José Carlos Avellar

Tudo Por Amor ao Cinema (2015)

A documentary on Cosme Alves Netto (1937-1996), former head of the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Arts at Rio de Janeiro. ...

VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro (2013)

The documentary VINTE - RioFilme, 20 anos de cinema brasileiro is a celebration of these two decades of Brazilian cinema, revealing the role of RioFilme in its recent history. Created in late 1992, shortly after the impeachment of Fernando Collor and short ...

Sinais de Cinza, A Peleja de Olney Contra o Dragão da Maldade (2013)

Cego Aderaldo - O Cantador e o Mito (2012)

Ser Tão Cinzento (2011)

Milagrez (2008)

Documentary on "Antonio das Mortes", Glauber Rocha's 1969 film. ...

Depois do Transe (2006)

The documentary "Depois do Transe" covers the entire process of creating the masterpiece "Entranced Earth", which was released and awarded at the Cannes Film Festival in 1967. "Entranced Earth" charmed the world and won great admirers such as filmmaker Mar ...

Claves, 1: How Tasty Was My Little Frenchman (1984)

Documentary in four parts on Latin American cinema. First episode: the influences of Cahiers du cinéma, the New Wave, Italian neorealism. In Brazil, Cinema Novo draws inspiration from these models while drawing on the historical and cultural singularity o ...

Cinema (1974)

A lesson in conciseness, expressiveness, and humor on the inexhaustible theme of the dream of making movies. A parodic lesson, a Brazilian version of historical scenes filmed by the Lumiére brothers in 1895—the baby, the bath in the garden, the workers ...

Pitanga (2016)

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. His career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and ...

Os Amigos (2013)

A lonely architect attends the funeral of his childhood best friend and embarks on a personal journey of reminiscence and self-reflection. ...

Eu Carrego um Sertão Dentro de Mim (1980)

Eunice, Clarice, Thereza (1979)

Three widows of political prisoners united against the dictatorship in Brazil and the repression of the military regime. ...

Iaô: A iniciação num terreiro Gege Nagô (1976)

A documentary on the Afro-Brazilian religion of Candomblé and its rites. ...

Espaço Sagrado (1975)

Short documentary film about the afrobrazilian religion Candomblé. ...

The Language of Persuasion (1970)

Short documentary about the ideology of publicity and mass medias. ...

Grey Morning (1969)

A couple is arrested and tortured after taking part in a political demonstration, being sentenced to death. ...