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- DirectorMarcelo MasagãoStarsFranz ReicheltA fascinating and poetical collage of countless images from the 20th century with the purpose of revealing matters of life and death during the era and its many social, cultural and political transformations, with the director making several statements on several issues, combining fact and fiction to compose his powerful mosaic of images along with the magnificent music of Wim Mertens. A true work of art that dares to make several questions about the human condition, its contradictions and ironies.Diretor: Marcelo Masagão
- DirectorEduardo CoutinhoStarsEduardo CoutinhoElizabeth TeixeiraFerreira GullarA filmmaker returns to Northeast Brazil after twenty years to resume his film (a profile of assassinated peasant leader João Pedro Teixeira) which was shut down by a right-wing military coup in 1964.Diretor: Eduardo Coutinho
- DirectorEduardo CaronMirella MartinelliThe lives of people who live by the sea, on islands, bays, marshes in the North of the State of Paraná, in Brazil and South of the State of São Paulo. Although relatively close to the big cities like São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, they're basically fishermen who try to live in greater harmony with nature.Diretores: Eduardo Caron e Mirella Martinelli
- DirectorJoão JardimWalter CarvalhoStarsEvgen BavcarRaimunda da Conceição FilhaFelipeA sensitive statement about the importance of vision and our dependency on it, and on how malleable and adaptive is our soul.Diretores: Walter Carvalho e João Jardim
Sinopse: Dezenove pessoas com diferentes graus de deficiência visual, da miopia discreta à cegueira total, falam como se vêem, como vêem os outros e como percebem o mundo. O escritor e prêmio Nobel José Saramago, o músico Hermeto Paschoal, o cineasta Wim Wenders, o fotógrafo cego franco-esloveno Evgen Bavcar, o neurologista Oliver Sacks, a atriz Marieta Severo, o vereador cego Arnaldo Godoy, entre outros, fazem revelações pessoais e inesperadas sobre vários aspectos relativos à visão: o funcionamento fisiológico do olho, o uso de óculos e suas implicações sobre a personalidade, o significado de ver ou não ver em um mundo saturado de imagens e também a importância das emoções como elemento transformador da realidade se é que ela é a mesma para todos. - DirectorPaulo CaldasMarcelo LunaStarsHélio José MunizAlexandre GarnizeTwo young men coming from the same social background - the poor outskirts of Recife, one of the biggest cities in Brazil - become two opposite kind of citizens. One is a dangerous hit man, the other, a peaceful musician.Diretores: Paulo Caldas e Marcelo Lune
- DirectorEduardo CoutinhoStarsFernando JoséThe daily lives and routine of 37 families living in a huge 12-story building in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro: their drama, aspirations, intimate revelations, loneliness, dreams...Diretor: Eduardo Coutinho
Sinopse: Depois de extensa pesquisa de Consuelo Lins, Cristiana Grumbach, Daniel Coutinho, Eliska Altman e Geraldo Pereira, uma equipe de cinema filmou o cotidiano dos moradores do Edifício Master, em Copacabana, durante uma semana. O prédio que fica a uma esquina da praia tem 12 andares e 23 apartamentos por andar. Ao todo, são 276 apartamentos conjugados, que abrigam cerca de 500 pessoas. Desse universo, 37 personagens foram escolhidos para protagonizar o filme. - DirectorRicardo DiasDiretor: Ricardo Dias
- DirectorMarcelo MasagãoStarsMárcio CamargoSergio CapezzutoGiseli DuarteDifferent Costumers shop in a Supermarket that sells Words and Ideas.Diretor: Marcelo Masagão
Sinopse: 1,99 é um supermercado que vende palavras. Os três personagens do filme são o desejo, a angústia e a compulsão pelo ato da compra. Curiosas histórias ocorrem neste lugar, onde ninguém consegue sair. - DirectorMarcelo MasagãoArgues the differences between men and women in the town of Cunha, Brazil. When the film was ready, it was shown for its main personages, whose reactions were included in its final version.Diretor: Marcelo Masagão
- DirectorEvaldo MocarzelStarsCarlos EbertEvaldo MocarzelDocumentary about homeless people in São Paulo, Brazil (more than 9000!), discussing themes such as social exclusion, unemployment, alcohol abuse, madness and religiosity.Diretor: Evaldo Mocarzel
Sinopse: Documentário sobre as rotinas de sobrevivência, o estilo de vida e a cultura dos moradores de rua de São Paulo, abordando temas como exclusão social, desemprego, alcoolismo, loucura, religiosidade e, como sugere o próprio título, o roubo da imagem dessas comunidades, promovendo assim uma discussão ética dos processos de estetização da miséria. - DirectorKiko GoifmanStarsKiko GoifmanKiko 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.Diretor: Kiko Goifman
