Movies: Jean Wyllys

  • 2019
    The Edge of Democracy

    The Edge of Democracy (2019)

    The Edge of Democracy

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    A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis—the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history. With unprecedented access to Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Lula da Silva, we witness their rise...

    The Edge of Democracy
  • 2018
    The Trial

    The Trial (2018)

    The Trial

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    The impeachment and removal from office of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in 2016 was triggered by a corruption scandal involving, among others, her then vice-president Michel Temer. Director Maria Augusta Ramos follows the trial against Rousseff...

    The Trial
  • 2022
    Breaking Myths

    Breaking Myths (2022)

    Breaking Myths

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    “Breaking Myths” aims to open the world’s eyes to the fragile and “catastrophic masculinity” of Brazil’s current President Jair Bolsonaro, a fanatical far-right politician who can best be described as the Brazilian Donald Trump — and who is up for a ...

    Breaking Myths
  • 2014
    Favela Gay

    Favela Gay (2014)

    Favela Gay

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    Favela Gay tells the story of eleven individuals in their own words. Living in eight slums (favelas) in Rio de Janeiro, these members of the LGBTQ community – two transgender women, a crossdressing man, a travesti prostitute, a famous carnival dancer...

    Favela Gay
  • 2022
    Political Bodies

    Political Bodies (2022)

    Political Bodies

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    At a time when the far right is ascending to power around the world, the 2020 Brazilian municipal elections saw a surprising and unprecedented record of LGBT candidates. This film follows four young queer politicians during their electoral campaigns ...

    Political Bodies
  • 2018
    Encantado, le Brésil désenchanté

    Encantado, le Brésil désenchanté (2018)

    Encantado, le Brésil désenchanté

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    Considered for a few years the “country of the future”, Brazil has seen since 2013 a deep disenchantment between the middle and popular classes that culminated with the rise of Jair Bolsonaro to the Presidency in 2018. Enchanted portrays this recent ...

    Encantado, le Brésil désenchanté
  • 2016
    The Stranger in the House

    The Stranger in the House (2016)

    The Stranger in the House

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    Jean Wyllys is one of the MPs of Brazil's National Congress. The politician, who is also a journalist and teacher, fights for minorities, as well as being one of the greatest representatives of the LGBTQ+ cause. Now, he exposes a period of three year...

    The Stranger in the House
  • 2022
    The Coup d'État Factory

    The Coup d'État Factory (2022)

    The Coup d'État Factory

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    Brazil has a long tradition of coup d'états. These coups would have not been viable without the support of the big media, particularly TV Globo. Two Brazilian journalists in the UK reveal the manipulative tactics of these organisations....

    The Coup d'État Factory
  • 2008
    Cinema in 7 Colors

    Cinema in 7 Colors (2008)

    Cinema in 7 Colors

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    Cinema in 7 Colors traces an historical panorama of how the queer people were portrayed in the Brazilian silver screens, from its origin in the chanchadas of the 1950s up to the present day. The film investigates the origins of the prejudices, stereo...

    Cinema in 7 Colors
  • 2020
    Balizando 2 de Julho

    Balizando 2 de Julho (2020)

    Balizando 2 de Julho

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    A documentary that follows the participation of members of the LGBTQI+ community in the 2nd of July 2019 Parade, sometimes focusing their lenses on the performance of the beacons, or with the public that honors the moment....

    Balizando 2 de Julho
  • 2019
    Esquerda em Transe

    Esquerda em Transe (2019)

    Esquerda em Transe

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    Esquerda em Transe
  • 2024
    Poemaria

    Poemaria (2024)

    Poemaria

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    Inspired by Eduardo Coutinho's films, debutant director Davi Kinski proposes the documentary Poemaria, assembled from conversations with 24 personalities. The subject: poetry....

    Poemaria
  • 2012
    Laughter of Others

    Laughter of Others (2012)

    Laughter of Others

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    There are limits to jokes? What is the politically incorrect humor? A joke has the power to offend? It is these issues that 'Laughter of Others' discusses interviewing personalities such as comedians Danilo Gentili and Rafinha Bastos, cartoonist Laer...

    Laughter of Others
  • 2014
    Ilegal

    Ilegal (2014)

    Ilegal

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    Her daughter afflicted by a rare epilepsy, Katiele tries desperately to obtain the only thing that can relieve it: a substance derived from marijuana....

    Ilegal
  • 2018
    A Thread of Hope: Independence or War in Western Sahara

    A Thread of Hope: Independence or War in Western Sahara (2018)

    A Thread of Hope: Independence or War in Western Sahara

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    Neglected by the world, the Western Sahara's fight for independence is one of the longest in recent history. The documentary tells the history of resistence of the saharawi people, who have been waiting for a referendum on self-determination for 26 y...

    A Thread of Hope: Independence or War in Western Sahara
  • 1969
    A Metaphor

    A Metaphor (1969)

    A Metaphor

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    A poetic license allows Samantha (Tetsuo Takita), a soul full of nuances, to experience all the emotions described by Fátima Guedes, our singer and poet, in her poems and songs. Jean Willys was invited to leave the film's final message....

    A Metaphor
  • 2020
    A Lei e o Medo

    A Lei e o Medo (2020)

    A Lei e o Medo

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    A documentary that shows the fear of the loss of democratic achievements in the face of Bolsonaro's election in 2018. The film highlights two of these laws, the one that allowed homo affective marriage, among other LGBTQ+ flags, and the one that allo...

    A Lei e o Medo