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Rita Moreira

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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…

Known For

FEBEM: The beginning of the endFEBEM: The beginning of the end · 1990
FEBEM: The beginning of the end
1990
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.
As SibilasAs Sibilas · 1986
As Sibilas
1986
Movie
Rita Moreira: Crônicas, Memórias e VideotapeRita Moreira: Crônicas, Memórias e Videotape · 2026
Rita Moreira: Crônicas, Memórias e Videotape
2026
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.
TamedTamed · 2011
Tamed
★ 5.02011
MovieDrama
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.
Lesbianism FeminismLesbianism Feminism · 1974
Lesbianism Feminism
★ 10.01974
Movie
Hunting SeasonHunting Season · 1988
Hunting Season
★ 5.31988
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.
Se O Rei Zulu Já Não Pode Andar NuSe O Rei Zulu Já Não Pode Andar Nu · 1987
Se O Rei Zulu Já Não Pode Andar Nu
★ 10.01987
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.
Dias de EuforiaDias de Euforia · 1989
Dias de Euforia
1989
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.

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