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Tag: Brazil

The Actress, the Wig and the Alligator

Film
By Iuli Gerbase | January 21, 2022
By Iuli Gerbase | January 21, 2022

The Actress, the Wig and the Alligator

Writer-director Iuli Gerbase shares the story of that time when one of the leads in her latest film, The Pink Cloud, went a little crazy …

Once Upon a Time … Xuxa!

Film
By Daniela De Carlo | March 26, 2021
By Daniela De Carlo | March 26, 2021

Once Upon a Time … Xuxa!

Daniela De Carlo, writer-director of The Blackout, on how her childhood idol, Brazilian pop star Xuxa, magically came into her life, for good.

How a Video Store Became My Film School in ’90s Brazil

Film
By David Charles Rodrigues | May 8, 2020
By David Charles Rodrigues | May 8, 2020

How a Video Store Became My Film School in ’90s Brazil

Director David Charles Rodrigues never got any formal film education. Instead, he learned everything from his favorite video-store clerk, Cláudio.

What Starting a Prison Theatre Group Taught Me About Empathy and Understanding

Film
By Fernando Grostein Andrade | April 22, 2020
By Fernando Grostein Andrade | April 22, 2020

What Starting a Prison Theatre Group Taught Me About Empathy and Understanding

Writer-director Fernando Grostein Andrade on the lessons he learned behind bars, and how they apply to his new film Abe and our present moment.

A Disappearing Way of Life: On the Making of Sequestrada

Film
By Sabrina McCormick and Soopum Sohn | November 15, 2019
By Sabrina McCormick and Soopum Sohn | November 15, 2019

A Disappearing Way of Life: On the Making of Sequestrada

Sabrina McCormick and Soopum Sohn write about the unique experience of making their new film, Sequestrada, in the Amazon rainforest.

The Theater of Politics: Petra Costa Talks with Rachel Boynton

Film
By Rachel Boynton | July 25, 2019
By Rachel Boynton | July 25, 2019

The Theater of Politics: Petra Costa Talks with Rachel Boynton

To mark the release of Costa's doc The Edge of Democracy, she talks with the director of Our Brand is Crisis and Big Men.

Talkhouse Weekend Playlist: Klaus Johann Grobe’s Brazilian Hits

Music
October 26, 2018
October 26, 2018

Talkhouse Weekend Playlist: Klaus Johann Grobe’s Brazilian Hits

The Swiss duo share some of the Brazilian funk, fusion, and acid jazz tracks that inspire them.

Chad Clark (Beauty Pill) on Preparing to Tour With a Musical Hero

Music
By Chad Clark | April 21, 2017
By Chad Clark | April 21, 2017

Chad Clark (Beauty Pill) on Preparing to Tour With a Musical Hero

The singer-songwriter was nervous to meet Arto Lindsay, whose Cuidado Madame is out today.

Underrated/Overlooked: Terence Nance on Aquarius

Film
By Terence Nance | January 13, 2017
By Terence Nance | January 13, 2017

Underrated/Overlooked: Terence Nance on Aquarius

Channeling Claudia Rankine, Talkhouse Film's poet laureate Terence Nance looks at the present moment through one of the finest films of 2016.

Jeff Reichert (Remote Area Medical) Talks Maíra Bühler and Matias Mariani’s I Touched All Your Stuff

Film
By Jeff Reichert | September 2, 2015
By Jeff Reichert | September 2, 2015

Jeff Reichert (Remote Area Medical) Talks Maíra Bühler and Matias Mariani’s I Touched All Your Stuff

A documentary shuns the cinematic in favor of desktop exploration, and favors ambiguity over clearly defined truth.

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