Gilberto Gil Movies

The lives of Luhli and Lucina, two especially important artists in the alternative cultural scene during the 1970s. In a time when transgression,...

The third episode of the Cities of Love franchise, Rio, I Love You is an anthology, created by 10 visionary directors from across the globe. The...

New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenório Júnior, a young Brazilian...

Against the backdrop of a turbulent era in Brazil, this documentary captures Pelé's extraordinary path from breakthrough talent to national...

Documentary about samba musician from Bahia Clementino Rodrigues, aka Riachão.

"JMB, O Famigerado" is an audiovisual bricolage assault featuring the subject-object Jomard Muniz de Britto—an organic/outsider bricoleur in...

In 1976, Gilberto Gil traveled to Lagos (Nigeria) with the purpose of participating in the Second Festival of Black Art and Culture. The event had...

Set against the turbulent atmosphere of the 1960s, Tropicália is a feature length documentary exploring the Brazilian artistic movement known...

A Brazilian theatre group that through talent, irony and humour confronted the Brazilian violent dictatorship in the 1970s revolutionising the gay...

A look at the Brazilian black movement between 1977 and 1988, going by the relationship between Brazil and Africa.

Two kids merrily play make-believe inside their house, unaware of the inequality that exists in the world.

Discover the history of the Chic Show ball, an iconic black music party in São Paulo. The event was a milestone in the life of São...

This film shines a light at the story of Jards Macalé, polemic artist and controversial character of Brazilian culture over the last four...

It explores Rita Lee's personal life and her creative process, revealing her musical talent and her ability to transform on stage. Rita herself...

Rogério Duarte is one of the most important names in Tropicália, a Brazilian cultural movement of the 1960s. The plastic artist was one...

Based on the life of the player Afonsinho, who was banned from playing football for growing his beard and hair and refusing to cut them. Fighting for...

Based on the life of a legendary capoeira fighter from Bahia, "Besouro" spins a fantastic tale of a young Brazilian man of African descent in search...

2012: Time For Change is a documentary feature that presents ways to transform our unsustainable society into a regenerative planetary culture. This...

Documentary about amazing Brazilian musician Rogério Duprat, main orchestrator of Tropicália, his rehearsals with Gal Costa, Os...