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Marília Rocha

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Marília Rocha

Marília Rocha is a filmmaker based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. She made the films Aboio [Cattle Callers] (2005), Acacio (2008), and A falta que me faz [Like Water through Stone] (2010). Her works have been selected and awarded in countless Brazilian and International Film Festivals, having also been screened in museums such as MoMA (USA), New Museum (USA) and Musée d’ethnographie Neuchâtel (Switzer…

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DescaminhosDescaminhos · 2007
Descaminhos
2007
MovieDocumentary
A road movie by rail through four Brazilian states, 55 cities and 8.000 km of railways. A documentary, eight directors and six episodes taking place in natural landscapes and urban settings that proposes an anthropological voyage through cities and the lives of the communities alongside the tracks. The trains as conductors of history and the tracks like a way through time.
Where I Grow OldWhere I Grow Old · 2017
Where I Grow Old
★ 5.52017
MovieDrama
Two young Portuguese women try to put down roots in Brazil. Teresa is newly arrived; Francisca has been there a while. This sure-footed, loving portrait of two counterparts, attracting and repelling, is also an ode to Belo Horizonte: a city with no tourist attractions, but bags of atmosphere and lust for life.
Everybody has its own wayEverybody has its own way · 2014
Everybody has its own way
2014
MovieDocumentary
Documentary about the director's father and his passion for photography.
AboioAboio · 2005
Aboio
★ 5.02005
MovieDocumentary
Brazilian outback, cowboys preserve their age-old customs, communicating with their cattle in a form of plaintive singing known as Aboio. The chant resounds an improvised, ancient form that is an entrance to the life and the imaginary of the ancient Brazilian cattle drivers.
Like Water Through StoneLike Water Through Stone · 2009
Like Water Through Stone
★ 8.82009
MovieDocumentary
In the Espinhaço Mountains one winter, a group of small-town Brazilian girls are experiencing the end of their youth. Impossible romances leave marks on their bodies and the surrounding landscape. Each of the friends finds her own particular way to overcome the loneliness and to live within a tangle of uncertainty.

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