Ruth de Souza Movies

Based on the novel by Franklin Távora, the film follows the adventures of a father and a son in 18th century Brazil.

What does Brazilian cinema tell us? What does Brazilian cinema tell us about black actresses and actors? ‘Pressed, Ripped Apart’ makes...

A woman marries a gambler, thinking she could straighten him up, but he loses all their assets, even their own house, and tries to commit suicide....

The story of Rio de Janeiro’s movie theaters and the radical transformation they have endured since the invention of Cinema.

Interviews and performances with black women on film, theater and television who narrate their lives, careers, discrimination and struggles in the...

A documentary that tells the history of 4 famous actors in Brazil.

Jubiabá is a French-Brazilian film based on the homonymous novel by Jorge Amado. The film tells the story of the interracial love between the...

A young woman, victim of violence, takes refuge with an old sailor.

A girl goes from a favela to the luxurious scenarios of the international singing industry

In a desolate area of Brazilian mountainside, cut off from civilization, an old miner discovers a king-size diamond that he puts in his pocket rather...

Stories of black women who, thanks to the relentless toil of their mothers, were able to attend school and retrace the paths treaded by their...

In 19th century Brazil, young people in the State of São Paulo fight against black slavery and the farmers who support it. Against this...