Jean Wyllys

The Edge of Democracy

A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis—the personal and political fuse to explore one of the...

Breaking Myths

“Breaking Myths” aims to open the world’s eyes to the fragile and “catastrophic masculinity” of Brazil’s curren...

8 Presidentes 1 Juramento: A História de um Tempo Presente

The movie is a collage and comentary of varied third party footage on news relating to each and every one of th...

Meteoro Entrevista

The Trial

The impeachment and removal from office of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in 2016 was triggered by a corrup...

Political Bodies

At a time when the far right is ascending to power around the world, the 2020 Brazilian municipal elections saw...

Encantado, le Brésil désenchanté

Considered for a few years the “country of the future”, Brazil has seen since 2013 a deep disenchantment betwee...

Favela Gay

Favela Gay tells the story of eleven individuals in their own words. Living in eight slums (favelas) in Rio de...

Poemaria

Inspired by Eduardo Coutinho's films, debutant director Davi Kinski proposes the documentary Poemaria, assemble...

Laughter of Others

There are limits to jokes? What is the politically incorrect humor? A joke has the power to offend? It is these...

The Coup d'État Factory

Brazil has a long tradition of coup d'états. These coups would have not been viable without the support of the...

Cinema in 7 Colors

Cinema in 7 Colors traces an historical panorama of how the queer people were portrayed in the Brazilian silver...

The Stranger in the House

Jean Wyllys is one of the MPs of Brazil's National Congress. The politician, who is also a journalist and teach...

Esquerda em Transe

A Thread of Hope: independence or war in Western Sahara

Neglected by the world, the Western Sahara's fight for independence is one of the longest in recent history. Th...

Big Brother Brazil

Brazilian version of the reality game show in which a group of houseguests live together 24 hours a day, isolat...

Balizando 2 de Julho

A documentary that follows the participation of members of the LGBTQI+ community in the 2nd of July 2019 Parade...

A Lei e o Medo

A documentary that shows the fear of the loss of democratic achievements in the face of Bolsonaro's election in...

Ilegal

Her daughter afflicted by a rare epilepsy, Katiele tries desperately to obtain the only thing that can relieve...

Hoje longe, muitas léguas

Marcia Tiburi and Jean Wyllys, Brazilian activists, exchange letters reflecting on the reasons that compelled t...

A Metaphor

A poetic license allows Samantha (Tetsuo Takita), a soul full of nuances, to experience all the emotions descri...