Juliana Rojas

Directing

Juliana Rojas

Born

1981-06-23 (45)

Place of birth

Campinas, State of São Paulo, Brazil

Known for

Directing

Credits

39 titles

Juliana Rojas (Campinas, June 23, 1981) is a Brazilian filmmaker. She graduated in cinema from the School of Communication and Arts of USP. Still in the university met the director Marco Dutra, with whom she initiated a partnership. The two directed together in 2004 the short film O Lençol Branco, selected in the Cinéfondation of the Festival de Cannes. Her first feature, Trabalhar Cansa (2011), again in partnership with Dutra, was also shown at Cannes, at the show Un Certain Regard. Worked as an editor, in films such as the documentary Pulsações (2011), by Manoela Ziggiatti. She won the Critics Award for best Brazilian film at the Gramado Festival in 2014, with Symphony of the Necropoli…

Known for

Good Manners poster
6.5

Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of São Paulo, is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana as the nanny for her unborn child. The two women develop a strong bond, but soon Clara discovers a terrifying secret about the child.

Good Manners

2018

Cidade; Campo poster
6.5

Two tales of migration. In the first, after a tailings dam disaster floods her hometown, rural worker Joana (55) moves to São Paulo to find her sister Tania, who lives with her grandson Jaime. Joana enters the universe of insecurity, replying to an application for house cleaning. She bonds with her colleagues, and their struggle for better conditions gives Joana’s life a new meaning. Her relationship with young Jaime brings back old memories. In the second part, after the death of her estranged father, Flavia (32) moves to her farm with her wife Mara. The couple suffer a shock of reality when facing the harshness of rural life. The contact with the abandoned house reveals to Flavia unknown aspects of her father. She begins to suspect that there is something supernatural in the woods.

Cidade; Campo

2024

No artwork available
NR

A feature-length documentary about fantasy and horror films produced by female filmmakers, including interviews with professionals from ten countries.

Fantastic Women

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Mr. Fernando Has No Mail poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mr. Fernando Has No Mail

2005

Three Shots, Nine Shots poster
NR

Buying a book in 3 shots, buying a book in 9 shots. Or: a man finds the right book.

Three Shots, Nine Shots

1999

Hard Labor poster
6.3

After her husband loses his job, Helena opens her own grocery store. Soon, increasingly strange events begin to plague her store, making her question her sanity.

Hard Labor

2011

Film credits

Behind the camera

Good Manners poster
6.5

Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of São Paulo, is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana as the nanny for her unborn child. The two women develop a strong bond, but soon Clara discovers a terrifying secret about the child.

Good Manners

2018

Good Manners poster
6.5

Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of São Paulo, is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana as the nanny for her unborn child. The two women develop a strong bond, but soon Clara discovers a terrifying secret about the child.

Good Manners

2018

Cidade; Campo poster
6.5

Two tales of migration. In the first, after a tailings dam disaster floods her hometown, rural worker Joana (55) moves to São Paulo to find her sister Tania, who lives with her grandson Jaime. Joana enters the universe of insecurity, replying to an application for house cleaning. She bonds with her colleagues, and their struggle for better conditions gives Joana’s life a new meaning. Her relationship with young Jaime brings back old memories. In the second part, after the death of her estranged father, Flavia (32) moves to her farm with her wife Mara. The couple suffer a shock of reality when facing the harshness of rural life. The contact with the abandoned house reveals to Flavia unknown aspects of her father. She begins to suspect that there is something supernatural in the woods.

Cidade; Campo

2024

Cidade; Campo poster
6.5

Two tales of migration. In the first, after a tailings dam disaster floods her hometown, rural worker Joana (55) moves to São Paulo to find her sister Tania, who lives with her grandson Jaime. Joana enters the universe of insecurity, replying to an application for house cleaning. She bonds with her colleagues, and their struggle for better conditions gives Joana’s life a new meaning. Her relationship with young Jaime brings back old memories. In the second part, after the death of her estranged father, Flavia (32) moves to her farm with her wife Mara. The couple suffer a shock of reality when facing the harshness of rural life. The contact with the abandoned house reveals to Flavia unknown aspects of her father. She begins to suspect that there is something supernatural in the woods.

Cidade; Campo

2024

Mr. Fernando Has No Mail poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mr. Fernando Has No Mail

2005

Mr. Fernando Has No Mail poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Mr. Fernando Has No Mail

2005

Three Shots, Nine Shots poster
NR

Buying a book in 3 shots, buying a book in 9 shots. Or: a man finds the right book.

Three Shots, Nine Shots

1999

Hard Labor poster
6.3

After her husband loses his job, Helena opens her own grocery store. Soon, increasingly strange events begin to plague her store, making her question her sanity.

Hard Labor

2011

Hard Labor poster
6.3

After her husband loses his job, Helena opens her own grocery store. Soon, increasingly strange events begin to plague her store, making her question her sanity.

