva's hometown of Curitiba, Brazil to see the man outside the ring, both with his team and his family.
This documentary journeys to the kitchens of Peru's coast, highlands and jungle, as well as Peruvian expat communities in Paris, London, Amsterdam and New York for answers. From the most humble family kitchens to the poshest restaurants, from stories of pioneering Peruvian chefs abroad to those who preserve ancient recipes at home, we find that Peru's cuisine is deliciously integrating for its people, who have historically been marked by ethnic and economic differences. Renowned chefs such as Gaston Acurio, Ferran Adria, Juan Mari Arzak and Bernardo Roca Rey share their views on Peru's cuisine alongside those unsung chefs, who also dream of Peru's cuisine as a motor of development.
Nausea Woman walks in the hallways. From the inside Hair Man, Man Cigarette and Man Music wait for the moment of escape, an instant to leave itself. "Material Bruto" was filmed with users of the public mental health network in the city of Belo Horizonte.