Benedita da Silva Trailers
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Most Popular Benedita da Silva Trailers
Total trailers found: 20
Nelson Carneiro: Knight of Democracy Trailer (2023)
26 November 2023
In 2018, Brazil’s 1988 Constitution turned thirty. Known as the Citizen Constitution, it was a landmark in the history of Brazil, the outcome of across-the-board engagement of society in its preparation.
Pitanga Trailer (2016)
23 September 2016
This documentary investigates the aesthetic, political and existential trajectory of emblematic Black Brazilian actor Antônio Pitanga.
Mulheres: Uma Outra História Trailer (1988)
14 June 1988
Filmed as Brazil was transitioning back into a democracy after over two decades of dictatorship, ‘Mulheres: uma outra história’ focuses on various aspects of women's participation in the Brazilian political scene and features interviews with some of the 23 women newly elected to the Constituent Assembly who managed to gain the approval of some of their proposals for the Brazilian Constitution which was being written at the time.
Our Lives Trailer (1985)
01 January 1985
The documentary addresses the stereotypes that imprison both men and women, the prejudice against women at the time and the need to legalize abortion to avoid the damage caused by illegal abortion.
Pelé Trailer (2021)
23 February 2021
Against the backdrop of a turbulent era in Brazil, this documentary captures Pelé's extraordinary path from breakthrough talent to national hero.
De Cabral a George Floyd: Onde Arde o Fogo Sagrado da Liberdade Trailer (2020)
11 September 2020
Through clippings, the film draws a narrative line between the construction of racism in Brazil and the United States, having as base the European invasion of the continent, police violence, the genocide of the black people, the massacre of indigenous peoples, religious violence, the criminalization of funk music, structural racism in art and education, the importance of quota policy and the need urgent historical repair as a commitment by the Brazilian state to the black people.
Intermissions Trailer (2004)
19 November 2004
Intermissions follows Lula during the hectic election campaign for the presidency in 2002. Lula gave filmmaker João Moreira Salles and his crew complete access, and the result is an intimate documentary of what went on behind the scenes.
Filhas de Lavadeiras Trailer (2019)
04 July 2019
Stories of black women who, thanks to the relentless toil of their mothers, were able to attend school and retrace the paths treaded by their ancestors.
Babilônia 2000 Trailer (2001)
22 November 2001
Documentary on poor people living in a slum in Rio de Janeiro, on the occasion of New Year's Eve of 1999.
The Coup d'État Factory Trailer (2022)
08 September 2022
Brazil has a long tradition of coup d'états. These coups would have not been viable without the support of the big media, particularly TV Globo.
Lobby do Batom Trailer (2022)
28 March 2022
The most successful case of collective fight for women's rights in Brazil.
Abolition Trailer (1988)
13 May 1988
In 1988, the centenary of abolition of slavery in Brazil, Zózimo Bulbul made this powerful historical analysis of racial issues in his country.
Eunice Gutman Has Stories Trailer (2025)
04 October 2025
Through rare and striking footage from her own films, Eunice Gutman Has Stories revisits the journey of one of the pioneers of feminist cinema in Brazil.
Se O Rei Zulu Já Não Pode Andar Nu Trailer (1987)
22 September 1987
Video documentary on prejudice against black people in Brazil, featuring statements and interviews about racist episodes, and a poll on the importance of Benedita da Silva’s presence in the Constituent Assembly.
Toda Criança é Criança Trailer (2015)
28 August 2015
The documentary recalls the mobilizations in favor of the Child and Adolescent Statute, when hundreds of street kids occupied the Chamber of Deputies Plenary to symbolically vote for the approval of that law, in July 1990.
The Memory Thread Trailer (1991)
31 December 1991
A panorama of the Brazilian black experience, starting with the figure of the semi-illiterate popular artist and employee of a salt mine Gabriel Joaquim dos Santos.
