Brazilian Football | Sounds and Colours

By Will Huddleston 22 September, 2021

Will Huddleston caught up with the directors of Pelé to discuss how they approached making their documentary about Brazil’s legendary... Read Article

By Will Huddleston 05 July, 2021

The most striking moment of Pelé (David Tryhorn, Ben Nicholas, 2021) is barely in the frame: in the aftermath of... Read Article

By Ed Hart 26 May, 2014

Brazil’s Dance With The Devil (subtitled The World Cup, The Olympics and the Struggle for Democracy) is a series of... Read Article

By Ed Hart 12 May, 2014

Ginga: The Soul of Brazilian Football, produced by Fernando Meirelles (City of God, The Constant Gardener) and directed by Marcelo... Read Article

By Ed Hart 10 April, 2014

When you put on the Brazilian football shirt – which most people aren’t entitled to do – something happens. For... Read Article

By Nick MacWilliam 08 April, 2014

Most films at BAFICI have played to a full house, but when I went to see Santos: 100 Years of... Read Article

By Nicholas Nicou 05 July, 2013

Cores is a film which has arrived on the world scene at just about the right time. From the outside... Read Article

By Zack Sherwood 06 March, 2012

Heleno hits theaters in Brazil this month, telling the story of outsized 1940s Botafogo striker Heleno de Freitas. The film,... Read Article