Roberto Moreira

Roberto Moreira is a brazilian filmmaker and screenwriter. He's also a professor at the School of Communication and Arts (ECA) of University of São Paulo. Moreira was awarded in the 1997 Brasilia Film Festival for the A Starry Sky screenplay, which he co-wrote with Jean-Claude Bernardet. His first feature film, Up Against Them All, has won multiple awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress (Sílvia Lourenço) at the Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival; Best Director, Best Actor (Giulio Lopes), Best Production Design and the Critic Prize at the Recife Cinema Festival; and the Silver Firebird at the Hong Kong International Film Festival.

Up Against Them All (2004)

A story about the lies, treachery and vengeance of a middle-class family living on the outskirts of São Paulo. Four characters try desperately to change their lives, but are unable to escape their destiny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roberto Moreira
CAST:  Aílton Graça  •  Leona Cavalli  •  Sílvia Lourenço  •  Gustavo Machado

A story about the lies, treachery and vengeance of a middle-class family living on the outskirts of São Paulo. Four characters try desperately to change their lives, but are unable to escape their destiny.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roberto Moreira
CAST:  Aílton Graça  •  Leona Cavalli  •  Sílvia Lourenço  •  Gustavo Machado

Paulista (2009)

Three metropolitan stories entwine in São Paulo. Would-be actress Marina arrives in the city looking for independence, falls madly in love with Justine, a bisexual rock singer, and is swept up into her wild, edgy lifestyle. Marina shares a flat on Avenida Paulista ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roberto Moreira
CAST:  Maria Clara Spinelli  •  Sílvia Lourenço  •  Danni Carlos  •  Paulo Vilhena

Three metropolitan stories entwine in São Paulo. Would-be actress Marina arrives in the city looking for independence, falls madly in love with Justine, a bisexual rock singer, and is swept up into her wild, edgy lifestyle. Marina shares a flat on Avenida Paulista ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roberto Moreira
CAST:  Maria Clara Spinelli  •  Sílvia Lourenço  •  Danni Carlos  •  Paulo Vilhena

Oswaldianas (1992)

Collective film with five segments around the works and life of brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Júlio Bressane  •  Lúcia Murat  •  Roberto Moreira  •  Rogério Sganzerla  •  Ricardo Dias  •  Inácio Zatz
CAST:  Antônio Abujamra  •  Rosi Campos  •  Louis Chilson  •  Bete Coelho

Collective film with five segments around the works and life of brazilian writer Oswald de Andrade.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Júlio Bressane  •  Lúcia Murat  •  Roberto Moreira  •  Rogério Sganzerla  •  Ricardo Dias  •  Inácio Zatz
CAST:  Antônio Abujamra  •  Rosi Campos  •  Louis Chilson  •  Bete Coelho

Insensate (2021)

A woman tries to help her twin sister, with whom she has a strong connection, recover from a trauma. But weird things surround their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roberto Moreira
CAST:  Cleo  •  Sérgio Guizé  •  Andressa Cabral  •  Kiko Bertholini

A woman tries to help her twin sister, with whom she has a strong connection, recover from a trauma. But weird things surround their lives.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roberto Moreira
CAST:  Cleo  •  Sérgio Guizé  •  Andressa Cabral  •  Kiko Bertholini