DZI CROQUETTES FEATURE FILM - 110 MINS
DZI CROQUETTES is today the most awarded Documentary in Brazilian History with an array of awards, including awards in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, London, Torino and Brazil and the equivalent of the Brazilian Academy Awards and the Golden Globes in Rio de Janeiro. After its successful run in its country of origin, Dzi Croquettes represented Brazil in more than 50 international film festivals. It was first showned in NYC at the MoMA, followed by TRIBECA DOC Series. The film premiered commercially, for its Oscar qualifying run, at the IFC Village (NYC) and Sunset 5 (L.A) in November of 2011, getting outstanding reviews at the LA Times, Variety, NY Times, among others.
Pleasure-packed with the group’s mesmerizing dance-satirical-theatrical performances in Brazil and in Europe, and passionately commented by Liza Minnelli’s interview in the documentary in which she embodies the excitement, originality, and talent the group was all about: a Brazilian groundbreaking theater group, inspired the youth to resist the 1968 military censorship’s ban on freedom of speech during Brazil’s violent dictatorship. Their innovative dance, political satire, hypnotic sensuality, humor, and explosive performances took Brazil and Europe by storm. Godmothered by Liza Minnelli, the group attracted front‐row fans including Catherine Deneuve, Omar Sharif, Mick Jagger, Josephine Baker, Maurice Béjart, Andy Warhol, Marisa Berenson among many others.
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BEYOND IPANEMA FEATURE FILM - 98 MINS
BEYOND IPANEMA is a documentary about the repeating cycle of discovery of brazilian music in the world. Through interviews with David Byrne, Devendra Banhart, M.I.A., Os Mutantes, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Tom Zé, Seu Jorge, Thievery Corporation, Bebel Gilberto, CSS, Creed Taylor and many others, BEYOND IPANEMA surveys the Brazilian music experience outside of Brazil. Artists, producers, DJs and critics analyze how the cross-pollination of music styles, as well as sampling and globalization; have helped Brazil to secure a unique position in global culture.
BEYOND IPANEMA had its World Premiere at the Museum of Modern Art, in New York City, in July 2009, as one of the highlights of the Première Brasil series. It went on to be shown as the centerpiece of the AFI Latin American Film Festival (Washington, DC), at the Chicago International Film Festival and SXSW before traveling through Europe, Asia and South America. It has won the Best Film Award at the Brazilian Film Festival of Vancouver and the Best Documentary Award at the Brazilian Film Festival of Miami.
RESTLESS - KEITH HARING IN BRAZIL
During a brief but intense career that spanned the 1980s, Keith Haring spent most of his time traveling and working in dozens of cities around the world. It was in a remote fishing village on the coast of Brazil that he found a much-needed change of pace for his jet-setting life. “RESTLESS – KEITH HARING IN BRAZIL” revisits his experience and uncovers for the first time some of the works created at the time.“
“RESTLESS – KEITH HARING IN BRAZIL” revisits his experience and uncovers for the first time some of the works created at the time. The 35-min film examines Haring’s relationship with language and creativity while Kenny Scharf brings back to life a mural created by the artist in 1985. The rescue of the fading painting serves as the starting point for an intimate portrait about family, friendship and the power of art. Not a conventional documentary, “RESTLESS” offers an intimate look at a rarely seen side of the artist. The story is told in candid conversations with some of his closest friends and through original recordings, drawings and objects from Haring’s personal collection.
CLASH OF CULTURES
Produced by Planet Pop and released as a DVD with a CD soundtrack by MTV Brazil/ST2 Video, "Clash of Cultures - The Rise of the New Electro Scene" features Scissor Sisters, Peaches, Ladytron, Miss Kittin, Fischerspooner and others. Directed by Guto Barra, the film portraits the New York electronic scene of the post-September 11th era.