Jocy de Oliveira, internationally renowned Brazilian pianist and composer, was the favorite interpreter of the legendary Igor Stravinsky. A woman ahead of her time, who had the privilege of working with great composers from the avant-garde of European and North American music such as Stockhausen and John Cage.
In post production
In 1931 Brazil’s celebrated classical composer Villa Lobos set off on a curious tour. With his piano on a train, he roamed the heartland, bringing music to the rural masses. He made history, but the women who realized his dream are all but forgotten.
In production
In an unexpected return to the house where he grew up in a suburban neighborhood of the city of São Paulo, an architect seeks family trajectories initiated in a tragic event in the 50’s involving his young grandfather who worked as a public transport inspector.
This is a short documentary it's already released.
In 1934, a famous Hollywood actor arrives in Rio de Janeiro and stays at the iconic Hotel Glória. In the evening, at the hotel lobby, the actor meets a young composer. The actor, fascinated by the elegance of the Brazilian, agrees to perform his song in his show.
Fiction project in development.
Alcides makes a living buying and selling rare MPB vinyl records. One day, in an antique store in São Paulo, he finds an old vinyl by the late singer Evaldo Braga, whose cover has a strange dedication, apparently written by a man willing to kill himself for love. However, as soon as he gets home, frightening supernatural phenomena begin to occur.
Fiction project in development.
The series will bring fantastic stories lost in the Brazilian popular imagination, into a current and frightening context. The episodes will be composed of independent stories, with defined dramatic arcs and a soundtrack inspired by litanies and traditional folk songs. Addressing contemporary themes and human moral dilemmas, the series will bring horror and suspense narratives inspired by ancient legends told by our grandparents and that have caused fear and fascination for generations.
Fiction series project in development.
She was many things: punk musician, porn actress, trans activist - but first and foremost she embodies the spirit of São Paulo during and after the Brazilian dictatorship. This is the story of a queer icon ahead of her time - half fact, half legend.
Fiction project in development
The documentary follows, through an extensive archive of images, the trajectory of Bianca Exótica. An icon of São Paulo nightlife, Bianca became a pioneer as one of the first transsexuals to become a public school principal in São Paulo. Bianca also became famous as one of the first memes on the internet.
In production
An experimental documentary about São Paulo at the turn of the millennium. Based on over 600 tapes recorded between 1998 and 2009.
In production