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- DirectorAsif KapadiaStarsAmy WinehouseMitch WinehouseMark RonsonArchival footage and personal testimonials present an intimate portrait of the life and career of British singer/songwriter Amy Winehouse.
- DirectorPaulo Henrique FontenelleStarsAnna ButlerCássia EllerArthur DapieveBiography of Brazilian singer Cássia Eller.
- DirectorZana BriskiRoss KauffmanStarsKochiAvijit HalderShanti DasTwo documentary filmmakers chronicle their time in Sonagchi, Calcutta and the relationships they developed with children of prostitutes who work the city's notorious red light district.
- 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.
- DirectorEstela RennerFrom Brazil to Kuwait, the levels of childhood obesity are outstandingly high. "Way Beyond Weight" is a movie that seeks to answer those questions in depth. It interviewed families, kids and specialists from all over the world.
- DirectorJuliana AntunesStarsAndreia Pereira de SousaLeid FerreiraFelipe Rangel SoaresTwo Brazilian women try everything to survive in the favelas.
- 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.
- DirectorAndré D'EliaStarsJuliano CazarréReynaldo GianecchiniValéria PontesThe residents of Chapada dos Veadeiros, concerned about the end of the Cerrado in Goiás, are looking for new ways to develop the region without harming the environment in which they live.
- DirectorDavis GuggenheimStarsMalala YousafzaiZiauddin YousafzaiToor Pekai YousafzaiA look at the events leading up to the Taliban's attack on Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai for speaking out on girls' education, followed by the aftermath, including her speech to the United Nations.
- DirectorTamara KotevskaLjubomir StefanovStarsHatidze MuratovaNazife MuratovaHussein SamThe last female bee-hunter in Europe must save the bees and return the natural balance in Honeyland, when a family of nomadic beekeepers invade her land and threaten her livelihood.
- DirectorMichael EpsteinStarsJohn LennonDiana RobertsonRay ConnollyFilm telling the untold story of John Lennon's 1971 album Imagine, exploring the creative collaboration between Lennon and Yoko Ono and featuring interviews and never-seen-before footage.
- 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 leader
- DirectorJill BauerRonna GradusStarsTressa SilgueroRiley ReynoldsRachel BernardA documentary about young women who have been drawn into the sex trade - and how easy it is for a web-savvy generation to end up making porn.
- DirectorChuan LuStarsJohn KrasinskiClaire KeimXun ZhouVenturing into the wilds of China, "Born in China" captures intimate moments with a panda and her growing cub, a young golden monkey who feels displaced by his baby sister, and a mother snow leopard struggling to raise her two cubs.
- DirectorEmmanuel GrasStarsKabwita KasongoLydie KasongoTrials tribulation dreams and aspirations of a young farmer earning a living making and selling charcoal in Congo.
- DirectorOtilia Portillo PaduaStarsEsteban BerronesChris BirchfieldMark ConwayBird watchers on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border share their enthusiasm for protecting and preserving some of the world's most beautiful bird species.
- DirectorPaola di FlorioLisa LeemanStarsMarc BenioffBrother ChidanandaDeepak ChopraUnique biopic about Yogananda, telling the story of his life and influence on yoga, religion and science, combining re-enactment, interviews, and verité.
- DirectorBeth FormagginiFlute player Carlos Malta searches for traditional pife players and the mutual dependencies they share with the contemporary music to which he belongs.'
- DirectorLucy WalkerKaren HarleyJoão JardimStarsVik MunizOn the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro is Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill, where men and women sift through garbage for a living. Artist Vik Muniz produces portraits of the workers and learns about their lives.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorEduardo CoutinhoDocumentary filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho interviews people who tell their life stories and recall songs that marked their lives.
- DirectorEduardo CoutinhoStarsEduardo CoutinhoThe late director Eduardo Coutinho sits down and talks with young Brazilian students in his last documentary.
