Laís Bodanzky


Laís Bodanzky is a Brazilian film director. She is best known for Brainstorm, a film about the situation in mental institutions in Brazil.
Over 15 years, she has coordinated the educational Tela Brasil social projects, showing movies in low-income areas of Brazil, fostering the Brazilian film industry and bringing over one million people to movie theaters, most for the first time in their lives.

Filmography

YearOriginal titleEnglish release titleLanguageNotes
1994Cartão Vermelho Portuguese
1999Cine Mambembe: O Cinema Descobre o Brasil PortugueseCo-directed with Luiz Bolognesi.
2000Bicho de Sete CabeçasBrainstormPortuguese
2002A Guerra dos Paulistas PortugueseCo-directed with Luiz Bolognesi. TV documentary.
2007Chega de SaudadeThe BallroomPortuguese
2010As Melhores Coisas do MundoThe Best Things in the WorldPortuguese
2012O Ser Transparente PortugueseSegment of Mundo Invisível.
2012Uma Nota Só Portuguese
2013Mulheres Olímpicas PortugueseTV documentary.
2014Educação.doc PortugueseTV documentary miniseries. 5 episodes.
2014PsiPortugueseTV series. 2 episodes.
2017Como Nossos PaisJust Like Our ParentsPortuguese