Um Olhar Inquieto: O Cinema de Jorge Bodanzky(2026)

Um Olhar Inquieto: O Cinema de Jorge Bodanzky Synopsis

During the height of the military dictatorship, Jorge Bodanzky documented the construction of the Humboldt University [research station] in Mato Grosso. While flying over the surrounding area—amidst the dense, unbroken forest—he captured an intriguing image: a large maloca (communal indigenous dwelling) where the inhabitants were attempting to strike the plane with arrows. Half a century later, the filmmaker uses this moment as a starting point to revisit—without a script—his long-standing connection to the Amazon and the story behind that image, through an approach that is both spontaneous and intimate.

Um Olhar Inquieto: O Cinema de Jorge Bodanzky (2026) is a documentary film directed by Liliane Maia, released on August 27, 2026 with a runtime of 1h 26m. It stars Jorge Bodanzky, João Carlos Barroso, Vitale Joanoni Neto and Pedro Paulo Lomba.