Helena Ignez Movies

A short film made with unused footage from The Red Light Bandit and Carnaval na Lama.

A fantastic tale in the brutal reality of a slum. The life of a boy with the rare gift of flying. Based on a Will Eisner's story

Employee exploited by her employer changes her life by winning the lottery.

Between February an May of 1970, Julio Bresane and Rogerio Sganzerla made 7 films for their company Belair that were forbidden by the Brazilian...

A documentary on prolific underground Brazilian filmmaker Rogério Sganzerla.

At 84 years of age, Lúcia Rocha admitted herself to a hospital in São Paulo to undergo heart tests. Upon receiving the news about the...

A documentary short on Glauber Rocha's mother Lúcia.

Elias sees his world threatened when his ex-wife, one recovering junkie, asks for the guard of their son. Fito is in desperation for losing his...

The naive sailor Ron arrives in Bahia to visit the famous Água dos Meninos street market. There, however, he is passed behind by the...

The human body in 5 parts.

A self-portrait short film by veteran Brazilian filmmaker Sylvio Lanna.

Two days in the life of André Provisório, a man with many occupations: private detective, drug dealer, and incorrigible seducer....

In an old, dilapidated mansion in downtown São Paulo, an old Shakespearean actor exiled from the stage lives with his ghosts. In his bed,...

Short film by Helena Ignez, for the "Programa Convida", from IMS, dedicated to creation during quarantine.

Loosely based on an Oswald de Andrade screenplay, "Perigo Negro" is a segment of anthology film "Oswaldianas" which deals with a uprising soccer...