- DirectorFabio MedeirosStarsGuiomar AlbanesiCarlos BaccelliNena GalvesChico Xavier was a viable example for all beings who will share the World of Regeneration. Get to know his role as a protagonist in the construction of the new era.
- DirectorEduardo AdesMarcus FernandoStarsJesuíta BarbosaRonaldo BastosIvan CardosoTorquato Neto's professional and artistic career comes to life. The actor Jesuíta Barbosa plays the filmmaker, musician and journalist, from his youth, when he still lived in his hometown (Teresina), until his 28th birthday, when he committed suicide. A tribute to one of the main responsible for the Brazilian artistic revolution during Tropicália, in the late 1960s.
- A portrait of Brazilian People based on the anthropological work of Darcy Ribeiro.
- DirectorSilvio TendlerStarsCamila AmadoJorge AmadoPaulo AutranDocumentary about Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha, one of the most important names in the movement called "Cinema Novo", with interviews with some of his friends and colleagues.
- DirectorKleber Mendonça FilhoStarsThomas AquinoSonia BragaBárbara ColenBehind the scenes of Bacurau (2019)'s shooting and pre-production. With exclusive images, directors Kléber Mendonça Filho and Juliano Dornelles show how they made the film a public and critical success.
- DirectorMarcio DebellianStarsMaria BethâniaCaetano VelosoChico BuarqueMangueira is Brazil's most popular samba school. In 2016, it won the championship of the Carnival of Rio with a parade in homage to Maria Bethânia, the diva from Bahia, who has a 50-year career and is Caetano Veloso's sister. The doc followed the creation of this carnival in all stages, from the first drawings and rehearsals to the construction of the allegories and the winning parade. Our crew also traveled with Maria Bethânia to Santo Amaro, her hometown in the interior of Bahia, discovering particularities that inspired the creation of this Carnival, such as her peculiar religious universe, which congregates candomble and Catholicism, the parties inherited from the slaves, and the openness of her house to the local community. As we tell the story of Bethania's hometown and the victorious carnival of Mangueira, we establish links between Rio de Janeiro and Bahia, focusing historical issues like the birth of samba, racism and religious tolerance.
- 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.
- DirectorPedro von KrügerStarsFerreira GullarAdélia PradoThe most important events of a region are marked forever in the minds of the people. Popular knowledge soon becomes fact in the stories and fantastic stories building dynamically folklore that place.
- DirectorRicardo CalilRenato TerraStarsCaetano VelosoBrazilian singer-songwriter Caetano Veloso reflects on his imprisonment in 1968, during the military dictatorship.
- 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."
- DirectorCacau RhodenStarsAlberto IkedaAlfredo BelloAndrea JaborPointing out the importance of maintaining a playful spirit, which we all have when we are kids and society forces us to abandon in our adult lives, Drops of Joy is a documentary that speaks widely about the idea that playing is something very serious and urgent.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsWerner HerzogJean ClottesJulien MonneyWerner Herzog gains exclusive access to film inside the Chauvet caves of Southern France and captures the oldest known pictorial creations of humanity.
- DirectorJeff Orlowski-YangStarsTristan HarrisJeff SeibertBailey RichardsonExplores the dangerous human impact of social networking; tech experts sound the alarm on their own creations.
- DirectorVictor LopesStarsMia CoutoMartinho da VilaJoão Ubaldo RibeiroDocumentary about the Portuguese language, and people who speak it around the world.
- DirectorAndrucha WaddingtonStarsMaria BethâniaCaetano VelosoCanô VelosoDocumentary about singer Maria Bethânia's 60th birthday celebration in her hometown, Santo Amaro da Purificação, and her performance on a show in Salvador.
- DirectorCeyda TorunStarsYaman BarlasSariArzu GölA profile of an ancient city and its unique people, seen through the eyes of the most mysterious and beloved animal humans have ever known, the Cat.
- DirectorPaulo SacramentoDocumentary about Carandiru Penitentiary, with scenes filmed by the prisoners themselves.
- DirectorEduardo CoutinhoStarsMarcinho VpThe daily life in a shantytown in the north part of Rio de Janeiro, with 10,000 people living in bad conditions, their problems and the issue of police violence.
