Thereza Santos

Ôrí (1989)

A look at the Brazilian black movement between 1977 and 1988, going by the relationship between Brazil and Africa. ...

Abolition (1988)

In 1988, the centenary of abolition of slavery in Brazil, Zózimo Bulbul made this powerful historical analysis of racial issues in his country. This documentary provides an in-depth look through extensive archival researching and interviews of key figures ...

...E As Pílulas Falharam (1977)

Black Orpheus (1959)

Young lovers Orfeu and Eurydice run through the favelas of Rio during Carnaval, on the lam from a hitman dressed like Death and Orfeu's vengeful fiancée Mira and passing between moments of fantasy and stark reality. This impressionistic retelling of the G ...

O Cortiço (1945)