Vladimir Seixas

Vladimir Seixas

Nacimiento : 1981-02-11, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Historia

Nominated for the International Emmy for best documentary of 2019 with The First Stone - The Rise of Lynching in Brazil, Vladimir has been directing and scripting documentaries since 2008. His films investigate the political and cultural transformations in Brazil in recent years based on the struggles of urban movements. In all, he directed five short films, two features, a series and a telefilm, participated in more than 50 festivals around the world and received several awards. He is releasing his 3rd feature documentary and developing his 1st fiction feature.

Perfil

Vladimir Seixas

Películas

Rolê - Stories of Brazilian Protests in Malls
Director
Protests against the violence of security guards and shopping mall employees in Brazil have mobilized thousands of people in recent years. This form of protest showed the barriers imposed by racial discrimination and social exclusion. Follow in this documentary the lives and memories of three black characters that went through traumatic racism situations and took part in the protests which recently took place in shopping malls. Discover the dreams, beauty, poetry, art and politics of a generation that has found new ways of dealing with violence by promoting an intense debate across the Brazil about how black lives matter.
São Cristóvão – À Sombra do Passado
Director of Photography
Have you ever imagined what it is like to support a team that hasn't won a title in 94 years? São Cristóvão de Futebol e Regatas, the birthplace of superstars like Ronaldo Fenômeno, resists against all expectations. More than football, this is a film about love.
A Primeira Pedra
Writer
The First Stone exposes the terrible face of intolerance, where angry lynch mobs take justice into their own hands. The documentary tells the story of lynching victims and investigates the shocking growth of this crime in Brazil where one lynching is registered everyday - the highest rate worldwide. A narrative with engaging characters and dramatic stories of lives that have been devastated by this violent trend in mob rule.
A Primeira Pedra
Director
The First Stone exposes the terrible face of intolerance, where angry lynch mobs take justice into their own hands. The documentary tells the story of lynching victims and investigates the shocking growth of this crime in Brazil where one lynching is registered everyday - the highest rate worldwide. A narrative with engaging characters and dramatic stories of lives that have been devastated by this violent trend in mob rule.
Vozerio
Director
New forms of insurgency and unrest on the fragments of the actions of some artists and activists. The recording of confrontation has its strongest expression in the performance. We see echoing clashes in a series of images. The cry begins before the other ends.
Behind the door
Writer
An experience of breaking into buildings and creating new homes for homeless families in Rio de Janeiro in opposition to a series of forced evictions by the State. These evictions initiate a major intervention project in the city intensified since 2007. In the documentary, the project called “revitalization” is questioned by the residents of various occupations.
Behind the door
Director
An experience of breaking into buildings and creating new homes for homeless families in Rio de Janeiro in opposition to a series of forced evictions by the State. These evictions initiate a major intervention project in the city intensified since 2007. In the documentary, the project called “revitalization” is questioned by the residents of various occupations.
Hiato
Director
In 2000 a group of homeless people decide to go to a shopping mall to protest, to confront the misery of the excluded middle-class consumption.