Brazilian Cinema by Meirelles at the UCLA Latin American Institute

A conversation with Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Bunche Hall 6275 (history conference room)

Los Angeles, CA 90095

Fernando Meirelles is the director of the internationally acclaimed Brazilian film Cidade de Deus (City of God, 2002), as well as such other films as The Constant Gardener (2005) and Blindness (2008). He has directed and produced numerous Brazilian miniseries, including Cidade dos Homens (2007), A Vision of Blindness (2008), and Som e Furia (2009). He has won awards from film festivals and societies all over the world, as well as four 2004 Oscar nominations, including a Best Director nomination for Cidade de Deus.

Cost: Free and Open to the public

For more information please contact Gloria Tovar Tel: (310)825-4571 or visit: www.international.ucla.edu

Sponsors: Latin American Institute, Center for Brazilian Studies