Actress/writer Karine Teles and actor Otávio Müller talk about "Benzinho", screened at Sundance Film Festival 2018. Teles mentions the challenges in working with her own children and tells fun facts about the casting process.
Actor Fabrício Boliveira and director Leonardo Domingues talk about "Simonal", the challenges in salvaging the singer's legacy and his importance to the history of Brazilian Popular Music.
Actor Júlio Machado and director Gabriela Amaral Almeida talk about building the characters in "A Sombra do Pai" and how difficult it is to make genre movies in Brazil.
Actress Andréa Beltrão and director Mauricio Farias talk about "Hebe - A Estrela do Brasil", focusing on the research to revive the notorious TV host's memory and her relevancy to the history of Brazilian television.
Andréia Horta welcomes Camila Morgado and Ítala Nandi to talk about "Domingo", screened at Venice Film Festival 2018. The actresses highlight the improvisation on set and reveal the proximity between themselves and their characters.
Director Leandra Leal and character Jane Di Castro talk about "Divinas Divas" as a historical document and regret the lack of job opportunities in the LGBTQI world.
Director Armando Praça and actor Marco Nanini talk about "Greta", celebrating the role of Cinema as a tool for minority resistance and against the massacre of Brazilian culture.
Director Jorge Furtado and actor George Sauma talk about "Rasga Coração", highlighting the script's affinity with today's polarized society and the need to fight for the continuity of Brazilian Cinema.
Director Juliana Antunes and actress Andreia Pereira de Souza talk about "Baronesa", discussing patriarchy as the biggest obstacle in the making of the film and the need to escape from stereotypes about the peripheries.
Director Beatriz Seigner and actor Enrique Diaz talk about "Los Silencios", reflecting on the refugee question and highlighting Cinema's role as a window to unseen worlds.
Director Murilo Salles and actor Jorge Durán talk about 1984's classic "Nunca Fomos Tão Felizes". They highlight building the film's arresting images and the state of Brazilian Cinema in the 80's.
Director Daniela Thomas and actress Drica Moraes talk about "O Banquete", highlighting the use of Theatre's fabric on the film and the creation of dialogue by the cast itself.
"I'm living another person's dream". Director Johnny Araújo and actor Renato Góes, talk about singer Marcelo D2's quote, which originated the film "Legalize Já - Amizade Nunca Morre".
"What do we need Cinema for, anyway?". Director Walter Carvalho and cinematographer Lula Carvalho talk about documentary "Um Filme de Cinema", discussing the role of Cinema as an artistic language.
Director Luiz Carlos Lacerda and actress Louise Cardoso, talk about "Leila Diniz", discussing their affectionate portrait of Diniz's life and how her revolutionary nature bothered society.
"The heroes of our time are the ordinary people". Directors João Dumans and Affonso Uchôa talk about their choice to represent the life adversities of the people living in peripheries.
Actors José de Abreu and Danton Melo, who play father and son in "Antes Que Eu Me Esqueça", talk about Luísa Parnes' touching script and the disrespect for senior citizens in Brazil.
Actor Eduardo Sterblitch and director Andrucha Waddington talk about "Chacrinha - O Velho Guerreiro", highlighting the need to show the different parts of the artist's life in a natural way.
Director André Ristum and Arlindo Lopes talk about "A Voz do Silêncio", mentioning the script's choice to approach the personal problems of ordinary people in big cities.
Director Eduardo Nunes and cinematographer Mauro Pinheiro Jr. talk about "Unicórnio", highlighting the harmony between script and image on the film, based on Hilda Hilst's work.
Director Kleber Mendonça Filho and actor Humberto Carrão talk about writing and filming "Aquarius", screened at Cannes Film Festival and one of the most emblematic films of this decade in Brazilian Cinema.
Directors Paulo Caldas and Bárbara Cunha talk about "Saudade", diving into the deep portrayal of the feeling of longing for one's homeland expressed in a unique way by the Portuguese language.
Director Marcio Debellian and screenwriter Diana Vasconcellos talk about "Fevereiros", which follows Mangueira, Brazil's most popular samba school, as it prepares to celebrate Brazilian music icon Maria Bethânia on the 2016 Carnaval.
Director Susanna Lira and character Rita Sipahi talk about documentary "Torre das Donzelas", exposing the process of hiding and burying political repression on Brazil and highlighting the right to remember.
"Opression is built on silence". Directors Filipe Matzembacher and Marcio Reolon talk about "Tinta Bruta", highlighting the dangers of omission before different types of violence.
