João Carlos Horta Movies

In 1970, the Esquadrão da Morte (Death Squad)' crimes for the refinement of violence provoked a wave of reactions throughout the country. The...

A mad scientist attempts to bring an ancient Egyptian mummy back to life.

In 1967, de Andrade was invited by the Italian company Olivetti to produce a documentary on the new Brazilian capital city of Brasília....

Documentary-poetic record of the birth of the persona Heloísa Teixeira, conducted through the lens of an 85-year-old woman who remains in...

Short film about the life and work of the poet Murilo Mendes.

The expression of the idea through image, listening by way of seing.

The tensions experienced by three different people during the military dictatorship in Brazil: a politician, a revolutionary and a common citizen.

A collage of newsreels, trailers, clips and other visionary and unseen fragments of sight and sound regarding the late plastic artist Helio Oititica.

Through performatic acts and some exposition, a group of poets of that 1980's generation make great use of words, poems and rebellious acts...

The Viscount of Sabugosa is locked in the library writing an encyclopedia about the characters in children's fables. Dona Benta receives a letter...

Short documentary film about the afrobrazilian religion Candomblé.

Documentary about middle-class people in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1960s, when Brazil was going through a hard period in its history, with the military...

A documentary short on the 1978 Carnaval celebration in Rio de Janeiro, covering many aspects of the celebration's popular culture.