- DirectorLúcia MuratStarsCaio BlatThe true story of the director Lucia Murat's younger brother , Heitor, who is sent to London by his well to do family to avoid the possibility of joining his director/writer sister Ms. Murat in prison for "crimes" against the then fascist Brazilian government in the late 60's. Studying in London, Heitor meets an American girlfriend and an array of fascinating ex pat pals who dabble in pot smoking , music and self indulgent jobless days enjoying and experiencing early 70's London in NottingHill Gate area of London before it became tony. Heitor, the apple of the family's eye and youngest child, is a prolific letter writer but quits school and soon moves from pot to hashish to acid. He leaves London and begins traveling to Afghanistan , India, (wherever the Best and Most drugs were) pen and paper in hand, and becomes more and more addicted to cultures where he can deal and consume drugs experiencing a lonely lifestyle of being high, walking and writing. His letters to his family are the subject of the movie. Heitor, an unusual yet brilliant man, multilingual and extraordinarily handsome with the heart of a poet, starts to lose his grasp of reality and ends up in jail and eventually, a mental institution. His long journey to madness is all evidenced by his letters ,written like an itinerary of downward, disturbing spiral, are saved by various family members, especially by Ms. Murat.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsTimothy TreadwellAmie HuguenardWerner HerzogA devastating and heart-rending take on grizzly bear activists Timothy Treadwell and Amie Huguenard, who were killed in October of 2003 while living among grizzly bears in Alaska.
- DirectorFernando PérezStarsFrancisquito CardetFrancisco CardetNorma PérezDawn breaks in La Habana, and as the day advances we follow the simple lives of ten ordinary Cubans, with only sounds and images accompanied by music.
- DirectorJoel Zito AraújoStarsJoão AcaiabeJoel Zito AraújoWalter AvanciniDocumentary about Brazilian black actors, and their role in the history of soap-opera, the product with more audience in Brazilian TV.
- DirectorMatt KayStarsHiyori KonA female sumo wrestler fights against tradition and stigma to win her place in the ring.
- DirectorMark LinfieldVanessa BerlowitzAlastair FothergillStarsMeghan MarkleAfrican elephant Shani and her spirited son Jomo set out on an epic journey with their herd, traveling hundreds of miles across the vast Kalahari Desert from the Okavango delta to the Zambezi River.
- DirectorAndrew SoltStarsJohn LennonYoko OnoPaul McCartneyA biography of the rock music star.
- DirectorRobert J. FlahertyStarsAllakariallakAlice NevalingaCunayouIn this silent predecessor to the modern documentary, film-maker Robert J. Flaherty spends one year following the lives of Nanook and his family, Inuits living in the Arctic Circle.
- DirectorJorge FurtadoStarsPaulo JoséCiça ReckziegelDouglas TraininiThe ironic, heartbreaking and acid "saga" of a spoiled tomato: from the plantation of a "Nisei" (Brazilian with Japanese origins); to a supermarket; to a consumer's kitchen to become sauce of a pork meat; to the garbage can since it is spoiled for the consumption; to a garbage truck to be dumped in a garbage dump in "Ilha das Flores"; to the selection of nutriment for pigs by the employees of a pigs breeder; to become food for poor Brazilian people.
- DirectorKevin MacdonaldStarsBob MarleyZiggy MarleyRita MarleyA documentary on the life, music, and legacy of Bob Marley.
- DirectorJoaquim Pedro de AndradeStarsFerreira GullarA brief piece on one of the greatest Brazilian artists of all time, Antônio Francisco Lisboa, the Aleijadinho. An important representant of the Baroque period in Brazil, Aleijadinho was famous for his artistic sculptures and figures made in soapstone, part of the many historical churches and other architetural monuments all located in Minas Gerais.
- DirectorThomas C. GraneStarsJacqueline Astor DrexelJohn Jacob AstorRobert BallardFor the 20th anniversary of "Titanic," James Cameron reopens the file on the disaster.
