Glauber Rocha

By Graham Douglas 09 October, 2017

Cinema Novo begins with people running across a desert, then others running from the police and to catch a bus.... Read Article

By Lina Samoili 01 June, 2016

Cinema Novo, directed by the Brazilian film-maker Eryk Rocha, won The Golden Eye Award for Best Documentary Film at this... Read Article

By Russ Slater 30 March, 2015

The tag of “post-tropicália” has never felt more apparent that on the latest release from Ava Rocha. Ava Patrya Yndia... Read Article

By Nick MacWilliam 19 July, 2013

Cinema has always played a major role in the dissemination of political understanding and in developing a collective memory of... Read Article

By Leo Nikolaidis 19 November, 2012

If the accolade ‘polymath’ can apply to someone who excels at a multitude of humanities and arts subjects, rather than... Read Article

By Russ Slater 11 November, 2011

Mr Bongo have released a number of quality Brazilian film and music releases over the years. In the past it’s... Read Article

It’s always difficult to make a “best of all time” list. First, I had to decide which qualities were important... Read Article