DOCUMENTARIES
WOODEN STORIES
Directed by Carlos Canela and Suzana Markus
6 episode documentary series
Sarandira (Judge from Outside) – 2022
The series shows the lives of women born and raised in the countryside, their relationship with the wood stove kitchen, their lives, stories, dreams and disappointments.
Participating in this first season: D. Geny Nascimben, Maria Aparecida de Oliveira (Cidinha), Rosiléia Caputo Mendes, Maria das Graças Caputo Mendes (D. Chica), Vanete Caputo Mendes (Nega), Maria José da Silva Furtado, Cris Schittini and Solange Maria de Paula Freitas (Sun).
THE PURPLE MAN
Directed by Carlos Canela
73 min / HDV / documentary
Belo Horizonte – 2010
While life surrounds us, like an inevitable whirlwind of events, Fernando Fiuza gets involved in it, caresses it, embraces it and molds it into pleasurable moments that are enough. Infinitely.
THE CORNER OF THE ARAPONGA
Directed by Carlos Canela
55 min / 16 mm - Beta / documentary
Araponga and the Zona da Mata region – 2004
Documentary about the impact that a fact, motivated by exclusively political interests, had on the organization and life of the small society of Araponga at the end of the constitutionalist revolution of 1932, when the Getulistas attacked the city in pursuit of Artur Bernardes, who had refugee in the region.
OUR THING
Directed by Carlos Canela
71 min / HDV / documentary
Belo Horizonte – 2012
“Coisa Nossa” is a film that was born with a ready-made name. Through the story of Ronaldo Coisa Nossa, an old school samba dancer, scrap metal collector, bar owner and composer, the film talks about things that are absolutely ours, Brazilians: overcoming obstacles, the historic humility we inherited and a serene way of his way of living with adversity.
SANTANA
Directed by Suzana Markus
12 min / digital / documentary
Belo Horizonte / 2009
Documentary about the district of Santana - Sericita/MG for presentation at Cavalgada Aldeia da Vida in 2009.
BEAUTIFUL STONE
Directed by Suzana Markus
12 min / digital / documentary
Belo Horizonte / 2009
Documentary about the city of Pedra Bonita/MG for presentation at Cavalgada Aldeia da Vida in 2009.
