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- DirectorSergio MachadoBrazilian documentary about the history of Brazil's biggest boxing rivalry between boxers Todo Duro and Holyfield.
- DirectorJosé PadilhaStarsRobert BorofskyJesus CardozoNapoleon A. ChagnonThe field of anthropology goes under the magnifying glass in this fiery investigation of the seminal research on Yanomami Indians. In the 1960s and '70s, a steady stream of anthropologists filed into the Amazon Basin to observe this "virgin" society untouched by modern life. Thirty years later, the events surrounding this infiltration have become a scandalous tale of academic ethics and infighting.
- DirectorPaola VieiraThe film is a journey through the more than 45 years of career of singer and composer Alceu Valença, a unique character in Brazilian music. His work and reflections are presented through the sewing of songs, testimonies, vast archive material and travel records made by the documentary team with Alceu and his team throughout 2018.
- DirectorRenato MartinsIn this war, there are no winners. Through personal stories from people on both sides of the conflict and powerful footage, Favela Frontlines takes you straight to the frontline of the battle between police and drug traffickers in Brazil. On average, one policeman is killed every two days. There are 60,000 homicides every year. Interspersed with the stories are interviews with judges, journalists, slum residents and historians. They reflect on Brazil's public safety policy of the past three decades, the impact of social inequality and the legacy of slavery.
- DirectorPaulo Henrique FontenelleStarsDevendra BanhartArnaldo BaptistaLucinha BarbosaThe biography of Arnaldo Baptista, founder of Mutantes, has his narrative sewn by emotional testimonies by the artist. Packed with songs that marked the epoch, the film reveals the trajectory of one of the biggest names in Brazilian rock.
- StarsDarcy Ribeiro
- DirectorAnna MuylaertLô PolitiStarsDilma RousseffJaques WagnerFlávio DinoFrom an intimate point of view, the daily life of President Dilma Rousseff in her official residence, the Palácio do Alvorada, while awaiting the verdict of impeachment that ended up alienating the first woman president of Brazil.
- DirectorVladimir CarvalhoStarsMayrton BahiaMarcelo BonfáMarcelo Castello BrancoThe history of the young people of Brasilia who led by Renato Russo, after a long road and many obstacles, see their dream come true, with the success of their bands.
- DirectorBen NicholasDavid TryhornStarsPeléMuhammad AliAmarildoLooks back at the extraordinary 12-year period in which Pelé, the only man to win three World Cup titles, went from young superstar in 1958 to national hero in 1970; a radical yet turbulent era in Brazil’s history.
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsTariq AliTony BlairWolf BlitzerA road trip across five countries to explore the social and political movements as well as the mainstream media's misperception of South America while interviewing seven of its elected presidents.
- DirectorLygia BarbosaEliane BrumStarsLaerte CoutinhoEliane BrumRafael CoutinhoAfter living as a man for nearly 60 years, Laerte Coutinho, one of Brazil's most brilliant cartoonists, introduces herself to the world as a woman.
- DirectorMaria RamosIn Rio de Janeiro, over many days, the director Maria Ramos witnesses and films the judgment of several teenagers accused of stealing, trafficking and murdering. Underage youths are protected by the Brazilian laws and their faces can not be exposed; therefore, they are replaced by teenagers from poor communities.
- DirectorLeandra LealStarsRogériaJane di CastroDivina ValériaThe Divine Divas are the icons of the first generation of Brazilian transvestite artists in the 1960's. One of the first stages to host men dressed as women was the Rival Theatre, ran by Américo Leal, the director's grandfather. The film shows the intimacy, the talent and the stories of a generation that revolutionized the sexual behavior and defied the moral of a time.
- DirectorLydia B. SmithStarsAnnie O'NeilAnna-Marie MisserTomas MorenoA profile of six pilgrims taking the Camino De Santiago pilgrimage.
- DirectorNeto BorgesStarsZeca BaleiroAdnonMano BorgesZeca Baleiro guides us on this musical journey to his home state. With testimonies and performances by local artists from different musical genres, we discover a pulsating and little explored sound panel.
- DirectorLuiz BolognesiStarsDavi KopenawaDaucirene YanomamiEhuana Yaira YanomamiIn powerful images, alternating between documentary observation and staged sequences, and dense soundscapes, Luiz Bolognesi documents the Indigenous community of the Yanomami and depicts their threatened natural environment in the Amazon rain forest.
- DirectorLucy WalkerKaren HarleyJoão JardimStarsVik MunizOn the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro is Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill, where men and women sift through garbage for a living. Artist Vik Muniz produces portraits of the workers and learns about their lives.
- DirectorThomas HarlanJacques d'ArthuysAnna DevotoStarsThomas HarlanMaria VitóriaJosé Neves PaivaThe rise and fall of a revolutionary cooperative movement established in a large private farm in Ribatejo, Portugal, from March to December 1975 (most part of the land occupations occurred in Alentejo, promoted by the communist party). In direct speech, sometimes to the camera, sometimes among themselves, the uneducated rural workers expose their misery, their suffering, their hopes, and ultimately their despair - when a socialist government orders the restitution of the land to their primitive owners, and these transform the land into a hunting reserve.
- DirectorCamilo TavaresStarsAuro de Moura AndradeRobert BentleyJúlio de Sá BierrenbachProvides evidence of manipulation and investment funding from the U.S. government to carry out the Brazilian military coup that occurred in 1964.