
Directing
Kátia Lund
Born
1966-01-01 (60)
Place of birth
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Known for
Directing
Credits
17 titles
Kátia Lund (born 1966 in São Paulo) is an American-Brazilian film director and screenwriter. Her most notable work was as co-director of the film City of God. Lund's parents are Americans who emigrated to Brazil before she was born. She graduated from Escola Maria Imaculada, an American Catholic school in São Paulo where she excelled in art. She then attended Brown University where she became interested in filmmaking. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known for
7.0Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist.
All the Invisible Children
2006
NRA young Brazilian woman travels to indigenous, quilombola (communities founded in 19th century by runaway slaves), and rural communities, in search of the ancient wisdom of traditional midwives.
Women of Earth
2019
7.9Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and 2007, Kléber Mendonça Filho recorded testimonies about this relationship in Brazil, the United States and Europe, based on his experience as a critic.
Critic
2008
NRYoung singer Paulinho goes viral online with an old song written for his first love, Nina. Upon seeing the video's success, Nina reappears with a proposal: Paulinho must perform "pagode" shows to save her father's failing bridal shop. In exchange, she promises to help him find a new girlfriend. He accepts the deal to hide the fact that he still has feelings for her, but their forced proximity reignites their old romance.
My First Love
2026
7.8A documentary about urban violence in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Policemen, drug dealers, and shantytown dwellers get trapped in a daily war that knows no winners.
News from a Personal War
1999
6.0Documentary on the preparation of actors for "City of God".
Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores
2003
Film credits
2000s · 2 titles
7.9Seventy critics and filmmakers discuss cinema around the conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. Between 1998 and 2007, Kléber Mendonça Filho recorded testimonies about this relationship in Brazil, the United States and Europe, based on his experience as a critic.
Critic
2008
6.0Documentary on the preparation of actors for "City of God".
Cidade de Deus: Oficina dos Atores
2003
Behind the camera
7.0Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist.
All the Invisible Children
2006
7.0Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist.
All the Invisible Children
2006
7.0Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist.
All the Invisible Children
2006
NRA young Brazilian woman travels to indigenous, quilombola (communities founded in 19th century by runaway slaves), and rural communities, in search of the ancient wisdom of traditional midwives.
Women of Earth
2019
NRA young Brazilian woman travels to indigenous, quilombola (communities founded in 19th century by runaway slaves), and rural communities, in search of the ancient wisdom of traditional midwives.
Women of Earth
2019
NRYoung singer Paulinho goes viral online with an old song written for his first love, Nina. Upon seeing the video's success, Nina reappears with a proposal: Paulinho must perform "pagode" shows to save her father's failing bridal shop. In exchange, she promises to help him find a new girlfriend. He accepts the deal to hide the fact that he still has feelings for her, but their forced proximity reignites their old romance.
My First Love
2026
7.8A documentary about urban violence in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Policemen, drug dealers, and shantytown dwellers get trapped in a daily war that knows no winners.
News from a Personal War
1999
7.8A documentary about urban violence in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Policemen, drug dealers, and shantytown dwellers get trapped in a daily war that knows no winners.
News from a Personal War
1999
6.8Two young boys, Laranjinha and Acerola, living in Cidade de Deus, one of the most violent neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro, need some money to go to a concert. The "easiest" (and most dangerous) way to get it is working for some drug-dealers.
Palace II
2000
6.6A portrait of the one hundred years of Santos Football Club, where history is told by the real facts, their meaning and emotion. "To born, to live and to die Santos", the path of the first Brazilian football team to become World Champion twice since its foundation. From Pelé goals era to the irreverent football of Neymar’s generation, the history is told by supporters, players and historians, inserting the football passion into the cultural context of Brazil and inside each Brazilian as well.
Santos, 100 Years of Playful Soccer
2012
7.0A resident of the Cantagalo favela in Rio de Janeiro, Adão Xalebaradã is the composer of more than 500 songs and has never been recorded in Brazil.
Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra
1999
No synopsis available yet.
No Risco do Circo, No Risco da Vida
2016
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Pare, Olhe, Escute
2014
NRA documentary that explores Santos Futebol Clube's tradition of revealing great players, from Pelé to Neymar, and shows the trajectory of young athletes who dream of following in their footsteps.
Meninos da Vila, a Magia do Santos
2014
NRA documentary that explores Santos Futebol Clube's tradition of revealing great players, from Pelé to Neymar, and shows the trajectory of young athletes who dream of following in their footsteps.
Meninos da Vila, a Magia do Santos
2014
