Directing

Amin Stepple

Born — Died

1950-11-12 — 2019-12-25

Place of birth

Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil

Known for

Directing

Credits

16 titles

Amin Stepple Hiluey (1950-2019) was a director, screenwriter, film critic, and journalist. Born in Campina Grande, Paraíba, he moved to Recife, Pernambuco, at a very young age. In the 1970s and 1980s, he led the "anarchist" wing of the Recife Super-8 Cycle, which affronted the military dictatorship with experimental films. He later worked in television and coined the expression "Árido Movie", a synthesis of the resurgent feature film production in the Northeast in the late 1990s. He worked as a screenwriter for some films of the new Pernambucan cinema.

Known for

In the 1980s, in the city of Recife, a thief who steals film footage — popularly known as the "O Bandido da Sétima Luz" — terrorizes the population.

O Bandido da Sétima Luz

1986

Roberta is a renowned classical pianist battling a chronic kidney disease. However, an unexpected encounter with Father José will forever change her life.

País do Desejo

2012

Bittersweet tourist film through the streets of Recife, focusing on the historical barbarism that monuments and postcards hide.

Tropical Fabulário

1979

Super-8 short film made in Recife and Olinda, Brazil.

Creuzinha Não é Mais Tua

1979

At a time when the censorship scissors even advanced on amateur films in Super-8, the short film “Isto É Que é” can be seen as an attempt to speak through metaphors and suggestions.

Isso é Que é

1974

No synopsis available yet.

Robin Hollywood

1976

Film credits

1980s · 1 titles

In the 1980s, in the city of Recife, a thief who steals film footage — popularly known as the "O Bandido da Sétima Luz" — terrorizes the population.

O Bandido da Sétima Luz

1986

1970s · 2 titles

Bittersweet tourist film through the streets of Recife, focusing on the historical barbarism that monuments and postcards hide.

Tropical Fabulário

1979

No artwork available

No synopsis available yet.

Funeral para a Década das Brancas Nuvens

1979

Behind the camera

Roberta is a renowned classical pianist battling a chronic kidney disease. However, an unexpected encounter with Father José will forever change her life.

País do Desejo

2012

Super-8 short film made in Recife and Olinda, Brazil.

Creuzinha Não é Mais Tua

1979

At a time when the censorship scissors even advanced on amateur films in Super-8, the short film “Isto É Que é” can be seen as an attempt to speak through metaphors and suggestions.