Sinopse: Kiko Goifman sempre soube que era adotado. Com a idade de 33 anos, ele finalmente decide iniciar uma jornada para encontrar sua mãe biológica e filma isto em um documentário. Ele começa com os poucos fatos que ele conhece. ajudado por dois detetives particulares, sua mãe adotiva e sua esposa. Ele também escreve em um diário online detalhes de suas atividades e descobertas. O título 33 não se refere apenas à idade de Kiko's age, mas também ao famoso filme noir ".33", à idade de Cristo - "como Kiko - um judeu", e outras coincidências envolvendo o número 33. - DirectorLucélia SantosStarsSergio Vieira de MelloXanana GusmãoLucélia SantosThe situation in East Timor, a year after the ballot that decided its independence.Timor Leste
Diretora: Lucélia Santos - DirectorRoberto BerlinerLeonardo DominguesStarsRegina BarbosaMaria das Neves BarbosaConceição BarbosaThree blind sisters, Regina, Maria and Conceição, earn their living by singing in front of churches, in Brazil... They tell their amazing stories, full of drama, heartache, rape, poverty, death and hope.Diretor: Roberto Berliner
Sinopse: Três irmãs cegas. Unidas por esta incomum peripécia do destino, Regina, Maria e Conceição viveram toda sua vida cantando e tocando ganzá em troca de esmolas nas cidades e feiras do Nordeste do Brasil. O filme acompanha os afazeres cotidianos destas mulheres e revela suas curiosas estratégias de sobrevivência, das quais participam parentes e vizinhos. Acompanha também, numa reviravolta inesperada, o efeito do cinema na vida destas mulheres, transformando-as em celebridades. - DirectorCaito OrtizIn Sao Paulo, there are some 250 thousand messenger boys on motorbikes. Three die a day, on average. The film addresses the root of the question and follows along with the day-to-day life of five motoboys. The film also shows the drivers' point of view. The director says he decided to broach the subject six years ago when he saw the tremendous growth in the number of messenger boys in town: "I realized that this was the result both unemployment in legal jobs and crazy city traffic, where cars always come first. Nothing more contemporary in Sao Paulo than the motoboys. This is a city that seems to crush human beings in order to grow and the motorboys are it."Diretor: Caito Ortiz
Sinopse: Em São Paulo há cerca de 250 mil motoboys. Em média, três morrem por dia. O filme aborda a raiz da questão e segue junto com o dia a dia de cinco motoboys. O filme também mostra o ponto de vista de motoristas. O diretor afirma que decidiu abordar o tema há seis anos, quando viu o enorme crescimento de motoboys na cidade. "percebi que isso era resultado da diminuição de empregos legais. Esta cidade parece querer esmagar os seres humanos a fim de crescer e os motoboys estão neste caos." - DirectorFernando E. SolanasStarsMick JaggerKeith RichardsFernando E. SolanasAfter the fall of the military dictatorship in 1983, successive democratic governments launched a series of reforms purporting to turn Argentina into the world's most liberal and prosperous economy. Less than twenty years later, the Argentinians have lost literally everything: major national companies have been sold well below value to foreign corporations; the proceeds of privatizations have been diverted into the pockets of corrupt officials; revised labour laws have taken away all rights from employees; in a country that is traditionally an important exporter of foodstuffs, malnutrition is widespread; millions of people are unemployed and sinking into poverty; and their savings have disappeared in a final banking collapse. The film highlights numerous political, financial, social and judicial aspects that mark out Argentina's road to ruin.Memória do Saqueio
Diretor: Fernando Solanas - DirectorDaniel RosenfeldStarsEduardo RossiA very special coach. A group of Aboriginal Tobas. A rugby ball. Jungle. The temptation of the past. A journey through the consciousness of a leader.La Quimera de los heroes
Diretor: Daniel Rosenfeld - DirectorJoão Moreira SallesStarsLuiz Inácio Lula da SilvaJosé DirceuLuís GushikenDirector João Moreira Salles and a small crew followed Presidential candidate Luís Inácio Lula da Silva's campaign in meetings, rallies, planes, TV debates, with his family, political allies and marketeers, from Sept.25 to Oct.28 2002, when he was officially elected President with 53 million votes, the first Brazilian President to come from the working classes (he is a former metalworker and union leader).Diretor: João Moreira Sales
Sinopse: De 25 de setembro a 17 de outubro de 2003, a equipe deste documentário acompanhou de perto os bastidores da campanha de Luís Inácio Lula da Silva à presidência da República. Entreatos revela os bastidores dessa campanha por meio de imagens exclusivas, como conversas privadas, reuniões estratégicas e, principalmente, mostrando a irreverência do presidente. - DirectorEduardo CoutinhoStarsMaria Socorro Morais AlvesJosé Alves BezerraZacarias Feitosa de MoraisThe Story of the workers who had participated of the striker movement in the Brazil with President Lula when he was a syndical leaderDiretor: Eduardo Coutinho
