Helena Ignez Movies

A street vendor who lives in the outskirts of São Paulo returns home at night and does not find her teenager son. After a nonstop search, she...

In an old, dilapidated mansion in downtown São Paulo, an old Shakespearean actor exiled from the stage lives with his ghosts. In his bed,...

Spider, a banker, lives with three women. A tycoon that is a caricature of Brazil's bourgeoisie, his trajectory is the starting point for an essay on...

A documentary short on Glauber Rocha's mother Lúcia.

A self-portrait short film by veteran Brazilian filmmaker Sylvio Lanna.

Employee exploited by her employer changes her life by winning the lottery.

A short film made with unused footage from The Red Light Bandit and Carnaval na Lama.

Rogério Sganzerla’s lost film. The only existing copy was lost in 1992 and the negatives are lost. It tells about the history of Betty...

A man and a woman are laying on a chess-like patio. Both are trying to reach each other in the best way they can. However, for some odd reason they...

The relationship of a woman with three men - her husband, her lover and a man who fell in love with her -, told in a single night, through flashbacks

An old man is tired of celebrating his birthday.

A fantastic tale in the brutal reality of a slum. The life of a boy with the rare gift of flying. Based on a Will Eisner's story

One day away of Marcelo's wedding, the tailor, the groom and his father will have to correct much more than the suit's measures.

In rural Brazil, villagers battle wealthy land barons for the sake of their own survival.

Three artists from São Paulo - Leda Catunda, Leonilson and Ciro Cozzolino - talk about their work and the rebirth of painting through pop,...

The human body in 5 parts.

Helena Ignez's first film as a director is a homage to American architect and contemporary artist Vito Acconti, who made an urban intervention over a...