Helena Ignez Movies

A customs agent, Dr. Amnésio, examines some reels of film, a documentary Orson Welles made about Brazil, and tries to confiscate the material....

Two days in the life of André Provisório, a man with many occupations: private detective, drug dealer, and incorrigible seducer....

Collective film with five segments around the works and life of brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade.

Daniel is a taxi driver who’s married to Adalgisa. When she starts acting in low-budget movies, he forbids her from seeing their son, Joaquim....

Experimental documentary short that debates over Rogério Sganzerla's Brazilian cult classic "The Red Light Bandit".

An old man is tired of celebrating his birthday.

Hated by the Greeks, detested by the Trojans, Helena lives a peaceful life in Guaratiba, a fishing neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. Until love knocks...

A documentary on prolific underground Brazilian filmmaker Rogério Sganzerla.

Extracts is a short film with images from 1970 to 1972 in the cities of Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, London, Marrakech, Rabat and the Sahara Desert...

At 84 years of age, Lúcia Rocha admitted herself to a hospital in São Paulo to undergo heart tests. Upon receiving the news about the...

Short film by Helena Ignez, for the "Programa Convida", from IMS, dedicated to creation during quarantine.

Elias sees his world threatened when his ex-wife, one recovering junkie, asks for the guard of their son. Fito is in desperation for losing his...

Filmed over six years in four countries: Portugal, Brazil, Colombia and United States, this romantic drama tells the story of Luzia, a Brazilian...

Guilherme, who has the police on his trail for having been involved with a niece of the mayor of his city, runs away with the girl after receiving...

New Rio, 2054 AD. The Order of Truth wreaks havoc on the streets, killing every being that has special powers. Renowned witch Dahlia is determined to...

A documentary on the restoration of Rogério Sganzerla's 1970 film "Copacabana, Mon Amour".