Luiz Bolognesi

A trip to the mental institution hell. This odyssey is lived by Neto, a middle class teenager, who lives a normal life until his father sends him to a mental institution after finding drugs on his pocket (imdb)

Birdwatchers is a fascinating film that mixes fiction with anthropological documentary. A group of Guarani-Kaiowa Indians, lead by the shaman Nadio, defy society by breaking out of the reservation and settling on a piece of land where there once was dense jungle. It marks the end of a search for their roots, they have come home. There is only one problem; this land is now part of a large plantation. (Kosmorama.no)

Querô is an orphan teenager, living alone near the docks in Santos, Brazil. Her mother, a prostitute, died when he was a baby, and he was raised in the bordello where she worked. He also doesn't know who his father is. Believing he rules his own destiny, he refuses to compromise with anyone else, the corrupt policemen always chasing him, the oppressive discipline in the juvenile institution Febem, or the drug dealers who try to lure him. But this independence has a price. (imdb)

n an old-time dance hall (the "gafieira") in São Paulo, one evening is all it takes to meet different characters as they remember the past, live the present, wonder about the future, have fun, flirt, fight and, naturally, dance. (imdb)

Mano is a teenager of 15 years. He is learning to play guitar with Marcelo because it would draw the attention of a girl. His parents, Horace and Camilla, are separating, which affects both he and his older brother, Peter. His best friend and confidante is Carol, who is in love with Artur. In the midst of these situations, Mano has to deal with his school friends in moments of fun and also serious, typical of adolescence today.

"Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury" is an animation film that depicts the love of an imortal hero and Janaína, the woman he has loved for more than 600 years. Directed by Luiz Bolognesi, four phases of Brazil's history are highlighted: colonization, slavery, the militar dictatorship and an hipothetical future when there will be war concerning the water supplies. (umahistoriadeamorefuria.com.br)

When Rosa's mother makes a surprising disclosure to her one day, she decides to break out of her usual obligations. In so doing she discovers that life holds many surprises in store for her. (imdb)

The story of Augusto, aka Bingo, the most famous clown in Brazilian television, and his drama of not being allowed to reveal his identity to the public, his drug abuse and the troubled relationship with his family.

The Paiter Suruí people, located in the Brazilian Amazon, didn’t have contact with the outside world until the late 1960s. Since then their traditional way of life has been threatened by the encroachment of Western values. Perpera stopped his shamanism after the village priest denounced the practice as connected to the devil. But Perpera can still speak to the spirits of the forest. (doxafestival.ca)

In powerful images, alternating between documentary observation and staged sequences, and dense soundscapes, Luiz Bolognesi documents the Indigenous community of the Yanomami and depicts their threatened natural environment in the Amazon rain forest.

An intimate look at the life of Dom Pedro I and the historical events that revolve around the prince, anticipating a decisive moment in his trajectory. In 1831, the first Emperor of Brazil returned to Europe under adverse conditions, on the English warship Warspite.