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.
A documentary on the war between the Guatemalan military and the Mayan population, with first hand a...
In 2019, 1.2 million people stepped off a cruise ship into the small, south-east Alaskan town of Ket...
A grandmother, mother, and daughter quarantine together in a Tribeca apartment as they laugh about l...
We no longer see children running around playing in the alleys of Seoul. Starting from elementary sc...
A detailed history of documentary filmmaking in the US and the UK from 1929 to 1945. The first part...
A moving account, in his own words, of the personal life and work of the brilliant Czech filmmaker M...
The highly anticipated follow-up to their critically acclaimed VIDEO NASTIES: MORAL PANIC, CENSORSHI...
Spanish actress Charo López finds it hard to talk about herself; but she only needs to start reminis...
The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.
The history of the peplum genre, known as sword-and-sandal cinema, set in Antiquity, from the silent...
The history of Frankenstein's journey from novel to stage to screen to icon.
Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible t...
In the sixties, Swedish filmmaker Ingmar Bergman (1918-2007) built a house on the remote island of F...
At the beginning of the year 2020, a relentless plague sweeps the planet and, as a consequence, a gl...
Escape from everyday life in freedom and community and live utopias - for many organizers and artist...
A fragmented collection of independent closed cinemas, in London during lockdown, captured on Super ...
To be in Venice and see the architecture of New York, to perceive in a painting by Tintoretto the bi...