Yan Motta

Movies

Fausto Fawcett na Cabeça
Editor
Nazinha, Pray for Us
Writer
On the eve of Círio de Nazaré, one of the largest Catholic festivities in the world, four prisoners - two men and two women - await a pardon specially granted to those who wish to accompany the procession of Nossa Senhora de Nazaré, patron saint of the city of Belém do Pará While making plans for the four days of freedom that pardons guarantee, they revisit their past and reflect on topics such as justice, family and faith.
Nazinha, Pray for Us
Editor
On the eve of Círio de Nazaré, one of the largest Catholic festivities in the world, four prisoners - two men and two women - await a pardon specially granted to those who wish to accompany the procession of Nossa Senhora de Nazaré, patron saint of the city of Belém do Pará While making plans for the four days of freedom that pardons guarantee, they revisit their past and reflect on topics such as justice, family and faith.
Revolta dos Malês
Original Music Composer
Salvador, Bahia, January 1835. After more than a decade of hard work, Guilhermina, 27, a slave of Muslim origin, finally gets the resources to buy her manumission, as well as that of Teresa, 11, her teenage daughter. But, contrary to an old promise, his “lord”, farmer Souza Velho, refuses to sell the girl's letter. When Pacific Licutan, Salvador's most esteemed Islamic leadership, is arrested by the Bahian authorities, the Muslim community goes into a boiling state and begins to articulate a jihad. In desperation, Guilhermina sees in the uprising the only way to win her daughter's freedom.
Revolta dos Malês
Editor
Salvador, Bahia, January 1835. After more than a decade of hard work, Guilhermina, 27, a slave of Muslim origin, finally gets the resources to buy her manumission, as well as that of Teresa, 11, her teenage daughter. But, contrary to an old promise, his “lord”, farmer Souza Velho, refuses to sell the girl's letter. When Pacific Licutan, Salvador's most esteemed Islamic leadership, is arrested by the Bahian authorities, the Muslim community goes into a boiling state and begins to articulate a jihad. In desperation, Guilhermina sees in the uprising the only way to win her daughter's freedom.
Boa Noite
Editor
At 91, TV news anchor Cid Moreira opens the doors of his house and to his unconscious, revealing surprising facets of the man who entered the homes of millions of Brazilians every night for 30 years. Brazil’s most famous voice narrates his own history, deconstructing his mythical image and guiding the spectator through a maze of memories. Archival remembrances and images trace a panorama of his life, which is tied to the history of Brazilian TV.
Cor de Pele
Writer
A sensitive documentary about the life of Kauan, an 11-year-old albino boy.
Soldados do Araguaia
Editor
Soldados do Araguaia
Original Music Composer
Gringo Favelado
Writer
An Artist, a Musician and a Dreamer, all of them British, have moved to Rio's notorious favela communities where they build their lives in perilously-shifting political sands.
Boy 23: The Forgotten Boys of Brazil
Editor
The film accompanies the investigation of the historian Sidney Aguilar after the discovery of bricks marked with Nazi swastikas in the interior of São Paulo. They then discover a horrifying fact that during the 1930s, fifty black and mullato boys were taken from an orphanage in Rio de Janeiro to the farm where the bricks were found. There they were identified by numbers and were submitted to slave labour by a family that was part of the political and economic elite of the country and who did not hide their Nazi sympathizing ideals.
Eternal Amazonia
Editor
At a time when the world is discussing the impact of human actions on the environment, Amazônia Eterna presents a critical analysis of how the world's largest tropical rainforest is understood and appreciated.
Eternal Amazonia
Writer
At a time when the world is discussing the impact of human actions on the environment, Amazônia Eterna presents a critical analysis of how the world's largest tropical rainforest is understood and appreciated.