
Directing
Wagner Novais
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Directing
Credits
9 titles
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NRThirty years after a school photo was taken in City of God, a filmmaker and former student seeks out his old classmates from Class 101. The documentary explores life paths shaped by inequality, survival, and loss. A reunion at their old school culminates in the recreation of the original image, bridging past and present in a collective portrait of the favela.
Class 101
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NRThis documentary celebrates Cadu Barcellos, a Black filmmaker from the Maré favela complex. In defiance of erasure, the film moves beyond tragedy to celebrate his light, ancestry, and legacy.
Cadu Barcellos: Legends never die, they live forever
2026
5.2The project '5 x slum, now by ourselves' gathered over 80 young people from Rio's favelas (slums), selected through workshops, script and filmmaking techniques to create a feature film consisting of five stories that reflect different facets of the daily lives of residents of these communities - with the promise of escape stereotypical representations.
5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
2010
5.0No synopsis available yet.
5x Pacificação
2012
A time traveler gathers data to create an Afro-diasporic mythology. She seeks to build an Afrocentric narrative based on a decolonial language and a synesthetic experience of understanding the world.
Caminhos Afrodiaspóricos pelo Recôncavo da Guanabara
2022
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Sinistro – Um rap de Nikiti
2025
Behind the camera
NRThirty years after a school photo was taken in City of God, a filmmaker and former student seeks out his old classmates from Class 101. The documentary explores life paths shaped by inequality, survival, and loss. A reunion at their old school culminates in the recreation of the original image, bridging past and present in a collective portrait of the favela.
Class 101
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NRThirty years after a school photo was taken in City of God, a filmmaker and former student seeks out his old classmates from Class 101. The documentary explores life paths shaped by inequality, survival, and loss. A reunion at their old school culminates in the recreation of the original image, bridging past and present in a collective portrait of the favela.
Class 101
—
NRThis documentary celebrates Cadu Barcellos, a Black filmmaker from the Maré favela complex. In defiance of erasure, the film moves beyond tragedy to celebrate his light, ancestry, and legacy.
Cadu Barcellos: Legends never die, they live forever
2026
NRThis documentary celebrates Cadu Barcellos, a Black filmmaker from the Maré favela complex. In defiance of erasure, the film moves beyond tragedy to celebrate his light, ancestry, and legacy.
Cadu Barcellos: Legends never die, they live forever
2026
5.2The project '5 x slum, now by ourselves' gathered over 80 young people from Rio's favelas (slums), selected through workshops, script and filmmaking techniques to create a feature film consisting of five stories that reflect different facets of the daily lives of residents of these communities - with the promise of escape stereotypical representations.
5x Favela, Now by Ourselves
2010
5.0No synopsis available yet.
5x Pacificação
2012
A time traveler gathers data to create an Afro-diasporic mythology. She seeks to build an Afrocentric narrative based on a decolonial language and a synesthetic experience of understanding the world.
Caminhos Afrodiaspóricos pelo Recôncavo da Guanabara
2022
A time traveler gathers data to create an Afro-diasporic mythology. She seeks to build an Afrocentric narrative based on a decolonial language and a synesthetic experience of understanding the world.
Caminhos Afrodiaspóricos pelo Recôncavo da Guanabara
2022
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Sinistro – Um rap de Nikiti
2025
