Hernani Heffner

Valentina

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.

Shadows of Tomorrow

Searching and digging through the different resolutions that composes Brazilian cinema.

The Lost Film

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.

Aqui de Volta

Que Cavação é Essa?

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

Em Busca de S.

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"?

Filme Reverso

Reencontro com o Cinema

From a screening of "Antes, o Verão" (1968) in the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Artes of Rio de Janeiro, in 2005, "Reencontro com o Cinema" follows the rediscovery of the life and works of filmmaker Gerson Tavares, who hadn't worked with cinema in 30 years.

Até Onde Pode Chegar um Filme de Família

Reminiscences (1909-26), family film by Ouro Preto filmmaker Aristides Junqueira, collection of the MAM-Rio Cinematheque and Brazilian Cinemateca, is unveiled in his stories and points of view in the form of a filmic essay with archive footage, family scenes, interviews and voiceover to tell the unknown biography of a Brazilian film pioneer.

Women's Cinema

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.

Cinemateca do MAM - 60 Anos em 10 Minutos

In Memoriam: O Roteiro do Gravador

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

Arruma um Pessoal pra Gente Botar uma Macumba num Disco

A short film on Getúlio Marinho, musician and pioneer on intrudicing Afro-Brazilian religious music in the recording industry.

The Editing of the Brazilian Northeast

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.