Sinopse: Documentário que mostra a história pessoal de trabalhadores anônimos que se envolveram no movimento grevista, em 1979 e 1980, na região metalúrgica do ABC (Grande São Paulo), ao lado de pessoas que se tornaram líderes, como o presidente Lula. Aqui, Coutinho dá voz e mostra o rosto de pessoas que não seguiram a carreira política, nem se destacaram de outra forma, continuando tão anônimos quanto naquela época, mas que, de alguma forma, ficaram eternamente marcados pelos movimentos grevistas da época. Eles exibem lembranças da greve, recordam os sofrimentos e recompensas do trabalho nas fábricas e falam sobre sua visão pessoal em relação a Lula. - DirectorSylvestre CampeMonica SchmiedtStarsNélson BarettaJúlio ContrerasRonaldo Franzen Jr.In March 2003, five mountain-climbers go to Tierra del Fuego, in the extreme South of South America, to climb Mount Sarmiento. Unexpected events abort the mission, turning a documentary about achievement into a portrait of failure and frustration.Diretores: Sylvestre Campe / Monica Schmiedt
Sinopse: Em março de 2003 cinco alpinistas montaram um acampamento no extremo sul da Terra do Fogo, um dos locais mais inóspitos do planeta. Enfrentando o frio, a chuva constantes, a neve e os ventos fortes, é realizada uma expedição para escalar o Monte Sarmiento, uma montanha pouco explorada mas bastante conhecida pela sua beleza, isolamento e perigo. - DirectorMara MourãoStarsAngelo BrandiniCésar GouvêaWellington NogueiraDocumentary about the group of people gathered in 1991 who call themselves "Doutores da Alegria" (Doctors of Joy). They dress as clowns and go to the hospitals to bring some comfort to young patients.Diretora: Mara Mourão
Sinopse: O documentário mostra o trabalho do grupo Doutores da Alegria, organização que atua em dez hospitais. Dentre suas ações, figuram a produção de pesquisas científicas, teses, publicação de livros e a parceria desde 2002 com o Ministério da Saúde, na área de formação profissional. Dessa forma, o filme resgata a importância do poderoso arquétipo milenar que vem permeando a história da humanidade desde as suas primeiras organizações como sociedade, personificado nas figuras do pajé, do bobo da corte (capaz de dizer as mais duras verdades ao rei sem ser degolado) e do próprio palhaço. Promovendo uma provocação, Wellington Nogueira, fundador da organização, questiona o papel desse arquétipo na sociedade atual, mostrando que seu palco não se restringe ao circo e é cada vez mais necessário, em todos os lugares. - DirectorLiliana SulzbachStarsCláudia Maria RullianDaniela Caldeira CabralBetânia Fontoura da SilvaDocumentary about a prison for women, the Madre Pelletier Penitentiary, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, focusing on three of its interns: Cláudia, Betânia and Daniela. Cláudia, the oldest and most respected one, tries to protect young Daniela, whose life is always in danger because she is accused of killing her own child. But Cláudia is about to be released, and Daniela will have to manage the situation by herself soon.Diretora: Liliane Sulzbach
Sinopse: O documentário mostra a história de mulheres presas na Penitenciária Madre Pelletier (RS). As histórias giram em torno de Cláudia, a presidiária mais antiga e respeitada. Ela é que dá ordens e protege, por exemplo, a jovem Daniela, que corre risco de vida por ser acusada de ter matado o próprio filho. Mas Cláudia, assim como Betânia, deve deixar a penitenciária em breve. Daniela terá que se defender sozinha. Cláudia sai em busca do filho. Betânia sente a tentação de deixar de lado as regras do regime semi-aberto para viver a liberdade em companhia de um novo amor. - DirectorPaulo ThiagoStarsJohnny AlfLeny AndradeBilly BlancoDocumentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style.Diretor: Paulo Thiago
Sinopse: O filme mostra um painel histórico, musical e informativo sobre o nascimento da Bossa Nova, nos anos 50. O movimento musical atingiu o ápice em 1962, quando se internacionalizou definitivamente em um concerto do Carnegie Hall (Nova York). Apresentando entrevistas e apresentações exclusivas de Roberto Menescal, Carlos Lyra, João Donato, Alaíde Costa, Johnny Alf, Kay Lira, Leny Andrade, Chris Delano, Joyce, Sergio Ricardo, Billy Blanco - todos os remanescentes vivos da época e alguns seguidores atuais -, Coisa Mais Linda contêm imagens de arquivo de shows, apresentações internacionais, assim como de artistas estrangeiros que participaram deste movimento na época. - DirectorJoão Batista de AndradeStarsDom Paulo Evaristo ArnsAldir BlancJoão BoscoThe documentary tells the story of journalist Vladimir Herzog, nicknamed Vlado, who has been tortured and murdered during the repression years of Brazilian military dictatorship.Diretor: João Batista de Andrade
Sinopse: No dia 25 de Outubro de 1975, o jornalista Vladmir Herzoga presentou-se ao DOI-CODI (órgão da repressão política do regime militar) para prestar um depoimento. No fim da tarde do mesmo dia, a família e amigos de Vlado recebem a terrível notícia: Vlado estava morto e, segundo fonte oficial, teria cometido suicídio na prisão. O filme revela, a partir de depoimentos de amigos, familiares, colegas que viveram com ele a história, a amplitude das perseguições daqueles momentos, a trajetória do jornalista, desde sua infância, na Iugoslávia, com sua família de origem judaica, fugindo da perseguição nazista, suas idéias políticas, sua militância, seu senso de ética, até sua posse como Diretor de Jornalismo na TV Cultura de São Paulo e a perseguição a ele iniciada naquele momento e o horror dos porões do regime militar, onde imperava a tortura e os assassinatos políticos. - DirectorEduardo CoutinhoStarsMarília PêraFernanda TorresA film starting from naught. With no prior research, no characters, no sites, nor specific themes, a film team arrive to the hinterland of Paraíba state in northeastern Brazil in search of people with stories to tell. In the village of São João do Rio do Peixe they come to Sítio Araçás, a rural community of 86 families, mostly relatives. With a girl from Araçás as mediator, the residents, in their majority, elderly, tell their life story, marked by popular catholicism, by a hierarchy, by a sense of family and honor - in a world fast disappearing.Diretor: Eduardo Coutinho