- DirectorOtto BellStarsAisholpan NurgaivDaisy RidleyRys NurgaivThirteen-year-old Aisholpan trains to become the first female in twelve generations of her nomad family to become an eagle huntress.
- DirectorMika KaurismäkiStarsMarcello GonçalvesZé Paulo BeckerRonaldo Monteiro de SouzaA musical documentary and tribute about "choro", an older style of playing that forms the foundation of all Brazilian composition, including samba and bossa nova.
- DirectorPippa EhrlichJames ReedStarsCraig FosterTom FosterA filmmaker forges an unusual friendship with an octopus living in a South African kelp forest, learning as the animal shares the mysteries of her world.
- DirectorAnibal Massaini NetoStarsCeleste ArantesAssiriaGordon BanksDocumentary about Brazilian soccer genius, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, aka Pelé.
- DirectorSophia Nahli AllisonStarsTybie O'BardShinese HarlinsZoe FlintThe injustice surrounding the shooting death of 15-year-old Latasha Harlins at a South Central Los Angeles store became a flashpoint for the city’s 1992 civil uprising.
- DirectorYann Arthus-BertrandStarsLuis CancuAtmanBerthonyA collection of stories about and images of our world, offering an immersion to the core of what it means to be human.
- DirectorLázaro RamosStarsHeloísa JorgeReinaldo JúniorIzak DahoraThe special features 22 real testimonials from people like Mandela, Martin Luther King and Marielle Franco, who fought racism and freedom in favor of justice.
- DirectorLuis AraFOREVER CHAPE tells the story of the soccer team Chapecoense, from Santa Catarina, Brazil. A club with an incredible spirit that didn't stop and in honor of the victims and the survivors of the tragedy, the club today looks reborn.
- DirectorJoseph S. BlatterThis 195 minutes'documentary shows special moments and heroes from all world cups and official tournaments sponsored by FIFA Soccer
- DirectorJoaquim Pedro de AndradeStarsHeron DominguesGarrinchaDocumentary about the most famous dribbler in Brazilian Soccer (some say in Soccer's history!) at the zenith of his career, showing classic scenes of 1958 and 1962 World Cup. Garrincha was a very original and talented player, having curved legs. Women and alcohol were his passion, and the cause of his later decadence. After a glorious career, he died in financial misery, forgotten.
- DirectorJohn MaloofCharlie SiskelStarsVivian MaierJohn MaloofDaniel ArnaudA documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.
- DirectorAsif KapadiaStarsDiego MaradonaDalma MaradonaPeléConstructed from over 500 hours of never-before-seen footage, this documentary centers on the career of celebrated football player Diego Maradona, who played for S.S.C. Napoli in the 1980s.
- DirectorPaulo ThiagoStarsJohnny AlfLeny AndradeBilly BlancoDocumentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style.
- DirectorLírio FerreiraHilton LacerdaStarsPaulo AutranChico BuarqueSérgio CabralDocumentary on the life and times of one of the most prominent Brazilian samba composers, Cartola (Angenor de Oliveira).
- DirectorJonathan BeswickVictor BurroughsStarsPeter CrissGene SimmonsPaul StanleyKiss's performance in Melbourne, Australia, on February 28th, 2003, at Telstra Dome, with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by David Campbell.
- DirectorMark HaefeliStarsPaul McCartneyBrian RayDavid FrostAs the rock musician performs in Russia, the story of the Beatles' revolutionary impact on the Soviet Union is told.
- 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.
- DirectorRaphael AlvarezTatiana IssaStarsJosephine BakerCiro BarcelosNorma BengellA Brazilian Theater group that through talent, irony and humor confronted the Brazilian violent dictatorship in the 1970's revolutionizing the gay movement worldwide and changing theater and dance language to an entire generation.
- DirectorLulu CorrêaDocumentary on the life and works of actor/director Hugo Carvana, and his presence in all phases of Brazilian Cinema.
