Jorge Bodanzky Movies

Jorge Bodanzky is, to a large extent, a filmmaker who travels. Constant movement is a hallmark of his creative process, encompassing both personal...

Documentary that tells several stories: of the struggle of rural workers in Conceição to recover their union; of Dona Mariquinha, widow...

Paranoia, guilt, misery, and technology in the developing country. A fragmented narrative, distorted frames, shouts, and noises. The Nazis take over...

Documentary filmed in the Jari Project area – multinational enclave, located between Pará and the then Federal Territory of...

The story of a fakir who works in a decadent circus. He and his colleagues do weirder numbers each day to attract audience, and warrant their...

In 8 miniatures, the search for happiness is approached from a different angle. Can you have a guinea pig as a husband? Can horses survive on Venus?...

During the height of the military dictatorship, Jorge Bodanzky documented the construction of the Humboldt University [research station] in Mato...

The documentary questions the knowledge of sociology in the face of the crises of the contemporary world. Experts in the subject discuss and evaluate...

A woman asks her boyfriend for his mother's heart as a proof of love. Another, a kleptomaniac, has an affair with a TV professional. And a young man...

A brief look at the traditional Bexiga, am important neighborhood in the early 20th century with the massive arrival of Italian immigrants who felt...

Yesterday, the inhabitants of the Nordeste had to abandon their land for lack of water. Today, floods are driving them out... Deprived of their...

Fragments of fairy tales alternate with observations of children. Documentary and staged sequences are combined. There is no break and no contrast...

Jorge Bodanzky’s cinematic career is deeply shaped by his engagement with journalism and documentary reporting. "Tenta Louvar o Mundo Mutilado"...

Symbolic film from the Underground Movement of Brazilian Cinema (Cinema Marginal) about a woman, three men and some apes. In the director's own...

Documentary about race car driver Emerson Fittipaldi

Documentary about homeless people squatting in São Paulo, Brazil.

Segment "Prólogo": interviews and scenes with some of the most important filmmakers of the "Boca do Lixo" of São Paulo. Segment "A...