Sinopse: Em março de 2003 cinco alpinistas montaram um acampamento no extremo sul da Terra do Fogo, um dos locais mais inóspitos do planeta. Enfrentando o frio, a chuva constantes, a neve e os ventos fortes, é realizada uma expedição para escalar o Monte Sarmiento, uma montanha pouco explorada mas bastante conhecida pela sua beleza, isolamento e perigo. - DirectorGabriela GreebStarsKati Almeida BragaSérgio BrittoMaria Della CostaDocumentary about the scenographer and stage director Gianni Ratto, born in Italy in 1916 and settled in Brazil since 1954. Accompanied by his daughter, Gianni recalls the geographical course of his life, passing through Genoa, Milan, Florence, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, visiting places and people that marked his life, amongst them: Fernanda Montenegro, Dario Fo, Maria Della Costa and Millôr Fernandes. During each meeting he talks about his works and reveals the ideas of those who not only executed them, but think about theatre from a humanistic perspectiveDiretora: Gabriela Greeb
Sinopse: Documentário sobre o cenógrafo e diretor teatral Gianni Ratto, nascido na Itália em 1916 e radicado no Brasil desde 1954. Acompanhado de sua filha, Gianni refaz o percurso geográfico de sua vida, passando por Gênova, Milão, Florença, São Paulo e Rio de Janeiro, visitando lugares e pessoas que marcaram sua trajetória. - DirectorEduardo CoutinhoStarsMarília PêraAndrea BeltrãoFernanda TorresFollowing a newspaper ad, ordinary women tell part of their life stories to director Eduardo Coutinho, which are then re-enacted by actresses, blurring the barriers between truth, fiction and interpretation.Diretor: Eduardo Coutinho
Sinopse: Atendendo a um anúncio de jornal, 83 mulheres contaram suas histórias de vida num estúdio. Em junho de 2006, 23 delas foram selecionadas e filmadas no Teatro Glauce Rocha, no Rio de Janeiro. Em setembro do mesmo ano, atrizes interpretaram, ao seu modo, as histórias contadas pelas personagens escolhidas. - DirectorMicael LangerCalvito LealCláudio ManoelStarsRicardo Cravo AlbinChico AnysioBoninhoA documentary about the life, controversial career, and decline of one of the greatest Brazilian singers and showmen, Wilson Simonal.Diretores: Claudio Manoel/Micael Langer/Calvito Leal
Sinopse: O filme acompanha a carreira e a vida do cantor Wilson Simonal. No final dos anos 50, Simonal era um dos mais "quentes" do cenário musical brasileiro. Negro e de origem pobre, conquistou o público na época não somente por sua bela voz, mas principalmente carisma e talento para lidar com o público. Com o golpe militar de 1964, Simonal tornou-se vítima da má sorte, aliada a erros em sua vida pessoal, com um toque de interesses cruzados. Por isso, experimentou um período de ostracismo na carreira artística, retomada de uma forma decadente por volta de 2000, pouco tempo antes de sua morte e muitos após o auge de sua carreira. - DirectorRoberto BerlinerPedro BronzStarsJoão BaroneLúcia Willadino BragaKatia BronsteinHerbert Up Close is the life and music of Herbert Vianna, front man of the Paralamas do Sucesso, "the most successful band in Brazillian rock", according to the Billboard magazine. In 2001, Herbert had his career interrupted by an airplane accident that killed his wife and left him disabled. Sitting on a wheelchair, Herbert watches his past on a television, a life of fighting, persistence and achievements shown by close and caring vision from directors Roberto Berliner and Pedro Bronz. The film tells the inside story of one of the most talented musicians in Latin American pop music.Diretor: Roberto Berliner
Sinopse: Herbert de Perto é um mergulho na vida de um dos mais talentosos músicos brasileiros. Uma visão íntima e corajosa da vida e carreira do líder da banda Paralamas do Sucesso. Herbert confronta-se com imagens de sua vida para contar sua história de luta, persistência e superação. - DirectorFernando Grostein AndradeStarsPedro AlmodóvarMichelangelo AntonioniDavid ByrneWhat was simply supposed to be just another tour for the release of a new record ended up presenting Caetano Veloso with a series of challenges. "Coração Vagabundo" (Wandering Heart) intimately follows Caetano through São Paulo, New York and Japan, during the release of his first album recorded solely in English. Even after performing a week-long series of shows at Carnegie Hall, receiving accolades from the New York Times, and having the support of friends like Pedro Almodóvar, David Byrne and Michelangelo Antonioni, Caetano still struggles with feeling comfortable outside of Brazil. "Wandering Heart" is an enjoyable journey in search of answers to a series of questions that reveal Caetano in unprecedented intimacy.Diretor: Fernando Grostein Andrade
