Um Olhar Inquieto: O Cinema de Jorge Bodanzky

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2026 · 86 min · Documentary

Overview

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.

Directed by Liliane Maia

Cast

• Jorge Bodanzky — Self
• João Carlos Barroso — Self
• Vitale Joanoni Neto — Self
• Pedro Paulo Lomba — Self (archive footage)
• Salomé Marques — Self