Haroldo Costa
2021
Paulo da Portela: O Teu Nome não Caiu no Esquecimento
Dermeval Netto
Manoel Dionísio, Haroldo Costa
Documentary made to commemorate the centenary of the birth of the legendary Paulo Benjamin de Oliveira, Paulo da Portela.
Paulo da Portela: O Teu Nome não Caiu no Esquecimento
Pitanga
Camila Pitanga, Beto Brant
Antônio Pitanga, Camila Pitanga
This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. He career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and Walter Lima Jr. He was a prominent figurehead and outspoken activist during the Brazilian dictatorship, a period of unrest in Brazilian cinema. Pitanga deep dives into the world of Antônio and the history of Brazil. The documentary was directed by his daughter Camila Pitanga, one of widely recognised faces in Brazilian television and cinema right now. The film is also a poem, and a tender ode to fatherhood.
Pitanga
Tanga (Deu no New York Times?)
Henfil
Rubens Correia, Elke Maravilha
The dictator of a small Caribbean island receives the New York Times daily, sent by a nephew. Through the newspaper, he gets in touch with the world. Guerrilla groups try to neutralize this information system.
Tanga (Deu no New York Times?)
Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos
Pedro Vasconcelos
Juliana Paes, Marcelo Faria
In a small city of Brazil, Flor (a very good looking woman) marries Vadinho, a very handsome and erotic man. Once married she finds he is a good-for-nothing. She works teaching cooking to her neighbours but he takes all her money to gamble. One day he dies. Flor misses the goods of the marriage so she marries again with a very correct gentleman – the owner of the drugstore (Teodoro). Now she’s very happy with her man, but misses the erotic moments with her previous husband. Then the ghost of Vadhino comes to earth to chase her.
Dona Flor e Seus Dois Maridos