Sinopse: Registra a turnê A Foreign Sound, de Caetano Veloso, por São Paulo, EUA e Japão. Além das imagens das apresentações, o diretor Fernando Andrade deixa o músico livre para dissertar sobre a saída de sua cidade natal, o sucesso no Exterior, a relação com Almodóvar e a separação de Paula Lavigne. - DirectorLírio FerreiraStarsRicardo Cravo AlbinBelchiorMaria BethâniaMusical documentary chronicling the life and work of Humberto Teixeira: composer, lawyer, politician, and creator of copyright laws protecting Brazilian artists. Also known as "The Doctor of Baião," he is celebrated for his popular classics, among them the "anthem of drought," "Asa Branca."Diretor: Lirio Ferreira
Sinopse: Documentário musical sobre a vida e a obra do compositor, advogado, deputado federal e criador das leis de direito autoral, Humberto Teixeira. Também conhecido como o "Doutor do Baião", ele é famoso por seus clássicos populares, entre eles, Asa Branca. - DirectorRicardo CalilRenato TerraStarsChico BuarqueGilberto GilCaetano VelosoA documentary which shows the greatness in the Festival de Música Popular Brasileira of 1967.Diretores: Renato Terra / Ricardo Calil
Sinopse: No teatro: aplausos, vaias, um violão quebrado, guitarras estridentes. No palco: os jovens Chico Buarque, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Roberto Carlos, Edu Lobo e Sérgio Ricardo. As músicas: “Roda Viva”, “Ponteio”, “Alegria, Alegria”, “Domingo no Parque”. E só um deles sairia vencedor. Isso é Uma Noite em 67, um convite para viver a final do Festival da Record que mudou os rumos da MPB. - DirectorMarcos PradoStarsEstamiraDocumentary about Estamira, a 63-year-old woman who's been working for over 20 years at a landfill in Rio de Janeiro. Schizophrenic, but very charismatic, she's the leader of a small community of old people living off garbage and has a very lyrical and philosophical attitude towards life.
- DirectorIzabel JaguaribeStarsPaulinho da ViolaCésar FariasMarina LimaDocumentary about Brazilian samba songwriter and singer Paulinho da Viola, one of the most sophisticated musicians of the genre. The film shows his biography, influences, masters and friends, as well his simple and peculiar way of life, with activities like restoring old cars, working with wood, playing billiards.Diretora: Izabel Jaguaribe
Sinopse: Vani (Fernanda Torres) e Rui (Luiz Fernando Guimarães) estão prestes a se casar. Ela com Sérgio (Evandro Mesquita), ele com Martha (Marisa Orth). Ambas as cerimônias estão marcadas para a mesma sacristia, sendo uma às 18 hs e outro às 20 hs. É lá que Vani e Rui se conhecem, quando ela lhe pede um pouco de arroz para comemorar o casamento que está para ocorrer. - DirectorMaria RamosStarsFátima Maria ClementeCarlos EduardoMaria Ignez KatoThe daily routine at a Brazilian court, including the people who work there: lawyers, judges and accused.Diretora: Maria Ramos
Sinopse: documentário que mostra a rotina diária de um tribunal brasileiro, incluindo as pessoas que trabalham ali: advogados, juízes e acusados. - DirectorAnibal Massaini NetoStarsCeleste ArantesAssiriaGordon BanksDocumentary about Brazilian soccer genius, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, aka Pelé.Diretor: Aníbal Massaíni Neto
Sinopse: Pelé Eterno segue a vida do jogador de futebol mais famoso do mundo: O Brasileiro Pelé. Começando pela sua pobre e difícil infância, até os seus melhores momentos em campo e mostrando outros nunca vistos. E ainda indicam detalhes sobre sua vida profissional e amorosa, além, é claro, de muitos gols e imagens de suas memoráveis jogadas em campo. - DirectorWim WendersStarsCompay SegundoIbrahim FerrerRubén GonzálezAging Cuban musicians whose talents had been virtually forgotten following Castro's takeover of Cuba, are brought out of retirement by Ry Cooder, who travelled to Havana in order to bring the musicians together, resulting in triumphant performances of extraordinary music, and resurrecting the musicians' careers.Buena Vista Social Club
Diretor: Win Wenders - DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreCharlton HestonMarilyn MansonFilmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.Tiros em Columbine
Diretor: Michael Moore - DirectorMichael MooreStarsMichael MooreGeorge W. BushBen AffleckMichael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11 and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.Farenheit 11/9
Diretor: Michael Moore - DirectorMorgan SpurlockStarsMorgan SpurlockDaryl IsaacsChemeeka WalkerWhile examining the influence of the fast food industry, Morgan Spurlock personally explores the consequences on his health of a diet of solely McDonald's food for one month.Super Size me - a dieta do palhaço
Diretor: Morgan Spurlock - DirectorGonzalo HerraldeStarsJosé Luis CervetoFernando ChamorroAntonio GarcíaDocumentary about the murderer José Luis Cervetox
Diretor: Gonzalo Herralde - Que Vivam as Mulheres!
