Benedita da Silva

Born: 1942-04-26


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Pelé

as Self
Released: 2021-02-23

Against the backdrop of a turbulent era in Brazil, this documentary captures Pelé's...

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Pitanga

as Self
Released: 2016-09-23

This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic...

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De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade

as Self
Released: 2020-09-11

Through clippings, the film draws a narrative line between the construction of racism in Brazil...

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The Memory Thread

as Herself
Released: 1991-12-31

A panorama of the Brazilian black experience, starting with the figure of the semi-illiterate...

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Terceiro Lado

as Herself
Released: 2020-12-18

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Abolição

as Herself
Released: 1988-05-13

In 1988, the centenary of abolition of slavery in Brazil, Zózimo Bulbul made this powerful...

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Babilônia 2000

as Self
Released: 2001-11-22

Documentary on poor people living in a slum in Rio de Janeiro, on the occasion of New Year's Eve...

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Intermissions

as Herself
Released: 2004-11-19

Intermissions follows Lula during the hectic election campaign for the presidency in 2002. Lula...

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The Coup d'État Factory

as Benedita da Silva
Released: 2022-09-08

Brazil has a long tradition of coup d'états. These coups would have not been viable without the...

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Our Lives

as uncredited
Released: 1985-01-01

The documentary addresses the stereotypes that imprison both men and women, the prejudice...

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Mulheres: Uma Outra História

as Self
Released: 1988-06-14

Filmed as Brazil was transitioning back into a democracy after over two decades of dictatorship,...

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Filhas de Lavadeiras

as herself
Released: 2019-07-04

Stories of black women who, thanks to the relentless toil of their mothers, were able to attend...

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Benedita da Silva

as uncredited
Released: 1991-03-07

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Luzes, Mulheres, Ação

as uncredited
Released: 2022-10-20

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