Michel Joelsas

Michel Joelsas is a Brazilian actor. He became known for starring, at the age of 10, in the film The Year My Parents Went on Vacation in 2006.

Alice Especial, Part 1: The First Day of the Rest of My Life (2010)

Two years after her arrival in São Paulo, Alice continues her relationship with Nicholas and has begun to look for a place where they can live together. She has also launched a business that produces children's shows, and a stable life seems to be taking shape. But ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karim Aïnouz
CAST:  Emílio de Mello  •  Andréia Horta  •  Daniela Piepszyk  •  Vinicius Zinn

Two years after her arrival in São Paulo, Alice continues her relationship with Nicholas and has begun to look for a place where they can live together. She has also launched a business that produces children's shows, and a stable life seems to be taking shape. But ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Karim Aïnouz
CAST:  Emílio de Mello  •  Andréia Horta  •  Daniela Piepszyk  •  Vinicius Zinn

The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2006)

A boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in the year of 1970, where both world cup and dictatorship happen in Brazil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cao Hamburger
CAST:  Germano Haiut  •  Michel Joelsas  •  Paulo Autran  •  Simone Spoladore

A boy is left alone in a Jewish neighborhood in the year of 1970, where both world cup and dictatorship happen in Brazil.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cao Hamburger
CAST:  Germano Haiut  •  Michel Joelsas  •  Paulo Autran  •  Simone Spoladore

The Second Mother (2015)

After leaving her daughter Jessica in a small town in Pernambuco to be raised by relatives, Val spends the next 13 years working as a nanny to Fabinho in São Paulo. She has financial stability but has to live with the guilt of having not raised Jessica herself. As ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna Muylaert
CAST:  Regina Casé  •  Michel Joelsas  •  Camila Márdila  •  Karine Teles

After leaving her daughter Jessica in a small town in Pernambuco to be raised by relatives, Val spends the next 13 years working as a nanny to Fabinho in São Paulo. She has financial stability but has to live with the guilt of having not raised Jessica herself. As ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anna Muylaert
CAST:  Regina Casé  •  Michel Joelsas  •  Camila Márdila  •  Karine Teles

Extreme Happiness (2010)

Shortly after World War II, the city of Rio de Janeiro experiments a period of great cultural, political and economic effervescence, when all the dreams – or nearly all – seem possible. In this exciting scenery of transformation, Paulo discovers love, friendship ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arnaldo Jabor
CAST:  Marco Nanini  •  Dan Stulbach  •  Mariana Lima  •  João Miguel

Shortly after World War II, the city of Rio de Janeiro experiments a period of great cultural, political and economic effervescence, when all the dreams – or nearly all – seem possible. In this exciting scenery of transformation, Paulo discovers love, friendship ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arnaldo Jabor
CAST:  Marco Nanini  •  Dan Stulbach  •  Mariana Lima  •  João Miguel

Eu Fico Loko (2017)

The biography of the Brazilian YouTuber Christian Figueiredo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruno Garotti
CAST:  Christian Figueiredo  •  Michel Joelsas  •  Alessandra Negrini  •  Marcello Airoldi

The biography of the Brazilian YouTuber Christian Figueiredo.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bruno Garotti
CAST:  Christian Figueiredo  •  Michel Joelsas  •  Alessandra Negrini  •  Marcello Airoldi

Ópera do Mallandro (2007)

The short tells the story of a boy who, in his last recovery test at school, has the task of writing a text in 15 minutes. During the creative process, the boy embarks on a musical universe full of characters and myths from the 80's revived in four musical numbers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Moraes
CAST:  Lázaro Ramos  •  Lúcio Mauro Filho  •  Wagner Moura  •  Michel Joelsas

The short tells the story of a boy who, in his last recovery test at school, has the task of writing a text in 15 minutes. During the creative process, the boy embarks on a musical universe full of characters and myths from the 80's revived in four musical numbers ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  André Moraes
CAST:  Lázaro Ramos  •  Lúcio Mauro Filho  •  Wagner Moura  •  Michel Joelsas

The Silent Dog (2020)

A mother struggles trying to avoid her son of becoming insane like his deceased father, but maybe it's already too late.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thed Oliveira
CAST:  Michel Joelsas  •  Mara Carvalho  •  Augusto Trainotti  •  Donizeti Mazonas

A mother struggles trying to avoid her son of becoming insane like his deceased father, but maybe it's already too late.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Thed Oliveira
CAST:  Michel Joelsas  •  Mara Carvalho  •  Augusto Trainotti  •  Donizeti Mazonas

About Sunflowers

Sobre Girassóis has as its only filming set a condominium in São Paulo, whose main plot is the mourning and transformation derived from the unexpected death of a teenager from the residential complex. Virginia celebrates her 17th birthday in the penthouse where she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Caroline Fioratti
CAST:  Bella Piero  •  Mari Oliveira  •  Michel Joelsas  •  Daniel Botelho

Sobre Girassóis has as its only filming set a condominium in São Paulo, whose main plot is the mourning and transformation derived from the unexpected death of a teenager from the residential complex. Virginia celebrates her 17th birthday in the penthouse where she ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Caroline Fioratti
CAST:  Bella Piero  •  Mari Oliveira  •  Michel Joelsas  •  Daniel Botelho

An Unforgettable Year – Winter (2023)

Instead of joining the graduation trip with her friends, Mabel is forced to travel with her parents to a ski station in Chile. Only she didn't expect this freezing retreat could introduce her to a secret group of friends and a potential new love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Caroline Fioratti
CAST:  Maitê Padilha  •  Michel Joelsas  •  Letícia Spiller  •  Marcelo Laham

Instead of joining the graduation trip with her friends, Mabel is forced to travel with her parents to a ski station in Chile. Only she didn't expect this freezing retreat could introduce her to a secret group of friends and a potential new love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Caroline Fioratti
CAST:  Maitê Padilha  •  Michel Joelsas  •  Letícia Spiller  •  Marcelo Laham

My Drywall Cocoon (2023)

Virginia’s death during her 17th birthday shakes up a luxurious building complex. For most residents, it’s a passing tragedy. For her mother and her friends, it is the beginning of a transformation: the crack in their drywall cocoon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Caroline Fioratti
CAST:  Caco Ciocler  •  Maria Luísa Mendonça  •  Bella Piero  •  Michel Joelsas

Virginia’s death during her 17th birthday shakes up a luxurious building complex. For most residents, it’s a passing tragedy. For her mother and her friends, it is the beginning of a transformation: the crack in their drywall cocoon.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Caroline Fioratti
CAST:  Caco Ciocler  •  Maria Luísa Mendonça  •  Bella Piero  •  Michel Joelsas

Perfect Endings (2024)

Like the perfect ending of a great film - that is the way filmmaker João describes the end of his 10-year relationship with Hugo. Despite breaking up, they remained best friends. However, reentering the dating scene brought a whirlwind of emotions, revealing that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Ribeiro
CAST:  Artur Volpi  •  Michel Joelsas  •  Marcos Oli  •  Julianna Gerais

Like the perfect ending of a great film - that is the way filmmaker João describes the end of his 10-year relationship with Hugo. Despite breaking up, they remained best friends. However, reentering the dating scene brought a whirlwind of emotions, revealing that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daniel Ribeiro
CAST:  Artur Volpi  •  Michel Joelsas  •  Marcos Oli  •  Julianna Gerais