Carlos Ebert

Antonio Candido, Final Notes (2024)

The film focuses on unpublished texts that deal with the signs of physical fragility, cinematographic preferences, evocations of ancestors, mentions of childhood and memories of Gilda de Mello e Souza. ...

Sebastião Leme, o Fotógrafo Inventor (2024)

Noite e Dia - Lima Barreto, Obra & Vida (2023)

The trajectory of the writer, journalist and chronicler from Rio de Janeiro, Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto (1881-1922), one of the central figures of Brazilian literature in the 20th century, author of works such as the novels Memories of the Clerk Isaà ...

Passagem Secreta (2021)

Alice is forced to move alone to a small town, where she meets a new group of friends. While breaking into an amusement park to rescue one of her classmates, Alice discovers secrets about her identity and must make choices. ...

Photografaction (2020)

A film about remarkable moments in the History of Brazilian Photography, built through the eyes of Lauro Escorel. It also reflects on the impact of digital photography on contemporary society. ...

Shadowplay (2020)

Duda is a young girl of 13 years intrigued by her mother's work. Beside a new friend, she starts walking at night, and crosses a border with no return. ...

The Bamboo Bridge (2019)

A puzzle to Western eyes, China is a giant that imposes itself through the barriers of language, traditions and history. With testimonies and images of historical and sentimental value, journalist Jayme Martins and his family lead us to a comprehension of ...

O Crime da Cabra (2015)

Life in a small Brazilian town is shaken by a crime: somebody stole the money from the selling of a goat. ...

O Proustiano de Osasco (2013)

Circular (2011)

Janela Molhada (2010)

Um Homem de Moral (2009)

The life and musical work of Brazilian zoologist and composer Paulo Vanzolini, author of very popular songs such as "Ronda," "Volta por Cima," and "Na Boca da Noite," recording tributes to the composer, which brought together big names in Brazilian music s ...

Um Homem Qualquer (2009)

Jonas is a thirty-something unemployed dreamer whose fantasies keep him from growing up. He's tired of the daily life in the megalopolis, the lack of money, time and affectio. In spite of this, he still believes a simpler life is possible. He then meets an ...

Solo (2009)

A middle-aged, wealthy man who lives in an upscale neighborhood in São Paulo, goes to put on his shoes and finds that his foot is no longer the same – it has changed for the worse. This gesture is the trigger for a reflection on life, the passage of tim ...

Booker Pittman (2008)

The life of jazz clarinetist Booker Pittman. ...

Satori Uso (2007)

A poet from the shadows, a filmmaker with no films and an enigmatic muse. A sort of "false documentary" about the passage of the poet by the city of Londrina in the fifties by the eyes of American filmmaker Jim Kleist. ...

Gal - from Tropicalism to the Present Day (2006)

The film has Gal's career as its guiding principle, drawing a parallel with the movement of which the singer was the muse and one of the main interpreters, and reaching the present day. ...

Vlado: Thirty Years Later (2005)

The documentary tells the story of journalist Vladimir Herzog, nicknamed Vlado, who has been tortured and murdered during the repression years of Brazilian military dictatorship. ...

From Bereavement to Fight (2005)

This documentary gives a look without prejudice into Down syndrome, exposing families and individuals with Down syndrome. Parents discloses their experiences from the moment the doctors tell them that their babies have Down syndrome and how they supersede ...

On the Fringes of São Paulo: Homeless (2004)

Documentary about homeless people in São Paulo, Brazil (more than 9000!), discussing themes such as social exclusion, unemployment, alcohol abuse, madness and religiosity. ...

6th Street, No Number (2003)

Am unemployed man receives a package from a dying stranger to be delievered to a certain Maira at 6th Street but he never learns the number. ...

Final Night Minus Five Minutes (1994)

While there's still oil, a maverick rushes through empty roads. ...

Deus é um Fogo (1987)

It's Not All True (1986)

Orson Welles goes to Brazil to shoot his documentary It's All True. ...

The King of the Candle (1982)

Filming of the historical montage of Oswald de Andrade's play, where decadent millionaires, depraved children, corrupt and implacable capitalists are the characters interpreted by the Grupo Oficina, in a celebrated theatrical performance from 1967, fundame ...

República da Traição (1970)

European couple arrive at the Republic of Maraguaya with a strange mission. But the involvement with a local man, whom they hire as an employee, will change their plans. ...

Sou Louca Por Você (1970)

A young woman lives a blend of reality and fantasy, actively participating in the games of the wealthy and carefree youth of São Paulo/Guarujá. In love with a Portuguese actor, she envisions a great romantic relationship. ...

The Red Light Bandit (1968)

Born and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in São Paulo and gets nicknamed "The Red Light Bandit" by the sensationalist press. In addition to wearing a red flashlight, he talks to his hostages in an irreverent t ...

Journey to the End of the World (1968)

During a flight, passengers confront their aspirations, frustrations, fears, wishes and fears, mixing up reality and fiction. ...

Lavra Dor (1968)

A debate about the agrarian reform in Brazil, in free and poetic form, showing the countrymen's struggles and hardships, and rural unionism issues after the military coup, kind of a nonlinear interpretation of Mário Chamie's poem "Lavra-Lavra". ...

Avacalha e se Esculhamba (2010)

A Vermelha Luz do Bandido (2009)

Experimental documentary short that debates over Rogério Sganzerla's Brazilian cult classic "The Red Light Bandit". ...

From Bereavement to Fight (2005)

This documentary gives a look without prejudice into Down syndrome, exposing families and individuals with Down syndrome. Parents discloses their experiences from the moment the doctors tell them that their babies have Down syndrome and how they supersede ...

Bebel, Garota Propaganda (1967)

Poor and beautiful girl is hired by a sales promoter to advertise a new brand of soap. The success is immediate, but the need for a new face hinders her way to stardom. ...