Martinho da Vila
This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga. He career spans over five decades, and he has worked with iconic Brazilian filmmakers Glauber Rocha, Cacá Diegues and Walter Lima Jr. He was a prominent figurehead and outspoken activist during the Brazilian dictatorship, a period of unrest in Brazilian cinema. Pitanga deep dives into the world of Antônio and the history of Brazil. The documentary was directed by his daughter Camila Pitanga, one of widely recognised faces in Brazilian television and cinema right now. The film is also a poem, and a tender ode to fatherhood.
In sequence to the project "Conexoes", Martinho da Vila recorded this live album, singing in French and Portuguese. A repertoire very well known by Europeans as, "Femmes (Mulheres - Woman)" & "Boemia (La Boheme - Boheme)". Universal. 2004.
Palavra (En)Cantada makes a journey in the history of the Brazilian songbook with a look at the relationship between poetry and music, sewing testimonials of great names of our culture, musical performances and amazing research of images.
A brief history of origins of brazilian carioca samba and its types.
An alien, with the ability to travel through time, visits our planet at various eras.
