Juliana Rojas

Cidade; Campo (2024)

Two tales of migration. In the first, after a tailings dam disaster floods her hometown, rural worker Joana (55) moves to São Paulo to find her sister Tania, who lives with her grandson Jaime. Joana enters the universe of insecurity, replying to an a ...

Swallow your Tears (2023)

17-year-old Anderson steals a motobike in the outskirts of São Paulo. He wants to become a man, putting an end to years of exclusion and rejection, but he is faced with something he never learned to deal with: his own feelings. ...

All the Dead Ones (2020)

The story of the decline of the Soares family in the final months of the 19th century. Isabel is the dying mother, and her daughters are Maria and Ana. The three women try hard to forget about their pasts in the coffee farm and face the industrial times th ...

Good Manners (2018)

Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of São Paulo, is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana as the nanny for her unborn child. The two women develop a strong bond, but soon Clara discovers a terrifying secret about the child. ...

The Passage of the Comet (2017)

1986. In the waiting room of a clandestine abortion clinic, the receptionist, a patient and a accompanying await the passage of Halley's comet, while the doctor faces difficulties with one of the procedures. ...

The Care One Takes of the Care Others Must Take of Themselves (2016)

Tan needs to cry. ...

Necropolis Symphony (2014)

In the city of São Paulo, the routine of gravedigger apprentice Deodato changes when a new working girl arrives at the cemetery. Together, they must re-register the abandoned tombs, but strange events make the apprentice wonder about the consequences of m ...

The Days with Him (2014)

The discoveries and frustrations on accessing a memory of a father and of a time in the Brazilian history that are rarely public. The young filmmaker plunges into this unknown past of her almost unknown father. He, a Brazilian intellectual, imprisoned and ...

When I Was Alive (2014)

After losing his job and the end of his marriage, Júnior returns to his father's house. But that is not his childhood house anymore. His old room has been rented by a young woman and the place feels unwelcome and oppressive. Júnior develops and obsession ...

The Sun Against My Eyes (2014)

A man gets home and finds his wife dead. In a silent impulse he takes her body and plunges on the road. This man had never left his hometown, Brasília. When his wife dies, he leaves pushed by this emotional collapse, and submerges the road and it's fortui ...

Desculpa, Dona Madama (2013)

Employee exploited by her employer changes her life by winning the lottery. ...

We Were Born Today, When the Sky Was Heavy with Iron and Poison (2013)

After heartbreaks and professional disappointments on planet Earth, Julio and Clara decide to flee together into space. ...

A Ópera do Cemitério (2013)

Young gravedigger apprentice Deodato's job is at risk. The other gravediggers doubt his ability to do the work. His uncle Jaca tries to make him appreciate the job, but it's useless: the work distresses Deodato, who has artistic aspirations. He prefers to ...

Sleeping Hammock (2013)

Rede de Dormir starring Gilda Nomacce, Vitor Dutra, and Cida Augusto. A tale about the hammock and its forgotten use as a shroud. ...

Doppelgänger (2012)

Silvia is a young teacher at an elementary school. One day, her class is interrupted when the students notice her double walking on the other side of the street. Silvia tries to ignore the apparition, but this strange event begins to permeate her daily lif ...

Pulsations (2012)

Director Manoela Ziggiatti seeks what inspires and motivates our lives, depicting intimate encounters with her family and close friends to build a delicate narrative about the meaning of being alive. ...

Hard Labor (2011)

After her husband loses his job, Helena opens her own grocery store. Soon, increasingly strange events begin to plague her store, making her question her sanity. ...

To Sleep Quietly (2011)

Luis is an 8 year old boy. Dora, his nanny, passed away a few weeks ago. When Dora reappears hidden in Luis's closet, the boy must make great efforts to quench the nanny's hunger. ...

Neverquiet (Film of Wonders) (2011)

An experimental collective film lasting little more than an hour, compiled from 10 episodes by a total of 14 different young Brazilian filmmakers. The project was an initiative of the directing duo Felipe Bragança and Marina Meliande, who sent a 'letter ...

The Shadows (2009)

In a country house, the patient and her husband get involved with the young psychiatrist. The noises of the forest surround them. ...

Areia (2008)

Dressed (2008)

A Stem (2007)

Clarisse notices a small green leaf growing out of her right arm. ...

A Criada da Condessa (2006)

Tales of the Countess' maid, who helps her with a dark secret ...

Mr. Fernando Has No Mail (2005)

The White Sheet (2004)

A young mother has to face the death of her newborn son. ...

Nightwalker (2003)

A young woman has to face the silence and horror of the empty house after the suicide of her brother. ...

The Open Diary of R. (2003)

Rafael sleeps. Rafael waits. Rafael hugs. Rafael lies down. Rafael cries. ...

Espera (2003)

A brief occurrence at the hospital waiting room. ...

Dancing Queen (1999)

This is Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra's second school project. The short film features members of the school's class in the cast. They are credited as Ju Chiquitita Rojas and Marco Mamma Mia Aurélio. The short features an appearance (in drawings) by Casal ...

Three Shots, Nine Shots (1999)

Buying a book in 3 shots, buying a book in 9 shots. Or: a man finds the right book. ...

Like that's Cinema? (2018)

A documentary centred on discovering what prevents non-American filmmakers from creating ambitious horror or science-fiction movies in their home countries... ...

Eva Nil, Cem Anos Sem Filmes (2009)

Essay on Eva Nil, the first star of Brazilian cinema. ...

Dancing Queen (1999)

This is Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra's second school project. The short film features members of the school's class in the cast. They are credited as Ju Chiquitita Rojas and Marco Mamma Mia Aurélio. The short features an appearance (in drawings) by Casal ...

Three Shots, Nine Shots (1999)

Buying a book in 3 shots, buying a book in 9 shots. Or: a man finds the right book. ...