Hernani Heffner

Passionate about the magic of cinema and historically imposed on a place of invisibility, prejudices and stereotypes, how can women challenge, break with oppression, look after precious archives, play remarkable characters, produce and direct successful films? The documentary illuminates the trajectories of dreams, challenges and victories of talented Brazilian women in our audiovisual sector.

As a young archivist labours on the reassembly of a long-lost film print, her emotional life spirals into a tumultuous state that is mirrored in the degradation of the frames she so painstakingly works upon.

In order to invent a region, it is necessary to create its culture, preferably with the help of cinema. Inspired by the book and play “A Invenção do Nordeste”, this is a re-editing of Brazilian films essential to the foundation of the Northeastern imaginary.

A short film that emulates the activities of early Brazilian filmmakers known as "cavadores".

One summer night, Lúcia, a botanist from Rio de Janeiro, dreams of a mysterious presence. But when she wakes, everything has dissipated, leaving only a sensation. S from "Sinema"?

Luíza documents the relocation of the collection of film documents at the Cinemateca do MAM (RJ). However, things start to get strange when the staff show mysterious behaviour.

Experimental movie about Rio de Janeiro's Museum of Modern Art's Movie Archive (Cinemateca).