Tainá Menezes

Utopia Tropical

Brazilian professor, academic and diplomat Celso Amorim and North American linguist and activist Noam Chomsky reflect on the political, social and economic issues that shaped Latin America.

Circo Voador - A Nave

In 1982, the Arpoador Beach, in Rio de Janeiro, received the first "incarnation" of Circo Voador, a venue for artists of diverse aspects showing their art to the public. Months later, Circo landed at Lapa, the city's most bohemian neighborhood. Today, more than three decades later, the venue has become a cultural reference in the country. This documentary is directed by Tainá Menezes and has testimonials from artists such as Gilberto Gil, Lobão, Evandro Mesquita and more than 50 personalities that were part of the history of Circo Voador.

Brazil vs Brazil

The documentary seeks to contribute to the construction of the memory of the World Cup in Brazil, in 2014, launching a reflection on the multiplicity of possible views about the phenomenon of this event and generating a historical document on the relationship between politics and football in the country.

I Have No Idea What I’m Doing With My Life

Clara doesn't know what she wants to do with her life, until one day she meets Guilherme who helps her to find her own path.

Memória Cubana

Through the files of Cuban cinema news program Noticieros ICAIC Latinoamericanos, the documentary shows the most relevant events of the second half of the 20th century as seen by the documentary filmmakers of the island. During three decades and under the general direction of Santiago Álvarez, these moviemakers witnessed almost everything: from the shivers of the Cold War to Bola de Nieve's piano solos; from the discovery of the killing fields in Cambodia to the Carnation Revolution in Portugal. In 2009, the original negatives of Noticieros ICAIC Latinoamericanos were declared part of the "world memory" by UNESCO.