Movies

A customs agent, Dr. Amnésio, examines some reels of film, a documentary Orson Welles made about Brazil, and tries to confiscate the material....

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...

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

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

A film in which dream and reality intertwine, A Moça do Calendário tells the story of inácio, 40, married, without a permanent...

In this short film, Ivan Cardoso records Brazilian film director Rogério Sganzerla sending a message to Brazil.

A film portrait of Jose Mojica Marins.

Extracts is a short film with images from 1970 to 1972 in the cities of Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, London, Marrakech, Rabat and the Sahara Desert...

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...

A documentary based on the book Umbanda no Brasil by the scholar Mata e Silva, who is interviewed by the director. The book studies the Brazilian...

Register a popular celebration related to a battle fought in the city of Irani, starting point of Contestado War at Santa Catarina State, Brazil in...

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...

Helena Ignez's first film as a director is a homage to American architect and contemporary artist Vito Acconti, who made an urban intervention over a...

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

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

Bressane’s first color film, shot in the home of the artist Elyseu Visconti. Part of it is missing sound and final editing because the director...

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

A documentary on prolific underground Brazilian filmmaker Rogério Sganzerla.

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

A millionaire lives in a sinister cottage where strange events unfold. A damned creature, he transforms himself in a werewolf and leads a following...