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Considered one of the main Brazilian intellectuals, Heloisa Buarque de Hollanda — a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters — left important marks on national thought and continues to be, at 84 years old, an active voice on the country's cultural and behavioral issues. The documentary sheds light on the trajectory of this icon who has always been at the forefront, serving as an antenna and beacon for cultural and social movements that are to come, while delving into Heloisa's intimacy thanks to the access of her eldest son, director Lula Buarque de Hollanda.
Helô

Envisioned in the midst of the greatest political crisis in Brazil’s history, this documentary investigates the polarization that has unprecedentedly inflamed a country in which miscegenation and cordiality are considered to be founding myths and its parallel in the world. Edging the border of documentary, the film builds an urgent portrait of Brazil today.
O Muro

Stories of love and longing based on the testimonies of five widows of great strongholds of Rio samba who, in an invisible work, became guardians of a fundamental part of Brazilian musical history.
De Você Fiz Meu Samba

Between 2017 and 2018, a landmark exhibition brought together 120 Latin American women artists who produced pioneering works between the 1960s and 1980s. This is how "Radical Women" revealed names that were recognized and celebrated for the first time, opening a new chapter in the history of 20th-century art.