- DirectorLuiz Fernando Goulart
- DirectorMarco Abujamra
- DirectorAdirley QueirósStarsWellington AbreuNancy AraújoMarquim do TropaThis is a fiction/documentary which presents some contradictions of Brasilia, the federal capital of Brazil, and how the poor people who built the city were pushed out from the city center in the 70s.
- DirectorMarília RochaA group of girls are experiencing the end of their adolescence. Impossible romances leave marks on their bodies and the surrounding landscape. Each of the friends finds her own particular way to resist the changes and to live within a tangle of uncertainty.
- 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...
- DirectorChico GomesFelipe LionThree artists take over public space to present their vision and way of expression in the streets of the biggest city of South America. "Instigated" is a portrait of creation in the artists lives and São Paulo's picture.
- DirectorMarcelo GomesA small village in the Brazilian outback is considered the nation's capital of jeans. It's also a microcosm that depicts modern day capitalism and its transgressions.
- DirectorBen NicholasDavid TryhornStarsPeléMuhammad AliAmarildoLooks back at the extraordinary 12-year period in which Pelé, the only man to win three World Cup titles, went from young superstar in 1958 to national hero in 1970; a radical yet turbulent era in Brazil’s history.
- 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.
- DirectorAndrucha WaddingtonStarsGilberto GilDominguinhosTargino GondimDocumentary about the popular celebrations in honor of St. John in Brazil, in this case, in the Northeast part of the country, where the celebrations are more traditional and widespread.
- StarsDeborah ColkerVera FischerZicoAn affective, emotional, intimate and, above all, funny record of this great Brazilian comedian, from childhood to his early death, at age 43, during the 2006 World Cup in Germany.
- DirectorAngela ZoéStarsAlcioneGrande OteloThe musical trajectory of Alcione Dias Nazareth based on his musical references, his insertion in the world of music and his relationship with family and friends, showing a relaxed and matriarchal Alcione with life and artistic work.
- 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.
- Nara Leão revolutionized Brazilian music, broke prejudices, confronted the military dictatorship, opened paths for women. All this without changing the tone of her voice.
- DirectorCasey PattersonJoe PearlmanEran CreevyStarsGary OldmanEmma WatsonHelena Bonham CarterCast and crew members from all "Harry Potter" films reunite in a retrospective special to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001).
- The series investigates the multiplicity of contemporary artistic languages from Inhotim Institute and reveals the complexity of the art of our time and its perspective on the present.
- DirectorTainá MenezesIn 1982, the Arpoador Beach, in Rio de Janeiro, received the first "incarnation" of Circo Voador, a venue for artists of diverse aspects showing their art to the public. Months later, Circo landed at Lapa, the city's most bohemian neighborhood. Today, more than three decades later, the venue has become a cultural reference in the country. This documentary is directed by Tainá Menezes and has testimonials from artists such as Gilberto Gil, Lobão, Evandro Mesquita and more than 50 personalities that were part of the history of Circo Voador.
- 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.
- DirectorRodrigo FelhaStarsJeckie BrownCarlinhos do SalgueiroGuinhaA documentary on what life is like for the LGBT community in Rio de Janeiro's slums. It also touches on subjects common for homosexuals and transsexuals, such as homophobia, prejudice, family acceptance, work and society's day-to-day life. Despite the adversities, each person tells how they recreated their own history through song, dance, politics and study.
- DirectorJoão DumansAffonso UchoaStarsAristides de SousaMurilo CaliariGláucia VandeveldAndre is a young boy that lives in an industrial neighborhood in Ouro Preto, Brazil, near an old aluminum factory. One day he finds a notebook from one of the factory workers.
- DirectorEryk RochaStarsNelson Pereira dos SantosCarlos DieguesJoaquim Pedro de AndradeCinema Novo is a movie-essay that investigates poetically the most important movement of Latin America cinema, through the thoughts of its main auteurs: Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Glauber Rocha, Leon Hirszman, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Ruy Guerra, Walter Lima Jr., Paulo César Saraceni, among others.