Regina Jehá
Directing
Biography
Regina Jehá is a Brazilian filmmaker. Of Lebanese descent, she graduated from the first cinema class at ECA/USP. In addition to her work in cinema, she was the administrator of the Auditório Augusta, a space for São Paulo's avant-garde theater, created by her and director Luís Sérgio Person in the 60s, in São Paulo.
Known For
The year is 1984. Estela is going through the turbulent phase of adolescence. Sex, lovers, friendships; everything seems very complicated. Her uncle Carlos is her hero, and visiting him in California is her biggest dream. But everything collapses when he returns thin, weak and ill. Between crises and discoveries, Estela will face a reality that will forever change her way of seeing the world.
California
Person is a documentary about the life and work of filmmaker Luiz Sérgio Person. The documentary brings the reconstruction of the history of the São Paulo filmmaker through the personal journey of his daughter, Marina. Through interviews with friends, family, and people who worked with Person, she seeks to discover more than dates and biographical data.
Person
One day, Eduardo arrives at his house and discovers that Julia, his wife, tried to commit suicide. She left her husband and two children without saying goodbye. After some time, she comes back home. He tries everything to set her straight, but the impossibility of knowing her fully grieves him. The shadow of the suicide and the inevitable ghost of a new chance hover over their heads. Eduardo insists on understanding his wife, but an increasing jealousy and an unexpected discovery of her past torture him. He does not realize that, most of the time, the search for control easily becomes an obsession.
Ballad of Return
A look at Brás, one of São Paulo's main Italian districts from its start until the 70s.
Brás
A brief look at the traditional Bexiga, am important neighborhood in the early 20th century with the massive arrival of Italian immigrants who felt at home while developing their businesses and generating a great economy to São Paulo. But in the second half of the century the families of means left the place; others were evicted due to a government crisis...and then with plenty of empty houses and spaces Bexiga became a spot for home invasions from poor families who were living under the streets.
Bexiga, Ano Zero
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Por Mares Nunca Dantes Navegados
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Pantanal, a Última Fronteira
On the equator, two rivers discharge into the ocean one quarter of the planet's fresh water. An exuberant nature, an isolated and excluded people, Viva Marajo.
Viva Marajó
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