This Documentary explores one of Brazil’s worst environmental disasters: 2015’s deadly Mariana Dam rupture. Owned and operated by some of the world’s largest mining firms, this iron ore tailings dam failed due to continued overfilling, flaunting warnings from engineers. The nearby town of Bento Rodrigues was flooded and 19 people were killed as toxic mud and runoff continued their spread through the state of Minas Gerais and into the Atlantic ocean. Through victim testimonials and first-hand accounts, BITTER RIVER tracks the loss of life, land, and livelihood in the aftermath of tragedy. November 5, 2021 will mark 6 years since the disaster.
BITTER RIVER
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Oso Media, Mark Albini Productions
DIRECTORS
Mark Albini, Khushnuda Shukurova, Savva Svet
GENRE
Documentary
DURATION
33 min
RELEASE DATE
2023
LOCATIONS
SOUTH EAST BRAZIL:
Mariana (MG), Bento Rodrigues (MG), Linhares (ES)
OUR SERVICES
Full Service Production, Fixer Services
Indigenous chief Juma Xipaia fights to protect tribal lands despite assassination attempts. Her struggle intensifies after learning she’s pregnant, while her husband, Special Forces ranger Hugo Loss, stands by her side.
YANUNI
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Malaika Pictures, Nia Tero, Age of Union, Appian Way, Tellux Film
DIRECTORS
Richard Ladkani
GENRE
Documentary
DURATION
112 min
RELEASE DATE
2025
LOCATIONS
NORTH BRAZIL:
- Altamira
- Xipaia Indigenous Territory (PA)
CENTER WEST
- Brasilia (DF)
OUR SERVICES
Full Service Production, Fixer Services
In this award-winning film, David Attenborough narrates this close up look at these tiny pollinators captured in flight as never before. Acrobats of the air – flying jewels – iridescent partners of countless plants: hummingbirds are amongst the most remarkable creatures on our planet.
HUMMINGBIRDS: JEWELLED MESSENGERS
PRODUCTION COMPANY
Spirit Films, Terra Matter
DIRECTOR
Paul Reddish
GENRE
Wildlife Film Documentary
DURATION
53 min
RELEASE DATE
2012
LOCATIONS
SOUTH EAST
- Ubatuba (SP)Chapada Diamantina (BA)
NORTH EAST
- Chapada Diamantina (BA)
OUR SERVICES
Full Service Production, Fixer Services
On his farm, near Berlin, Benedikt has to deal with drought and very sandy soils. A scenario that we will encounter more and more often around the world. With his team and his partner Tess Ward, Benedikt wants to prove that their regenerative experiments can be a role model for the whole world. It is the start of a tough year, the fight against drought and personal limits.
FARM REBELLION - BRAZILIAN EPISODE
PRODUCTION COMPANY
DIRECTOR
Pauline Roenneberg
GENRE
TV Show
DURATION
52 min
RELEASE DATE
2023
LOCATIONS
NORTH EAST
- Bahia
OUR SERVICES
Full Service Production, Fixer Services
Checker Tobi has to travel around the world to find his friend Marina.
Checker Tobi And The Journey To The Flying Rivers
PRODUCTION COMPANY
DIRECTOR
Johannes Honsell
GENRE
Adventure Feature Film
DURATION
93 min
RELEASE DATE
2023
LOCATIONS
NORTH
- Porto Velho
Uru-Ew_Wau-Wau Indigenous Territory, Manaus (AM)
OUR SERVICES
Full Service Production, Fixer Services
Brazil is a land of gigantic proportions. Energetic, flamboyant and fun, Brazil is also overwhelmingly beautiful. Within its mountains, seas, rainforests, deserts and millions of miles of rivers, are many of our planet’s last wild frontiers. Its diversity of life and landscape is second to none.
In each episode, the viewer will be taken on a journey across fabulous landscapes and will meet carefully selected, charismatic and little-known animal species. The series investigates their fight for survival and their amazing adaptations to local environments. It will show behaviour that will surprise even avid nature-lovers.
WILD BRAZIL
PRODUCTION COMPANY
DIRECTOR
Paul Reddish
GENRE
Wildlife Documentary TV Show
DURATION
52 min
RELEASE DATE
2014
LOCATIONS
NORTH
- Amazon Forest
NORTH EAST
- Fernando de Noronha (PE)
OUR SERVICES
Full Service Production
September 7, 2022 marked the 200th anniversary of Brazil’s independence from the colonial power Portugal. “Universum History: Leopoldina Habsburg – The Birth of Modern Brazil” tells the story of the genesis of the Brazilian republic and uses the life of the “mother of the country,” Leopoldine von Habsburg, to illuminate the path leading from the colony to the empire and finally to the military coup and republic in 1889.
Leopoldina of Habsburg, highly educated and interested in botany, mineralogy, and political developments, exerted great influence over her husband Dom Pedro’s decisions from the very beginning of their marriage. It was she who ultimately urged him to support the Brazilian population in their struggle for independence.
The film by Katharina Heigl is a co-production of Satel Film, ORF and ZDF Arte, supported by Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Fernsehfonds Austria, Filmfonds Wien, the Province of Lower Austria and VAM.
LEOPOLDINA HABSBURG
DIE GEBURT DES MODERNEN BRASILIEN
PRODUCTION COMPANY
DIRECTOR
Katharina Heigl
GENRE
TV Show – Documentary
DURATION
43 min
RELEASE DATE
2022
LOCATIONS
SOUTH EAST
- Rio de Janeiro (RJ)
NORTH EAST
- Fernando de Noronha (PE)
OUR SERVICES
2nd Unit Shooting, Production Services, Fixer