Paula Gaitán Movies

New York City attracts Jane and Carlos, like so many others, with the promise of a better life. That's why they've left their home country, Brazil....

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Glauber Rocha's 1980 production "A Idade da Terra" (The Age of Earth), including unedited clips taken from...

Drawing inspiration from a poem penned by Castro Alves, this film vividly captures the political, cultural, and intellectual climate of Brazil during...

After Lucía and Jorge break up, she starts dating a friend, and he starts dating an old crush. But will they find their happy ending?

A film like a monument: Luz nos Trópicos is a tribute to the rich greens of the Amazon and the forests of New England in winter, celebrating...

Music about becoming women in the contemporary world, their emancipation and struggles

She menage to save from a fire a bunch of pictures and a diary written by hand. Those words and faces becomes the last traces left from the man she...

A couple of filmmakers facing difficulties to make a film in the midst of an economic crisis, affecting the relationship between them.

For the 30th anniversaire of FIDMarseille about thirty directors have done us the honor of offering us some very beautiful short films.

Studies on sound based on the work of musician Arto Lindsay and the relationship of the body/camera with music. The film discusses art as lyrically...

A man's journey through time or infinite space.

Drylands could be anywhere, just as Marcélia Cartaxo could be many women (including herself). The actress is placed in a situation in which...

Intimate conversations between a daughter and her mother. Through these off-screen dialogues, the film explores themes of family history, the...

A documentary about the creative process of Arrigo Barnabé

During one night, a woman walks through Rio de Janeiro, and hears the music around: jazz, rock, eletronica...

In Xingu, the Quarup - a great festive event in which men steal the divine fire, spreading it over the earth - is celebrated every year in the...

Reviewing home videos, filmmaker Paula Gaitán constructs a curious narrative about her youth while talking to her children. A filmic note in...

An artist's investigation. A creative, formalist, and experimental exploration about and based on random images.

For the KOGI Indians, there is a great mirror that divides two worlds, the perceptual and the sensory. The abstract world of meanings is not what we...