Movies

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

A film portrait of Jose Mojica Marins.

Two maids decide to rebel against the society that oppresses them and start murdering their own mistresses.

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...

Spider, a banker, lives with three women. This tycoon is a caricature of Brazil's bourgeoisie, his trajectory is the starting point for an essay on...

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...

In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark...

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

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

A documentary on prolific underground Brazilian filmmaker Rogério Sganzerla.

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

Documentary about the trajectory of Antônio Polo Galante, known as "The King of Boca". The film maps work and forms of production in Boca do...

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

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

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.

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

On screen, a bride gets ready for her wedding day. Off screen, middle-class young women from Rio de Janeiro share their experiences and impressions...

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...