Estevão Ciavatta Pantoja

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Estevão Ciavatta Pantoja

Born August 9, 1968 · Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (age 58)

Estevão Ciavatta Pantoja (Rio de Janeiro, August 9, 1968) is a Brazilian director, screenwriter, and producer. He holds a degree in Film from the Fluminense Federal University (UFF) and believes in the power of storytelling to mobilize people and transform realities. He is a founding partner of Pindorama Filmes, an audiovisual production company and the first carbon-neutral company in Brazil’s au…

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The Serpent Pace
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The Serpent Pace · 2026
The Serpent Pace
2026
MovieDocumentary
The Serpent Pace is an autobiographical documentary that follows filmmaker Estêvão Ciavatta Pantoja’s journey of regeneration after a fall from a horse left him tetraplegic. The film uses his personal experience as a starting point to explore how one can transform suffering into a virtuous process of reconnecting with life.
Mundurukuyü – The Forest of the Fish WomenMundurukuyü – The Forest of the Fish Women · 2026
Mundurukuyü – The Forest of the Fish Women
2026
MovieDocumentary
Using the camera as a weapon to defend their ancestral land in Brazil, three women of the Daje Kapap Eypi audiovisual collective lovingly record their Munduruku traditions and their mythology of humans transforming into forest plants and animals.
Nelson SargentoNelson Sargento · 1997
Nelson Sargento
★ 10.01997
MovieDocumentary
Biographical portrait of samba dancer Nelson Sargento in Morro da Mangueira, Rio de Janeiro.
Fonte da JuventudeFonte da Juventude · 2017
Fonte da Juventude
2017
MovieDocumentary
Obesity is a global epidemic, and to better understand this phenomenon, participate in the dialogue between the different sectors that work on the topic. Biodiversity, and better eating habits, can be the path to longevity.
Amazônia Sociedade AnônimaAmazônia Sociedade Anônima · 2019
Amazônia Sociedade Anônima
★ 7.52019
MovieDocumentary
The future of the largest rainforest in the world will be decided in the region of the highway BR-163 where land grabbers are stealing immense areas of public forests. In response to the failure of the Brazilian government to defend these forests, the traditional populations are on the front line against land grabbers to save the Amazon.
Programa Casé – O Que a Gente Não Inventa, Não ExistePrograma Casé – O Que a Gente Não Inventa, Não Existe · 2010
Programa Casé – O Que a Gente Não Inventa, Não Existe
2010
MovieDocumentary
The history of radio and its connection with Brazilian popular music through Adhemar Casé
Línguas da Nossa LínguaLínguas da Nossa Língua · 2023
Línguas da Nossa Língua
★ 10.02023
MovieDocumentary
Made in ChinaMade in China · 2014
Made in China
★ 5.22014
MovieComedy
The arrival of the Chinese merchants to Saara - the largest commercial center in Rio de Janeiro - before dominated by the Arabs and Jews. The film revolves around Francis, a saleswomen for the Casa São Jorge, a knickknack store that belongs to the Arab, Mr. Nazir. She does everything to help her boss not to loose his clients to the competition, Casa do Dragão, that belongs to the Chinese Chao. With her coworker Andressa and her rascal boyfriend Carlos Eduardo, Francis tries to find out why the Chinese merchandise is so much cheaper then Mr. Nazir's

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