The series tells the story of the São Paulo International Film Festival, one of the most traditional cultural events in Latin America. For 48 years, the festival has showcased hundreds of films from all over the world, bringing vibrancy to the city. Filmmaker Marina Person provides an irreverent perspective, highlighting the exciting and unusual stories that have marked the festival’s journey of resistance. The series reveals the individuals who have embraced the challenge of organizing this significant cultural event in Brazil every year, despite often challenging conditions. We also delves into how the Mostra has grown to become one of the main festivals globally, shedding light on the changes in cinema, Brazil, and the world over the years.
In a career spanning more than half a century, Bernard Blier has shot more than 180 films. He alone ...
The story of the abandoned production of 'Day of the Champion', a movie about Formula 1 which was se...
It’s the last dictatorship of Europe, caught in a Soviet time-warp, where the secret police is still...
Bomb Hunters is an engrossing examination of the micro-economy that has emerged in Cambodia from unt...
This second episode of the Covidland series, The Mask, uncovers the real science behind face coverin...
In the climate of a global pandemic, COVID-19 vaccines were rolled out under emergency use authoriza...
Dickson Hughes and Richard Stapley, two young composers and romantic partners, are caught in the web...
Artist, showman, and robe-clad raconteur Marc Rebillet embarks on one of the first live music tours ...
The epic and poetic tale of the early years of Italian cinema, from 1896 to 1930: how peplum was bor...
Since its publication 200 years ago, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has influenced vast swathes of popu...
Humankind has always dreamt of the night sky. Of the infinite freedom offered by the black void, and...
The Magic Lantern was an projector of information and stories than preceded the cinema. How did its ...
Cut off from his loved ones due to the strict COVID-19 lockdown at the long-term care facility where...
"How Every Film You Watch Tells You To Love The Rich and What To Do About It" explores the represent...
a documentary and a fiction about reflecting on "pre-cinema".
Footage from the first ever São Paulo LGBTQ Pride Parade, which took place on the 28th of June 1997 ...