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Eryk Rocha
Eryk Rocha creates a poetic, sensory cinema that explores memory, the body, and social struggles, transforming the act of filmmaking into a political and deeply personal gesture.
- Region
- Brasília, DF, Centro-Oeste
- Age
- 48
Authorial vision
Eryk Rocha’s filmmaking is driven by the power of gesture, image, and sound. Far from traditional narrative structures, his work pushes the boundaries between fiction and documentary to capture the poetic essence of labor, territory, and Latin American identity.
His artistic vision sees cinema as a physical experience of resistance. Whether filming amateur football, the history of Cinema Novo, everyday labor, or Indigenous peoples, Rocha approaches his subjects with deep respect for their autonomy, using expressive framing to transform collective dilemmas into visual poetry.
Filmography
- A Queda do Céu
2024 · Documentary · Director · 110 min
A documentary about the deep connection between Indigenous peoples and nature, and their struggle against deforestation, a serious threat to their way of life and the ecosystem they call home.
- Cinema Novo
2016 · Film · Writer & Director · 90 min
*Cinema Novo* is an essay film that poetically explores the most influential movement in Latin American cinema through the ideas of its leading filmmakers, including Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Glauber Rocha, Leon Hirszman, Joaquim Pedro de Andrade, Ruy Guerra, Walter Lima Jr., Paulo César Saraceni, and others.
- Campo de Jogo
2014 · Documentary · Writer & Director · 71 min
In the shadow of Rio de Janeiro’s Maracanã Stadium, a “favela league” made up of 14 teams competes in a football tournament. The film explores the importance of football in Brazilian culture.
- Pachamama
2008 · Documentary · Writer & Director · 106 min
The documentary takes a journey into the heart of South America, traveling through the Brazilian rainforest toward Peru and Bolivia, where it encounters the reality of peoples historically excluded from the political process of their countries and who, for the first time in history, are seeking an active role in shaping their own destiny.
- Rocha que Voa
2002 · Documentary · Writer & Director · 94 min
A documentary about one of the darkest periods in director Glauber Rocha’s life: his exile in Cuba from 1971 to 1972.
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