Eryk Rocha
Born in Brazil in 1978, Eryk Rocha grew up throughout Latin America with his filmmaker parents Paula Gaitán and Glauber Rocha, one of the founders of the Cinema Novo movement. He studied cinema in Cuba, where he shot his first feature film Rocha que voa in 2002, selected in several international festivals. As a director of documentaries and fiction, screenwriter and producer, Eryk Rocha believes that it is impossible to separate politics and artistic creation. His films have been selected and awarded in many festivals and his documentary-essay Cinema Novo won the Golden Eye at the Cannes Film Festival in 2016. In 2021, his film Edna made its debut at the Swiss festival Visions du Réel and at the Pesaro Film Festival. Through his production company Aruac Films, Eryk Rocha also has projects for television. Some of Eryk Rocha's films have been acquired by the MoMa in New York for the museum's permanent collection.
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