Movies: Carlos Ebert

Born and raised in the misery of Brazilian slums, Jorge becomes a luxury house burglar in São Paulo and gets nicknamed "The Red Light Bandit" by the sensationalist press. In addition to wearing a red flashlight, he talks to his hostages in an irrever...

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European couple arrive at the Republic of Maraguaya with a strange mission. But the involvement with a local man, whom they hire as an employee, will change their plans....

During a flight, passengers confront their aspirations, frustrations, fears, wishes and fears, mixing up reality and fiction....

The film has Gal's career as its guiding principle, drawing a parallel with the movement of which the singer was the muse and one of the main interpreters, and reaching the present day....

Duda is a young girl of 13 years intrigued by her mother's work. Beside a new friend, she starts walking at night, and crosses a border with no return....

Jonas is a thirty-something unemployed dreamer whose fantasies keep him from growing up. He's tired of the daily life in the megalopolis, the lack of money, time and affectio. In spite of this, he still believes a simpler life is possible. He then me...

Experimental documentary short that debates over Rogério Sganzerla's Brazilian cult classic "The Red Light Bandit"....

Documentary about homeless people in São Paulo, Brazil (more than 9000!), discussing themes such as social exclusion, unemployment, alcohol abuse, madness and religiosity....

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The documentary tells the story of journalist Vladimir Herzog, nicknamed Vlado, who has been tortured and murdered during the repression years of Brazilian military dictatorship....

Filming of the historical montage of Oswald de Andrade's play, where decadent millionaires, depraved children, corrupt and implacable capitalists are the characters interpreted by the Grupo Oficina, in a celebrated theatrical performance from 1967, f...

Alice is forced to move alone to a small town, where she meets a new group of friends. While breaking into an amusement park to rescue one of her classmates, Alice discovers secrets about her identity and must make choices....

A debate about the agrarian reform in Brazil, in free and poetic form, showing the countrymen's struggles and hardships, and rural unionism issues after the military coup, kind of a nonlinear interpretation of Mário Chamie's poem "Lavra-Lavra"....

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This documentary gives a look without prejudice into Down syndrome, exposing families and individuals with Down syndrome. Parents discloses their experiences from the moment the doctors tell them that their babies have Down syndrome and how they supe...

Orson Welles goes to Brazil to shoot his documentary It's All True....

A film about remarkable moments in the History of Brazilian Photography, built through the eyes of Lauro Escorel. It also reflects on the impact of digital photography on contemporary society....

While there's still oil, a maverick rushes through empty roads....

Poor and beautiful girl is hired by a sales promoter to advertise a new brand of soap. The success is immediate, but the need for a new face hinders her way to stardom....