Join CAMS on Friday, October 25th from 2pm to 4pm in Gilman 479 for “Contemporary brazilian documentary” with director Henrique Landulfo.
The brazilian producer will speak on contemporary brazilian documentary practice and his recent films: “This Is Ballroom” (“Salão de Baile“) (2024), “At This Moment, In The Nation’s Sky” (“No Céu da Pátria Nesse Instante“) (2023), and the forthcoming “The Archives“.
Reception will follow.
Producer Henrique Landulfo is the Producer and Co-Director with Sandra Kogut of the film “No Céu da Pátria Nesse Instante” (2023), which premiered at the 56th Brasília Film Festival, winning the Best Editing and Special Jury prizes. The film is selected to be screened at the Málaga Film Festival (Spain), DOK.fest München (Germany) and Biarritz Film Festival (France). Shot throughout the year 2022, “No Céu da Pátria Nesse Instante” closely follows the turbulent months of the electoral period that culminated in the invasion of the National Congress, the Palácio do Planalto and the Supreme Court building, on January 8, 2023. Through the eyes and experience of some characters involved in the election process, we dive into a Brazil of tension and expectation, where parallel realities coexist, and have difficulty seeing each other; the film captures an essential record of a moment in the country’s history where democracy was seriously at stake.
The film “This is Ballroom” (“Salão de Baile“) was recently selected to its World premiere at CPH:DOX, and selected also to festivals as Sheffield DocFest and many other festivals around the World. In this documentary, Rio de Janeiro City and its outskirts, LGBTQ+ youth of color recreates Ballroom culture on their own terms for a portrait of the dramas, the voguing performances, and the art of shade, 50 years after its inception in New York.
Henrique was the Production Coordinator for the film “Pelé” (Netflix, Pitch International, UK, 2020) & the film “The Conductor” (Waystone Productions, United States, 2021). Production consultant for the feature film “The Outpost” (Rai Cinema, Italy, 2023), by Edoardo Morabito, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival’s Author’s Journey and was selected for the Rio Film Festival and São Paulo Film Festival. He is the producer of “Dossiê Chapecó, O Jogo Por Trás da Tragédia” (HBO, Pacha Films, Peru), nominated for an Emmy for Best Documentary, and co-Director of the film “Voluntário **1864” (Globoplay, 2021), directed by Sandra Kogut, shown at BAM Brooklyn (USA), and selected for the 26th Infinito Film Festival.
