Special Events

4 days, 4 films and lots of partying

Dendy Opera Quays
Shop 9, 2 East Circular Quay

The Brazil Film Festival 2009 is the first ever cultural event in Australia dedicated exclusively to Brazilian film and cinema.

The Festival will open in October 2009 at Dendy Cinema, Circular Quay, presenting and offering a variety of activities related to the Brazilian cinema and its incredibly diverse people and culture. The event will offer a new look to Brazilian culture through a selection of the newest films produced in Brazil and will bring to Australia a taste of Brazilian atmosphere.

www.brazilfilmfestival.com.au

Date

Time

Film

Monday 26 October

8.30PM      

Riding High(Alucinados)

Tuesday 27 October

6.30PM

Pindorama

Wednesday 28 October  

6.30PM

The Sign of the City (Signo da Cidade)

Thursday 29 October

8.30PM

Camila JAM (Nome Proprio)

  
   

 

Riding High(Alucinados)

Case has lost it all to the cruel underbelly of Rio de Janeiro. His drug addiction has taken his pride, his future and his only brother. He gets out of jail and tries to stay clean, one day at a time...but he cant. Unable to save himself, He sets the wheels in motion to save his young friend, Sapeca, from following in his footsteps while simultaneously getting revenge against those who he thinks abandoned him...Somebody has to pay...

The True Story of Seven Dwarves (Pindorama)

A family like any other, who lives and works in a mobile house. Such is the life of Charles, Zuleide, Gilberto, Cleide, Rogrio, Claudio e Lobo, seven dwarfs, children of the mythical Pindoba, the smallest and funniest clown in the world. Together they make up the Pindorama Circus, going from town to town in the Northeast of Brazil, distributing joy, smiles, giving away lessons in humanity, fun and bravery. In their world, everyone wants to be a dwarf and this makes the Pindorama world something new, completely different from everything that surrounds it.

The Sign of the City (Signo da Cidade)

While stars and planets trace their paths through the skies of Sao Paulo, the men and women of the city wonder what will become of their dreams and desires. In her nightly radio program, the astrologer Teca answers questions from anonymous callers, finding herself entangled between her own problems and the collective stories that make up her city.

A struggle to break from isolation into redemption through the discovery of the transformative power of solidarity.

Camila Jam (Nome proprio)

Camila JAM tells the story of a young woman struggling to become a writer. Her life is her narrative. Camila is intense and brave. She wants her literature to be an act of revelation.

It is a film about Camila's passion and her effort to support it. Its about how her character faces the abyss, and what she gets from it is her strength to exist.