Hard Labor

2011

No artwork available
6.0

An experimental collective film lasting little more than an hour, compiled from 10 episodes by a total of 14 different young Brazilian filmmakers. The project was an initiative of the directing duo Felipe Bragança and Marina Meliande, who sent a ‘letter of concern’ to inspire the participants. In it, a 16-year-old girl wrote about her dreams, which have been translated by the directors into films about love, youth and the possibilities of cinema.

Neverquiet (Film of Wonders)

2011

A Ópera do Cemitério poster
NR

Young gravedigger apprentice Deodato's job is at risk. The other gravediggers doubt his ability to do the work. His uncle Jaca tries to make him appreciate the job, but it's useless: the work distresses Deodato, who has artistic aspirations. He prefers to play the church organ in secret and wander around the cemetery writing poems. After fainting during one of the burials, he is called to the office, where he is confronted by Aloizio, the cemetery administrator...

A Ópera do Cemitério

2013

Necropolis Symphony poster
5.9

In the city of São Paulo, the routine of gravedigger apprentice Deodato changes when a new working girl arrives at the cemetery. Together, they must re-register the abandoned tombs, but strange events make the apprentice wonder about the consequences of messing with the dead.

Necropolis Symphony

2014

Necropolis Symphony poster
5.9

In the city of São Paulo, the routine of gravedigger apprentice Deodato changes when a new working girl arrives at the cemetery. Together, they must re-register the abandoned tombs, but strange events make the apprentice wonder about the consequences of messing with the dead.

Necropolis Symphony

2014

We Were Born Today, When the Sky Was Heavy with Iron and Poison poster
NR

After heartbreaks and professional disappointments on planet Earth, Julio and Clara decide to flee together into space.

We Were Born Today, When the Sky Was Heavy with Iron and Poison

2013

We Were Born Today, When the Sky Was Heavy with Iron and Poison poster
NR

After heartbreaks and professional disappointments on planet Earth, Julio and Clara decide to flee together into space.

We Were Born Today, When the Sky Was Heavy with Iron and Poison

2013

A Criada da Condessa poster
NR

Tales of the Countess' maid, who helps her with a dark secret

A Criada da Condessa

2006

A Criada da Condessa poster
NR

Tales of the Countess' maid, who helps her with a dark secret

A Criada da Condessa

2006

A Stem poster
6.1

Clarisse notices a small green leaf growing out of her right arm.

A Stem

2007

A Stem poster
6.1

Clarisse notices a small green leaf growing out of her right arm.

A Stem

2007

The White Sheet poster
6.5

A young mother has to face the death of her newborn son.

The White Sheet

2004

The White Sheet poster
6.5

A young mother has to face the death of her newborn son.

The White Sheet

2004

To Sleep Quietly poster
NR

Luis is an 8 year old boy. Dora, his nanny, passed away a few weeks ago. When Dora reappears hidden in Luis's closet, the boy must make great efforts to quench the nanny's hunger.

To Sleep Quietly

2011

To Sleep Quietly poster
NR

Luis is an 8 year old boy. Dora, his nanny, passed away a few weeks ago. When Dora reappears hidden in Luis's closet, the boy must make great efforts to quench the nanny's hunger.

To Sleep Quietly

2011

Nightwalker poster
NR

A young woman has to face the silence and horror of the empty house after the suicide of her brother.

Nightwalker

2003

Nightwalker poster
NR

A young woman has to face the silence and horror of the empty house after the suicide of her brother.

Nightwalker

2003

The Passage of the Comet poster
NR

1986. In the waiting room of a clandestine abortion clinic, the receptionist, a patient and a accompanying await the passage of Halley's comet, while the doctor faces difficulties with one of the procedures.

The Passage of the Comet

2017

The Passage of the Comet poster
NR

1986. In the waiting room of a clandestine abortion clinic, the receptionist, a patient and a accompanying await the passage of Halley's comet, while the doctor faces difficulties with one of the procedures.

The Passage of the Comet

2017

Doppelgänger poster
5.3

Silvia is a young teacher at an elementary school. One day, her class is interrupted when the students notice her double walking on the other side of the street. Silvia tries to ignore the apparition, but this strange event begins to permeate her daily life and transform her pesonality.

Doppelgänger

2012

Doppelgänger poster
5.3

Silvia is a young teacher at an elementary school. One day, her class is interrupted when the students notice her double walking on the other side of the street. Silvia tries to ignore the apparition, but this strange event begins to permeate her daily life and transform her pesonality.

Doppelgänger

2012

The Shadows poster
6.0

In a country house, the patient and her husband get involved with the young psychiatrist. The noises of the forest surround them.

The Shadows

2009

The Shadows poster
6.0

In a country house, the patient and her husband get involved with the young psychiatrist. The noises of the forest surround them.

The Shadows

2009

Desculpa, Dona Madama poster
NR

Employee exploited by her employer changes her life by winning the lottery.

Desculpa, Dona Madama

2013

Dressed poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dressed

2008

Dressed poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Dressed

2008

Dancing Queen poster
NR

This is Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra's second school project. The short film features members of the school's class in the cast. They are credited as Ju Chiquitita Rojas and Marco Mamma Mia Aurélio. The short features an appearance (in drawings) by Casal Medo, characters the directors would use again in other works.

Dancing Queen

1999