Brazil

Uýra – The Rising Forest

By Alan Ng | September 2023

NOW ON PBS! I’ve seen my fair share of documentaries. Though some dare to find the relationship between two distinct issues, Juliana…

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NOW ON PBS! I've seen my fair share of documentaries. Though some dare to find the relationship between two distinct issues, Juliana Curi brings together...

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With Dry Ground Burning (Mato Seco em Chamas), filmmakers Joana Pimenta and Adirley Queirós place a lot of trust in their audience. This thriller comes...

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Breaking Myths is a personal and exceptional documentary from Brazilian and LBGTQ filmmaker Fernando Grostein Andrade. He has created the film to offer...

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TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2022 REVIEW! Set in the countryside of Brazil, writer-director Carolina Markowicz's Charcoal follows the daily lives...

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The Book of Delights is a Brazilian film that makes no apologies for its erotic intent because it is an experience in love. However, it is purposeful and...

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It's easy to take for granted living in an accepting environment. Yet, even in so-called progressive nations, millions are still forced to live a lie when...

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CINEQUEST FILM FESTIVAL 2022 REVIEW! The genre-bending and exquisite Medusa, from Brazilian auteur Anita Rocha da Silveira, is Suspiria combined...

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What if Walt Disney was actually able to build his Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (EPCOT) and establish its own governance, economy, and...

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A series of roadblocks face a black detective investigating a murder in Paulo Nascimento's thriller, Breathless (Sem Fôlego). No, this isn't the United...

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In Gustavo Milan's short film, Under the Heavens (Seiva Bruta), a young woman, Marta (Samantha Castillo), is walking along an empty Brazilian highway....

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