Um Olhar Inquieto: O Cinema de Jorge Bodanzky (2026)
During the height of the military dictatorship, Jorge Bodanzky documented the construction of the Humboldt University [research station] in Mato Grosso. While flying over the surrounding area—amidst the dense, unbroken forest—he captured an intriguing image: a large maloca (communal indigenous dwelling) where the inhabitants were attempting to strike the plane with arrows. Half a century later, the filmmaker uses this moment as a starting point to revisit—without a script—his long-standing connection to the Amazon and the story behind that image, through an approach that is both spontaneous and intimate.
Directors:
Liliane Maia, Jorge Bodanzky.
Writers:
Jorge Bodanzky, Gustavo Soranz, Bruna Callegari, Rapha Erichsen.
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Jorge Bodanzky as Self |
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João Carlos Barroso as Self |
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Vitale Joanoni Neto as Self |
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Pedro Paulo Lomba as Self (archive footage) |
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Salomé Marques as Self |
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Antonio Paulo as Self |
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Karl Brugger as Self (archive footage) |
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Inês Hargreaves as Self |
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Evandro Carreira as Self (archive footage) |
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Claude Lévi-Strauss as Self (archive footage) |
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Liliane Maia as Self |
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Paulo Kaban as Self |
| Directing | Liliane Maia | Director |
| Directing | Jorge Bodanzky | Director |
| Writing | Jorge Bodanzky | Screenplay |
| Writing | Gustavo Soranz | Screenplay |
| Writing | Bruna Callegari | Screenplay |
| Writing | Rapha Erichsen | Screenplay |
| Editing | Bruna Callegari | Editor |
| Camera | Yure Cesar | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jorge Bodanzky | Director of Photography |
