Premiere Brazil 2012 at MoMA Brings New Brazilian Directors
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- Parent Category: Film Festivals
- Category: Previews
- Published on Wednesday, 18 July 2012 17:21
- Written by Renzo Adler
Along with the Brasil Summerfest, MoMA will be holding its own celebration of Brazilian culture. No stranger to great screening great works of film, The Museum of Modern Art (11 West 53rd Street, NY, NY), in conjunction with the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival, presents the 10th installment of the Premiere Brazil! film series July 12- 24, 2012.
As this is the tenth anniversary of the festival, many of the directors being featured have taken part in previous installments. This includes
- Eduardo Coutinho
- Beto Brant
- Selton Mello
- Breno Silveira
- Eryk Rocha
along with several newcomer directors such as Kiko Goifman and Claudia Priscilla. Films being screened include
- Heleno
Dir. José Henrique Fonseca
- As Canções / Songs
Dir. Eduardo Coutinho
- À Beira do Caminho / Roadside
Dir. Breno Silveira
- Os Últimos Cangaceiros / The Last Cangaceiros
Dir. Wolney Oliveira
- O Palhaço / The Clown
Dir. Selton Mello
- Transeunte / Passerby
Dir. Eryk Rocha
- 5 x Pacificação / Peace in Rio
Dir. Wagner Novais
- São Bernardo
Dir. Leon Hirszman
(Special restored print)
- A Hora e a Vez de Augusto Matraga / Matraga
Dir. Vinícius Coimbra
- Olhe pra Mim de Novo / Look at Me Again
Dir. Kiko Goifman
- Corações Sujos / Dirty Hearts
Dir. Vicente Amorim
- Eu Receberia as Piores Notícias dos seus Lindos Lábios / I’d Receive the Worst News from Your Beautiful Lips
Dir. Beto Brant
- 5 x Favela: Now By Ourselves
Dir. Cacau Amaral, Rodrigo Felha, Luciano Vidigal, Cadu Barcellos, Luciana Bezerra, Manaíra Carneiro and Wagner Novais
Premier Brazil offers a great selection of new and old Brazilian directors and continues the tradition of great film series at MoMA.
To learn more, go to http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/films/1283
Premiere Brazil
July 12-24
The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
New York, NY 10019