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Cinema Brasileiro, Mercado Ocupado(1997)

Documentary by Leon Hirszman about the economic conditions of film production in Brazil, produced in 1975 with sponsorship from Embrafilme and kept unreleased since then.

Enawenê-nawê: Os Homens-Espíritos(2012)

O Carnaval é de Pelé(2025)

This short film follows Pelé, a retired nurse who looks back on his time as a Mateus in the century-old Bumba Meu Boi group, Boi Tira-Teima. As he builds a new boi for the festival, he revisits the defining moments of his journey as a performer, carnival artist, and son of Mestre Gerson, the group’s former patriarch. The film explores how the way we carry our memories of the past shapes who we become in the present.

Once Upon a Time There Was Iracema(2005)

A making-of directed by Bodanzky himself, the documentary discusses the language of the film Iracema - Uma Transa Amazônica 30 years after it was made, gathering interviews with the authors, actors, critics and the filmmakers themselves.

Silêncio das Asas

Sem Manual(2025)

Teatro em Jampa Vive

The Peddler's Backpack(2005)

From Italian set designer to Brazilian stage director, Gianni Ratto, born in Italy in 1916 and based in Brazil since 1954, retraces the geographical path of his life, accompanied by his daughter, passing through Genoa, Milan, Florence, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro, visiting places and people who marked his journey. At each encounter, Gianni speaks of his work and reveals the ideas of someone who not only executes but also thinks about theater from a humanist perspective.

O Fim de Bolsonaro(2025)

a maré(2025)

The stories told by those who live from the Rio Potengi reveal the rhythm of the tides, flowing through memories, silences, and the strength of a river that resists between the mangrove, time, and the city.

Memória(2025)

The short documentary traces the fading light of Belém’s silver screens through the eyes of a young filmmaker and aspiring historian. With camera in hand, he sets out to preserve the stories of the three movie theaters that once defined the city’s cultural pulse

Entre aulas e barricadas: dez anos das ocupações das escolas na cidade de São Paulo(2025)

Terecô: a força que vem da raiz(2024)

Cata(2025)

Lendas de Santa Clara do Desterro(2025)

Eldorado SP(2010)

Criadores de Saci(2025)

Como Vivem As Orquídeas(2024)

O EREMITA(2024)

Janelas da Memória(2025)