Directing

Kátia Lund

Born 1966-01-01 · São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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

Acting credits

Behind the camera

All the Invisible Children poster
7.0

Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist.

All the Invisible Children

2006

All the Invisible Children poster
7.0

Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist.

All the Invisible Children

2006

All the Invisible Children poster
7.0

Seven short films - each one focused on the plight of a different child protagonist.

All the Invisible Children

2006

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Minha Primeira Namorada

Women of Earth poster
NR

A 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

Women of Earth poster
NR

A 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

Palace II poster
6.8

Two 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

Santos, 100 Years of Playful Soccer poster
6.6

A 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

News from a Personal War poster
7.8

A 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

News from a Personal War poster
7.8

A 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

Pare, Olhe, Escute poster
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Pare, Olhe, Escute

2014

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

No Risco do Circo, No Risco da Vida

2016

Adão ou Somos Todos Filhos da Terra poster
7.0

A 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

Meninos da Vila, a Magia do Santos poster
NR

A 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

Meninos da Vila, a Magia do Santos poster
NR

A 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