Diretor: Laurent Becue-Renard - DirectorJacques PerrinJacques CluzaudMichel DebatsStarsJacques PerrinPhilippe LabroDocumentary on the migratory patterns of birds, shot over the course of three years on all seven continents.Migração Alada
Diretor: Jacques Perrin - DirectorNicolas PhilibertStarsGeorges LopezAlizéAxel ThouveninA documentary portrait of a one-room school in rural France, where the students (ranging in age from 4 to 11) are educated by a single dedicated teacher.Ser e Ter
Diretor: Nicolas Philibert - DirectorLuc JacquetStarsMorgan FreemanRomane BohringerCharles BerlingIn the Antarctic, every March since the beginning of time, the quest begins to find the perfect mate and start a family.A Marcha dos Pinguins
Diretor: Luc Jacquet
Diretor: Na Antártida, toda vez que chega o mês de março, centenas de pingüins fazem uma jornada que levará milhares de milhas de distância pelo continente a pé, enfrentando animais ferozes, temperaturas frias, ventos congelantes, através das águas profundas e traiçoeiras. Tudo para encontrar o amor verdadeiro. Documentário narrado por Morgan Freeman, Charles Berling e Jules Sitruk. - DirectorMichael WinterbottomStarsJamal Udin TorabiEnayatullahImran ParachaA refugee family is trying to reach more peaceful lands illegally inside trucks.Neste Mundo
Diretor: Michael Winterbottom - DirectorWalter CarvalhoLeonardo GudelStarsRoberto CarlosPaulo CoelhoDaniel de OliveiraThe film tells the story of Raul Seixas, a Brazilian rock legend. The documentary unveils by rare archival images, meeting with family, conversations with artists, producers and friends, the trajectory of the artist, who died in 1989.
- DirectorLeandra LealStarsRogériaJane di CastroDivina ValériaThe Divine Divas are the icons of the first generation of Brazilian transvestite artists in the 1960's. One of the first stages to host men dressed as women was the Rival Theatre, ran by Américo Leal, the director's grandfather. The film shows the intimacy, the talent and the stories of a generation that revolutionized the sexual behavior and defied the moral of a time.
- DirectorPaulo Henrique FontenelleStarsAnna ButlerCássia EllerArthur DapieveBiography of Brazilian singer Cássia Eller.
- DirectorCarlos Juliano BarrosCaio CavechiniLaéssio Rodrigues is considered the greatest thief of rare books in Brazil. Over the last five years, this documentary has followed his trajectory, which includes four imprisonments. It is not an ordinary story the one of a young bakery attendant, obsessed with antique papers, who starts to live among fine art merchants and collectors and then sees himself in the newspapers' crime pages. But the decision to narrate it involves dilemmas for which neither Laesio nor the documentary itself were prepared. Although in twisted ways, Laessio evidences the necessity of Brazil to take care of its own History.
- DirectorCarlos Juliano BarrosCaio CavechiniStarsJean WyllysSilas MalafaiaMarco FelicianoThe film shows the prologue of the crisis of representation and the polarization of Brazilian politics as we accompany the steps of the Deputy, spokesman for the LBGT cause Jean Wyllys.
- DirectorRodrigo de OliveiraGustavo RibeiroStarsPaulo JoséAnna KutnerFernanda MontenegroThe creation of Babel scatters over the world men who speak different languages: all the faces, bodies and voices of Paulo José are embodied in the characters that the actor has played throughout his career in theater, television, and film. EVERY PAULO IN THE WORLD is a cinematographic essay about Paulo José, one of the greatest artists in Brazil, in the year in which he turns 80 years-old.
- DirectorBeto BrantCamila PitangaStarsAntonio PitangaCamila PitangaCaetano VelosoThis documentary investigates the aesthetic, political, and existential journey of actor Antonio Pitanga who, directed by great directors such as Glauber Rocha, Carlos Diegues, and Walter Lima Jr., was featured in some of the greatest artistic restlessness moments of Brazilian cinema.
- DirectorMaider OleagaThree elders return to their homeland seventy years after being forced to leave it because of the Spanish Civil War.
