Daniel Aragão

The Garden of Afflictions (2017)

Brazilian philosopher Olavo de Carvalho's thinking, presented through his presence, his daily work routine and his family life in Virginia (USA). ...

This Is Not a Song of Hope (2016)

Tropical Recife. A Dutch architect is there to study colonial past - or is she looking for erotic freedom? An actress who wants more professional opportunities than Recife can offer. A musician, who revels in melancholy self-flagellation and hatred for the ...

All the Colors of the Night (2015)

Iris lives alone in a spacious apartment by the sea. The green horizon seems to distance it from the city in comfortable isolation. At nightfall, the place hosts known and unknown in a frantic party flow. Iris is the main attraction. But on a hungover morn ...

I Swear I'll Leave This Town (2014)

Joli returns home after spending a long period in rehab. Her father, Anthony, a famous city politician, is quite concerned about her conduct and reintegration into society. This is the time when father and daughter will fix the broken ties of the relations ...

Neighboring Sounds (2012)

An independent private security firm arrives at a middle-class neighborhood in Recife, Brazil. ...

Good Luck, Sweetheart (2012)

Dirceu, 30 years old, has origins that go back to the aristocracy of Northeast Brazilian backlands. Settled in a kind of subjective amnesia, Dirceu tries to bury his family's past. He is a demolition man in Recife, an urban landscape undergoing an uncontro ...

Não me Deixe em Casa (2009)

Lovers attempt to shut out the harsh realities of life. ...

Public Solitude (2008)

asking people on the street to take a seat in front of his camera in a big white tent. He offers them three real (about one euro) for three minutes of their solitude. The tent is located on a square in Recife, a large Brazilian city. people smile stiffly, ...

Uma Vida e Outra (2007)

Nara is pregnant. They say she won't be a good mother. But everything in life is a matter of choice. ...

Friday Night, Saturday Morning (2006)

A small-scale romantic love story, shot with a digital camera in black & white and in a documentary style. We follow the conversation between two lovers, each on a different side of the world; he is in Recife, she is in Kyiv. On one side is dark, on the ot ...

Eletrodoméstica (2005)

A middle-class family living in a house filled with superfluous electronic appliances see the arrival of a new item, a 29" TV-set. ...

Cinema Pornô e Outras Más Formações Congênitas (2000)

Não me Deixe em Casa (2009)

Lovers attempt to shut out the harsh realities of life. ...