Vivencial I

A panorama of Brazilian popular music from the 60s and 70s through the musical group Novos Baianos. A retrospective of the community lifestyle adopted by its members and the influence inherited from singer João Gilberto.

A fisherman looks forward to celebrating his 88th birthday on the Festa de São João. Shot on Super 8 in Foz do Douro, the film is a miniature portrait about the gentle wisdom of living.

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.

Cesta za tancem

Alegria, Viva o Bloco Não é Não

Mãos de Pedra

No Fio do Destino: Mulheres e Jeans em Toritama

Biografía de un carnaval

A Raça Síntese de Joãosinho Trinta

Short silent documentary on Carnaval at Malmédy, Belgium.

A Ladeira dos Urubus

Nação Zumbi Ao Vivo no Recife

Chico Science e Nação Zumbi - Especial MTV

Así Pasó

The making of the samba school parades, with the construction of the great cars, the decorations being spread all over the city and the hand-crafted tailoring of the costumes by apt hands that stitch together colourful and glowing materials.

Ave Maria ou Mãe dos Sertanejos

La Ursa

Black Out - A História Apagada no Palco da Arte

Drag Queens em Cena: A Expressão de Almas Artísticas

The Mangueira slum is the scenario where Tantinho and the old samba composers remember stories about the slums and samba.