- DirectorÓscar García BlesaGervasio IglesiasAlexis MoranteStarsMiguel Ángel ArenasMiguel BoséAntonio CarmonaThis documentary follows the life and career of the Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz, from his beginnings and his rise to fame until June 24, 2017 day of his legendary concert "+ es +" in Madrid
- DirectorEmir KusturicaStarsPepe MujicaAn examination of the life, times, and legacy of Uruguay's last president, José "Pepe" Mujica.
- DirectorPetra CostaStarsDilma RousseffLuiz Inácio Lula da SilvaMarisa Letícia Lula da SilvaPolitical documentary and personal memoir collide in this exploration into the complex truth behind the unraveling of two Brazilian presidencies.
- DirectorJeff Orlowski-YangStarsTristan HarrisJeff SeibertBailey RichardsonExplores the dangerous human impact of social networking; tech experts sound the alarm on their own creations.
- DirectorFred Ouro PretoStarsEmicidaZeca PagodinhoPabllo VittarBetween scenes from his concert in São Paulo's Theatro Municipal, rapper and activist Emicida celebrates the rich legacy of Black Brazilian culture.
- DirectorCatherine GundDaresha KyiStarsEugenia LeónJesusa RodríguezTania LibertadThe life of pioneering singer Chavela Vargas, from her birth in Costa Rica in 1919 to her death in Mexico in 2012.
- DirectorTània BallóMarc M. SarradoIn 1999, teen Rocío Wanninkhof is murdered. Her mother's ex-partner, Dolores Vázquez, is suspected. Did she do it? A second victim reveals the truth.
- DirectorMike BaudoncqStarsPhyllis YordanThree decades on from the disaster, Chernobyl shows signs of life again.
- DirectorJose GomezStarsPeter FlihanThe story of the worst terrorist attack in European history. Survivors and insiders recount March 11, 2004's terrorist attack on Madrid, including the political crisis it ignited and the hunt for the perpetrators.
- DirectorAlan ByronStarsDickie ArbiterJennie BondGyles BrandrethFollow the lives of the Royal British Princes, with insightful interviews from Royal biographers. Learn how each generation of princes are groomed for duty in our ever-changing world from the insiders who know them best.
- DirectorB.J. PerlmuttBent-Jorgen PerlmuttStarsVíctor JaraJoan JaraPascale BonnefoyThis documentary questions who killed Victor Jara, Chilean musician and activist who died during the dictatorship in his country.
- DirectorJennifer BreaStarsJennifer BreaOmar WasowJessica l e TaylorWhen Harvard Ph.D. student Jennifer Brea is struck down by a fever that leaves her bedridden, she sets out on a virtual journey to document her story as she fights a disease that medicine forgot.
- DirectorRobert BaharAlmudena CarracedoStarsMaría MartínFrancisco FrancoAdolf HitlerThe Silence of Others reveals the epic struggle of victims of Spain's 40-year dictatorship under General Franco, who continue to seek justice to this day. Filmed over six years, the film follows the survivors as they organize the groundbreaking 'Argentine Lawsuit' and fight a state-imposed amnesia of crimes against humanity, and explores a country still divided four decades into democracy. Seven years in the making, The Silence of Others is the second documentary feature by Emmy-winning filmmakers Almudena Carracedo and Robert Bahar (Made in L.A.). It is being Executive Produced by Pedro Almodóvar, Agustín Almodóvar, and Esther García.
- DirectorMiguel Ángel MuñozStarsLuisa CanteroMiguel Ángel MuñozDuring the pandemic, actor Miguel Ángel Muñoz documents his 100-plus days living in a tiny flat with his beloved Tata, 95, who becomes an Instagram star. - Netflix.
- DirectorPetra CostaStarsLi AnElena AndradePetra CostaElena, a young Brazilian woman, travels to New York with the same dream as her mother, to become a movie actress. She leaves behind her childhood spent in hiding during the years of the military dictatorship. She also leaves Petra, her seven year old sister. Two decades later, Petra also becomes an actress and goes to New York in search of Elena. She only has a few clues about her: home movies, newspaper clippings, a diary and letters. At any moment Petra hopes to find Elena walking in the streets in a silk blouse. Gradually, the features of the two sisters are confused; we no longer know one from the other. When Petra finally finds Elena in an unexpected place, she has to learn to let her go.
- DirectorLygia BarbosaEliane BrumStarsLaerte CoutinhoEliane BrumRafael CoutinhoAfter living as a man for nearly 60 years, Laerte Coutinho, one of Brazil's most brilliant cartoonists, introduces herself to the world as a woman.
- DirectorJoss CrowleyStarsShania TwainKelsea BalleriniMarc BouwerFrom Nashville newcomer to international icon, singer Shania Twain transcends genres across borders amid triumphs and setbacks in this documentary.
- DirectorJosé Luis CapelStarsJose Pablo Flores GarcíaCarlos Villacorta SalísThis documentary chronicles one of Spain's gravest air disasters -- the accident involving a Spanair flight at Barajas Airport in Madrid.
- DirectorThomas BalmèsStarsBayarHattieMariA look at one year in the life of four babies from around the world, from Mongolia to Namibia to San Francisco to Tokyo.
