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Rita Moreira

Born November 1, 1944 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil (age 81)

Writer, poet, editor, and filmmaker. Her works push the boundaries between classic documentary and video art. With a strong political emphasis, they shed light on marginalized sections of society in major urban centers. They also expose the economic and discursive mechanisms used to create social stratifications. She is part of the pioneering generation of independent video in Brazil, having studi…

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Tamed

Based on the installation Santa Paz Domestica, Domesticada by Ana Vieira (1977) and excerpts from the September 22nd, 1956 issue of the magazine O Cruzeiro.

Hunting Season

Hunting Season · 1988

MovieDocumentary

Hunting Season deals with the wave of homosexual murders that plagued São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in the 1980s. With street statements and cultural and artistic figures such, such as Zé Celso, Jorge Mautner, Roberto Piva and others.

FEBEM: The beginning of the end

FEBEM: The beginning of the end · 1990

FEBEM: The beginning of the end

MovieDocumentary

A report covering the days when the then Secretary for Children's Affairs, Alda Marco Antônio, shut down the notorious FEBEM intake pavilions, releasing the children who had been housed together with adults. It details the release process, along with testimonies from parents and from the minors themselves.

Lesbianism Feminism

Lesbianism Feminism · 1974

Lesbianism Feminism

As Sibilas

As Sibilas · 1986

Lesbian Mothers

Lesbian Mothers · 1972

Lesbian Mothers

MovieDocumentary

Rita Moreira: Crônicas, Memórias e Videotape

Rita Moreira: Crônicas, Memórias e Videotape · 2026

Rita Moreira: Crônicas, Memórias e Videotape

MovieDocumentary

Drawing on the idea that memory is an editing room, veteran lesbian filmmaker Rita Moreira revisits her trajectory through her films. Moving between images of 1970s New York—where she self-exiled during Brazil’s military dictatorship—and more recent works from the late 2010s, the film weaves together time and experience to reflect on the political, social, and emotional transformations that shape both Brazil’s history and the director’s life.

Ti-Grace Atkinson - Uma biografia de ideias

Ti-Grace Atkinson - Uma biografia de ideias · 2019

Ti-Grace Atkinson - Uma biografia de ideias

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Tamed

Based on the installation Santa Paz Domestica, Domesticada by Ana Vieira (1977) and excerpts from the September 22nd, 1956 issue of the magazine O Cruzeiro.

Voice in Radio (voice)

Hunting Season

Hunting Season · 1988

MovieDocumentary

Hunting Season deals with the wave of homosexual murders that plagued São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro in the 1980s. With street statements and cultural and artistic figures such, such as Zé Celso, Jorge Mautner, Roberto Piva and others.

Screenplay

FEBEM: The beginning of the end

FEBEM: The beginning of the end · 1990

FEBEM: The beginning of the end

MovieDocumentary

A report covering the days when the then Secretary for Children's Affairs, Alda Marco Antônio, shut down the notorious FEBEM intake pavilions, releasing the children who had been housed together with adults. It details the release process, along with testimonies from parents and from the minors themselves.

Director

Lesbianism Feminism

Lesbianism Feminism · 1974

Lesbianism Feminism

Director

As Sibilas

As Sibilas · 1986

Director

Lesbian Mothers

Lesbian Mothers · 1972

Lesbian Mothers

MovieDocumentary

Director

Rita Moreira: Crônicas, Memórias e Videotape

Rita Moreira: Crônicas, Memórias e Videotape · 2026

Rita Moreira: Crônicas, Memórias e Videotape

MovieDocumentary

Drawing on the idea that memory is an editing room, veteran lesbian filmmaker Rita Moreira revisits her trajectory through her films. Moving between images of 1970s New York—where she self-exiled during Brazil’s military dictatorship—and more recent works from the late 2010s, the film weaves together time and experience to reflect on the political, social, and emotional transformations that shape both Brazil’s history and the director’s life.

Ti-Grace Atkinson - Uma biografia de ideias

Ti-Grace Atkinson - Uma biografia de ideias · 2019

Ti-Grace Atkinson - Uma biografia de ideias

Director

She Has a Beard

She Has a Beard · 1975

She Has a Beard

Director

Uma Questão De Gênero

Uma Questão De Gênero · 1998

Uma Questão De Gênero

MovieDocumentary

Director

The Lady of Pacaembu

The Lady of Pacaembu · 1983

The Lady of Pacaembu

MovieDocumentary

A portrait of a homeless woman living on Pacaembu Avenue in São Paulo, surrounded by mansions. In the patch of land she chose to sleep on, she talks about various topics such as housing, foreign debt, her multiple marriages, the situation of the homeless, and more.

Director

Dias de Euforia

Dias de Euforia · 1989

Dias de Euforia

MovieDocumentary

Record of the 1989 elections, when Brazil was divided between Lula and Fernando Collor. It brings together material gathered from the streets of São Paulo, television broadcasts, and support from artists like Djavan, Chico Buarque, Gilberto Gil, Lobão, and Leci Brandão. Additionally, it features footage of the marches and Lula's first interview after his electoral defeat. A work that recounts fragments of the struggle for democracy in the country.

Director

Se O Rei Zulu Já Não Pode Andar Nu

Se O Rei Zulu Já Não Pode Andar Nu · 1987

Se O Rei Zulu Já Não Pode Andar Nu

MovieDocumentary

Video documentary on prejudice against black people in Brazil, featuring statements and interviews about racist episodes, and a poll on the importance of Benedita da Silva’s presence in the Constituent Assembly. Footage of the South African bishop Desmond Tutu’s visit to Rio de Janeiro, at a time when Apartheid was still in effect in his country and Nelson Mandela was in prison.

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