Fernando Lemos – Through the Image

Painter, designer, photographer, graphics artist, and poet, Fernando Lemos was born in Portugal in 1926 and emigrated to Brazil in 1953 to escape from the Salazar dictatorship. He has lived in São Paulo since 1954 and was a witness and participant of the revolution in contemporary Brazilian art during the second half of the twentieth century: from modernists to concretism, and down to our days. He participated in Biennial Exhibitions and was awarded a Prize for Best Designer at the V Bienal de São Paulo and Special Exhibit for Painting in the VI Bienal. The film, Fernando Lemos – Atrás da Imagem - is a survey on the life and creative process of an artist. A film crew followed Lemos around for six days in day-to-day life in his studio and at home, in the district of Butantã, São Paulo. The result is a study of his personal and political history, influences, artistic vision, and of his incredible collection of art.

Born in Rio de Janeiro. After studying journalism, theater and graduating in economics, Coelho founded Matizar Filmes. His documentaries Fala Tu, Living Rap in Rio (2003, 27th Mostra), Fernando Lemos - Through the Image (2005, 30th Mostra), Pqd - Brazilian Paratroopers (2007, 31st Mostra) and A Sunday with Frederico Morais (2011, 35th Mostra) were screened at many festivals around the world, such as Berlin, Cinéma du Réel, Rio Festival and São Paulo International Film Festival. He produced Jogo de Cena and Moscow, by documentary filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho.

In 2015, Coelho participated in Belinale Talent Campus and, in that same year, directed his first fictional film, Orphans of Eldorado (2014, 39th Mostra). Written and directed by him, the film was presented at many festivals. In 2017, he participated in the Talents Program in Buenos Aires. He is currently working on his second feature script, Neuros, selected to Paris Co-Production Village and Script Circle, Berlin. In addition, he just finished the documentary Lights On, presented at the 44th Mostra.

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA