
Lírio Ferreira
Biography
Lírio Ferreira (Recife, March 1, 1965) is a Brazilian filmmaker. He directed the feature films Baile Perfumado (Best Film at the Brasília Film Festival 1996), Árido Movie (Venice 2005), Cartola – Music for the Eyes (2007), O Homem que Engarrafava Nuvens (IDFA 2009), Sangue Azul (Berlin 2015), Acqua Movie (Rio Festival 2019) and CAFI (Rio Festival 2021).
Known For & Full Filmography4 Titles

Movie - 2021, 2h 15m • as Self
Mangue Beat, a musical and aesthetic movement which emerged in Pernambuco in the 1990s, transformed the visibility of the peripheries and cultural manifestations of the metropolitan area of Recife and placed the state on the map of the world music market with the launching of bands like Chico Science and Nação Zumbi and Mundo Livre S.A. The film experiments with the freedomn of thought of the Mangue using a plural language, which brings togther ideias and ideals, refleting the daring which resulted in the great symbol of the movement: a satellite dish planted in the mud of the estuaries - the Mangue.

Movie - 2020, 2h 15m • as Self
In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark of cultural and political resistance. Its story is that of Brazilian cinema itself.

Movie - 2023, 2h 15m • as himself
An outstanding performance featuring brilliant storytelling, high stakes drama, and unforgettable character arcs.

Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • Main Cast Role
Passages showcases Brazilian films in which the utilisation of artforms and media such as literature, painting, theatre, music, photography, radio and television, functions as a 'passage' to political and social reality.