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Portraying reality, exposing injustice and
contributing to the understanding of History
are some of the possible avenues open to
documentaries. Given their unrelenting quest
to fathom a world of growing complexity, the
demand for non-fiction films has been on the rise
while their presence in the worldwide market is
increasingly felt.
In Brazil, since the 1990’s documentaries have
incorporated the influence of masters such as
Grierson and Vertov, thereby achieving creative
and intellectual autonomy. It’s All True –
International Documentary Film Festival is
one of the most important events celebrating
this film genre in Latin America and a leader in
the promotion of Brazilian and international
documentaries.
This year, the Festival brings a Retrospective of
Brazilian Experimental Documentary, a special
program comprising only domestic films which
revolutionized the country’s documentary
aesthetics. Additionally, the International
Retrospective featuring “Ten Documentaries
that Changed the World” will focus on films
whose repercussions have extended far beyond
screening rooms to reach the immediate and
future realities of their respective countries. The
artistic legacy of two important international
film directors, Ingmar Bergman and Michelangelo
Antonioni, both deceased in 2007, will also be
shown in retrospective.
Banco do Brasil once again sponsors It´s All
True, which in its 13th edition will display a wideranging
panorama of the best of 2007 and 2008
documentary productions. By exhibiting select
features from the Festival’s program in the cities
of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, Centro
Cultural Banco do Brasil provides audiences with
a rare opportunity to keep abreast of the novelties
in the world of documentaries, while contributing
to the debate among organizers, producers and
specialists thereby consolidating Brazil as an
important discussion forum for this film genre.
CENTRO CULTURAL BANCO DO BRASIL
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