
Herval Rossano
1933 - 2007A Negação do Brasil
Joel Zito Araújo
Joel Zito Araújo, João Acaiabe
A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in Brazilian television "soaps". Based on his own memories and on a sturdy body of research evidence, the director analyses race relations in Brazilian soap operas, calling attention to their likely influence on Brazilian African-Americans' identity-forming processes.
Denying Brazil
Maria 38
Watson Macedo
Eliana, John Herbert
Maria is a young woman who becomes a well-known crook in the bohemian district of Lapa, in Rio de Janeiro. She earns her living with little scams and tricks. Nevertheless, she is good-hearted, and that's why her latest cheat doesn't work at all.
Maria 38