Premiering in the 2016 shorts section of the Berlin Film Festival, Das águas que passam (Running Waters) portrays the daily life of Zé de Sabino, a fisherman who works and lives in the breathtaking village of Regência, Espírito Santo (located near the Rio Doce, which suffered the greatest environmental tragedy in Brazil's history in 2015). Under cloud-filled skies, the wide-angle lensed camera captures Zé on his small boat as he fishes for the Robalo, that regions most prized fish. Zé…

In 1984 almost 60% of the Brazilian films released in theaters were pornographic films. From 1984 to 1989, hardcore pornographic films remained a huge market. Therefore, it is impossible to completely understand the history of Brazilian Cinema without having access to these films. There was a whole demographic who weren’t specifically interested in other genres of Brazilian cinema, but were rather interested in going to the theater to see pornos. While these films were very popular in the cinemas, they…