Directing

Bernard Lessa

Known for

Directing

Credits

16 titles

Known for

The woman and the river poster
NR

There is a house by the river. In this house, a woman. Her eyes carry a sadness. In her solitude, the river becomes her main companion, her confidant, and finally her lover.

The woman and the river

2019

My Uncle with the Camera poster
NR

"My Uncle with the Camera" follows 30 years of home movies shot by Paulo Henrique of his family in Vitória—an upper-middle-class family from Espírito Santo growing up in Brazil during the 1990s and 2000s. Through the intimate gaze of his camera, a political panorama of Brazil emerges, shaped by masculine family affectivity.

My Uncle with the Camera

2026

Blow, Howl and Whistle poster
NR

Juan (Arthus Focchi) and Djari (Welket Bungué) are foreigners who met in Rio de Janeiro and became best friends. Juan has a bad feeling, something is wrong, the wind whispers. In a conversation with Djari, Juan warns him that he will leave. Something sudden happens before he travels. Djari will have to deal with this.

Blow, Howl and Whistle

2015

Akin's Desert poster
7.0

Akin is a dedicated Cuban doctor working in Brazil for the Mais Medicos/More Doctors programme in 2018. From his daily routine in an indigenous community to his intimate moments with Érica and Sérgio, his relationship with Brazil gets deeper and stronger. With the election of Jair Bolsonaro, the cooperation between the two countries ends abruptly. He must make a decision: return to Cuba and abandon the relationships he has been cultivating or stay and reinvent himself without being able to practice medicine.

Akin's Desert

2025

The Night's Substance poster
5.5

Jaiane now lives in Brazil, while Aissa, a Mozambican sailor who has just arrived in the city, tries to have a real experience on dry land. A story of unconventional passion follows.

The Night's Substance

2021

Tejo Mar poster
NR

João, a Portuguese performing arts student, is finishing his schooling season in Rio de Janeiro. It’s his last week this side of the ocean and he rediscovers the city he’s been living in for the previous 10 months.

Tejo Mar

2014

Behind the camera

The woman and the river poster
NR

There is a house by the river. In this house, a woman. Her eyes carry a sadness. In her solitude, the river becomes her main companion, her confidant, and finally her lover.

The woman and the river

2019

The woman and the river poster
NR

There is a house by the river. In this house, a woman. Her eyes carry a sadness. In her solitude, the river becomes her main companion, her confidant, and finally her lover.

The woman and the river

2019

My Uncle with the Camera poster
NR

"My Uncle with the Camera" follows 30 years of home movies shot by Paulo Henrique of his family in Vitória—an upper-middle-class family from Espírito Santo growing up in Brazil during the 1990s and 2000s. Through the intimate gaze of his camera, a political panorama of Brazil emerges, shaped by masculine family affectivity.

My Uncle with the Camera

2026

My Uncle with the Camera poster
NR

"My Uncle with the Camera" follows 30 years of home movies shot by Paulo Henrique of his family in Vitória—an upper-middle-class family from Espírito Santo growing up in Brazil during the 1990s and 2000s. Through the intimate gaze of his camera, a political panorama of Brazil emerges, shaped by masculine family affectivity.

My Uncle with the Camera

2026

My Uncle with the Camera poster
NR

"My Uncle with the Camera" follows 30 years of home movies shot by Paulo Henrique of his family in Vitória—an upper-middle-class family from Espírito Santo growing up in Brazil during the 1990s and 2000s. Through the intimate gaze of his camera, a political panorama of Brazil emerges, shaped by masculine family affectivity.

My Uncle with the Camera

2026

Blow, Howl and Whistle poster
NR

Juan (Arthus Focchi) and Djari (Welket Bungué) are foreigners who met in Rio de Janeiro and became best friends. Juan has a bad feeling, something is wrong, the wind whispers. In a conversation with Djari, Juan warns him that he will leave. Something sudden happens before he travels. Djari will have to deal with this.

Blow, Howl and Whistle

2015

Blow, Howl and Whistle poster
NR

Juan (Arthus Focchi) and Djari (Welket Bungué) are foreigners who met in Rio de Janeiro and became best friends. Juan has a bad feeling, something is wrong, the wind whispers. In a conversation with Djari, Juan warns him that he will leave. Something sudden happens before he travels. Djari will have to deal with this.

Blow, Howl and Whistle

2015

Akin's Desert poster
7.0

Akin is a dedicated Cuban doctor working in Brazil for the Mais Medicos/More Doctors programme in 2018. From his daily routine in an indigenous community to his intimate moments with Érica and Sérgio, his relationship with Brazil gets deeper and stronger. With the election of Jair Bolsonaro, the cooperation between the two countries ends abruptly. He must make a decision: return to Cuba and abandon the relationships he has been cultivating or stay and reinvent himself without being able to practice medicine.

Akin's Desert

2025

Akin's Desert poster
7.0

Akin is a dedicated Cuban doctor working in Brazil for the Mais Medicos/More Doctors programme in 2018. From his daily routine in an indigenous community to his intimate moments with Érica and Sérgio, his relationship with Brazil gets deeper and stronger. With the election of Jair Bolsonaro, the cooperation between the two countries ends abruptly. He must make a decision: return to Cuba and abandon the relationships he has been cultivating or stay and reinvent himself without being able to practice medicine.

Akin's Desert

2025

Akin's Desert poster
7.0

Akin is a dedicated Cuban doctor working in Brazil for the Mais Medicos/More Doctors programme in 2018. From his daily routine in an indigenous community to his intimate moments with Érica and Sérgio, his relationship with Brazil gets deeper and stronger. With the election of Jair Bolsonaro, the cooperation between the two countries ends abruptly. He must make a decision: return to Cuba and abandon the relationships he has been cultivating or stay and reinvent himself without being able to practice medicine.

Akin's Desert

2025

The Night's Substance poster
5.5

Jaiane now lives in Brazil, while Aissa, a Mozambican sailor who has just arrived in the city, tries to have a real experience on dry land. A story of unconventional passion follows.

The Night's Substance

2021

The Night's Substance poster
5.5

Jaiane now lives in Brazil, while Aissa, a Mozambican sailor who has just arrived in the city, tries to have a real experience on dry land. A story of unconventional passion follows.

The Night's Substance

2021

The Night's Substance poster
5.5

Jaiane now lives in Brazil, while Aissa, a Mozambican sailor who has just arrived in the city, tries to have a real experience on dry land. A story of unconventional passion follows.

The Night's Substance

2021

Tejo Mar poster
NR

João, a Portuguese performing arts student, is finishing his schooling season in Rio de Janeiro. It’s his last week this side of the ocean and he rediscovers the city he’s been living in for the previous 10 months.

Tejo Mar

2014

Tejo Mar poster
NR

João, a Portuguese performing arts student, is finishing his schooling season in Rio de Janeiro. It’s his last week this side of the ocean and he rediscovers the city he’s been living in for the previous 10 months.

Tejo Mar

2014

Tejo Mar poster
NR

João, a Portuguese performing arts student, is finishing his schooling season in Rio de Janeiro. It’s his last week this side of the ocean and he rediscovers the city he’s been living in for the previous 10 months.

Tejo Mar

2014