Jards Macalé

The Trapalhões

Os Trapalhões was a Brazilian comedy group and also a Brazilian television series created by Wilton Franco. Its...

O Som do Vinil

Amazônia

Amuleto

BIS Docs

O Nome Dela é Gal

A four-part biography on the life of the Brazilian singer Gal Costa, from her humble beginning singing in the s...

Os Afro-Sambas: The Brazil of Baden and Vinicius

Released in 1966 by Vinicius de Moraes and Baden Powell, the record Os Afro-Sambas is one of Brazil's most reve...

Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth

Documentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the Cinema Novo, with i...

Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End

The story of Brazilian poet Torquato Neto, who lived passionately through fracturous times and worked in severa...

Pitanga

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian...

Tent of Miracles

When a prominent U.S. Nobel Laureate arrives in Salvador, Bahia, the city with the largest black population in...

Infinita Tropicália

Tropicália was a Brazilian cultural movement that occurred between 1967 and 1968, inspired by Oswald de Andrade...

Bethânia Bem de Perto: A Propósito de um Show

Documentary about Maria Bethânia, at the very beginning of her career as a singer, when she arrived in Rio da B...

Luiz Melodia - Within the Heart of Brazil

A sound and visual journey that portrays the life and work of singer and composer Luiz Melodia. The Poet of Est...

Daquele Instante em Diante

This film documents in depth the life and artistic trajectory of the musician and poet Itamar Assumpção. He was...

Lupicínio Rodrigues, Confessions of a Sufferer

The documentary celebrates the poetic legacy of Lupicínio Rodrigues, investigating the musical contribution and...

Abry

At 84 years of age, Lúcia Rocha admitted herself to a hospital in São Paulo to undergo heart tests. Upon receiv...

Cordilheiras no Mar: A Fúria do Fogo Bárbaro

Big Jet

The boy Francisco spent his days accompanying his father at work, or rather, on the roads. The man is a driver...

Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália

A documentary chronicling the life and works of Brazilian poet, songwriter, journalist and avant-garde filmmake...

Rubens Gerchman: O Rei do Mau Gosto

Discover the trajectory of the artist Rubens Gerchman between 1963 and 1978. Learn more about the artistic crea...

Jards Macalé - Um Morcego na Porta Principal

This film shines a light at the story of Jards Macalé, polemic artist and controversial character of Brazilian...

Cartola: The Samba Legend

Documentary on the life and times of one of the most prominent Brazilian samba composers, Cartola (Angenor de O...

Cafi

It portrays the work of Carlos Filho, Cafi, a photographer from Recife, who for more than 40 years has dedicate...

Dunas do Barato

A rescue of the history of Ipanema beach in the 1970s, when the construction of a pier changed the landscape an...

B2

A short film made with unused footage from The Red Light Bandit and Carnaval na Lama.

Todas as Melodias

"Todas as Melodias" is a sensible journey throught the life and works of one of Brazilian music's biggest artis...

Moacyr Luz, O Embaixador Dessa Cidade

Partner of Aldir Blanc and creator of the Samba do Trabalhador, Moacyr Luz is followed by Tarsilla Alves' camer...

Canções do Exílio: A Labareda Que Lambeu Tudo

Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Jards Macalé and Jorge Mautner recall important moments during the military dicta...

A Summer in Rildas

In early summer, a group of students in Rio das Ostras decide to collectively produce an arts festival. Between...

The Amulet of Ogum

An ubiquitous folk singer narrates the tale of a young boy, who apparently becomes immune to gunfire after his...

Dê Lembranças a Todos

Dorival Caymmi was one of the inventors of the Bahian imagination. In his 94 years of life, Caymmi composed, sa...

The Demiurge

A colorful feature film that mixes exile with the figure of the poet Rimbaud and the feminist revolution. "It's...

Straight to the Point

Documentary about the singer Bezerra da Silva and the relation with his composers.

ABC of a Strike

ABC of a Strike captures the 1979 metal workers strikes outside of São Paulo. The footage sat untouched until a...

O Barato de Iacanga

Participants recall a series of festivals held on a farm in Brazil during the '70s and '80s that evolved into l...