Leon Hirszman

Union leader's son doesn't want to engage in a strike, because his wife is pregnant, thus disregarding his father's tradition of political activism. (imdb)

Woman who is obsessed with death wants a first-class burial for herself, and even buys a luxury coffin beforehand. (imdb)

The story of Paulo Honório, a poor kid who becomes a rich farmer. Obsessed by his desire to get even richer, he doesn't pay much attention to his wife, Madalena, a teacher who reacts against his tyrannical ways. (imdb)

This film is a documentary about illiterate people in Brazil.

A series of three documentaries on schizophrenic artists produced between 1983 and 1985, came from a large cooperative work between Leon Hirszman and the jungian psychoanalyst Nise da Silveira

Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro. (imdb)

The film covers the events in the region of the ABC following the organization of 150 thousand steel workers fighting for better wages and living conditions. Not successful in their claims, they decide on strike, defying the military government. This results in an intervention of the union. Mobilizing a large police contingent, the government begins a major crackdown. (meucinemabrasileiro.com)

Filmed in 1969, Nelson Cavaquinho was conducted as a counterpoint to The Girl from Ipanema. Instead of Bossa Nova and the south zone of Rio, the interest of the filmmaker turns to the roots of Brazilian popular music. The result is a record of Snowbunny in their environment, talking with friends and neighbors, at home, at the bar in the courtyard. Scenes of life in the suburbs mingle with memories and improvising, composing a sensitive landscape, while melancholy and cheerful, the composer and his people. (sombarato.org)

Film in four segments: "Colagem", "Balanço", "Bandeira Zero" and "Sexta-Feira da Paixão, Sábado de Aleluia", having in common a strongly allegorical and gross protest tone in the approach of its subjects. (imdb)

Com raízes na batucada baiana, o partido alto sofre variações porque, ao contrário do samba comprometido com o espetáculo, é uma forma livre de expressão e comunicação imediata, com versos simples e improvisados, de acordo com a inspiração de cada um. Partido Alto é uma forma de comunhão, reunindo sambistas em qualquer lugar e hora pelo simples prazer de se divertir.

The greatest stars of music from the state of Bahia, Brazil, got together in an unforgettable musical event in Termas de Caracalla, Rome, between 21 and 31 August 1983. In adition to the musical numbers, there are backstage scenes, rehearsals and interviews. (imdb)

Documentary about working community chants in Chã Preta, a small village in Brazil.

Documentary about the chants sung by the working people in cacao harvest in Itabuna, Brazil

Documentary about the chants sung by the working people in sugar cane harvest in Feira de Santana, Brazil