- DirectorElizabeth MirzaeiGulistan MirzaeiEven as Shaista's love for Benazir is palpable, the choices he must make to build a life with her have profound consequences.
- DirectorJean-Gabriel PériotStarsAdèle HaenelJacques DelorsJacques DuclosBased on the novel by Didier Eribon, the film tells an intimate and political story of the French working class from the beginning of the 1950s to today.
- DirectorJonas Poher RasmussenStarsDaniel KarimyarFardin MijdzadehMilad EskandariFLEE tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time.
- DirectorIsabel CoixetStarsAida FlixMiriam FuentesNúria JuanicoThe story of nine former students at Spain's Lleida Theatre who filed a complaint against two of their teachers for sexual abuse.
- DirectorPablo Chamorro GonzálezStarsDiego JimenoJordi TamaritRodrigo Díaz de Vivar, whom History knows as El Cid Campeador, is an essential figure to understand the Middle Ages. His legend has endured throughout the centuries to become a myth. In this documentary we will discover his character as a military leader, a mercenary or a undefeated hero in hundred battles, but also as the man, with his virtues but also with his defects.
- DirectorAndrew BeckerDaniel MehrerStarsMargo PoolMartin VerfondernManolo RodríguezA Dutch couple, Martin and Margo Verfondern, move to a remote Spanish village of Santoalla to start a new life. There is conflict with the Spanish residents, resulting in the disappearance of Martin.
- DirectorRoss KauffmanStarsNancy KulikSophia LorenEdoardo PontiAn Italian-American grandmother and film buff finds strength and joy in the life of her screen idol, Sophia Loren.
- DirectorLuis Murillo Arias
- DirectorJuan Carlos RulfoStarsLorena RamirezMario RamírezSantiago RamírezA young woman of the Tarahumara, well-known for their extraordinary long distance running abilities, wins ultramarathons seemingly out of nowhere despite running in sandals.
- DirectorRichard Zubelzu
- DirectorHao WuFrom documentarian Hao Wu comes a heartfelt portrait of how he created a thoroughly modern family in America, only to face the dilemma of introducing his same-sex partner and their children to his deeply traditional parents and relatives in China.
- DirectorRayka ZehtabchiStarsAjeyaAnitaGouri ChoudariIndian women fight the stigma surrounding menstruation and begin manufacturing sanitary pads.
- DirectorTamta GabrichidzeA traveling trader provides a window into rural life in the Republic of Georgia, where potatoes are currency and ambition is crushed by poverty.
- DirectorDaniel J. WilnerStarsMike GlatzeRebekah GlatzeBenjie NycumWhen a feature film is made about them seven years after their break-up, Benjie Nycum visits his ex-boyfriend Michael Glatze and finally tries to get answers about his bewildering shift from gay activist to ex-gay evangelical.
- DirectorGonzalo Sebastián de Erice
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsAbel JacquinAlexandre O'NeillA surrealist film, a pseudo-documentary portrait of Las Hurdes, a remote region of Spain where civilisation has barely developed, showing how the local peasants try to survive without even the most basic utilities and skills.
- DirectorFernando G. MantillaCarlos Velo
- DirectorVicky CalaviaStarsAntonio ResinesDocumental sobre el director de cine español Florián Rey que tuvo sus mayores éxitos en la década de 1930. Su relación con Imperio Argentina, el cine de la República y con el alemán de la época nazi.
- DirectorRaquel CastroWe are surrounded by all kinds of sounds, but how far are we conscious about them? The director and investigator Raquel Castro has been working with the concept of sound landscape. And in particular the way sounds, silences, noises, frequencies and all spectral densities - infra or ultrasounds - can shape each place and all of us. This is also a film essay about citizenship, ecology, and the responsibility we have for the sounds we produce.
- DirectorFrank MarshallStarsBarry GibbMaurice GibbRobin GibbAn exploration of the history of the Bee Gees, featuring revealing interviews with oldest brother Barry Gibb, and archival interviews with the late twin brothers Robin and Maurice.
- DirectorMaite AlberdiStarsSergio ChamyRomulo AitkenMarta OlivaresA private investigator in Chile hires someone to work as a mole at a retirement home where a client of his suspects the caretakers of elder abuse.
- DirectorGonzalo VisedoStarsAlondra BentleyMacarena CaboAntonio DyazCoque Malla meets with a number of female artists during the creative process of his new musical work. Intimate essays, confidences, complicity, sense of humour and creative passion that will culminate in the live recording of the album "Mujeres" ("Women"). A journey through the life of an artist with songs and women as absolute protagonists, with the exception of his close friend, Antonio Dyaz.
- DirectorJosé Luis López-LinaresStarsLorenza Limaica JaviviRaquel MaldonadoJuan Manuel ZunzuneguiDocumentary traversing the 3 centuries that gave birth to Hispanic America, exploring the history, art, music and religious syncretism that blossomed from the encounter of two worlds into a civilization vibrant and beautiful like no other.