Jean Wyllys

Jean Wyllys

Movies for Jean Wyllys...

Political Bodies
Title: Political Bodies
Character: Self
Released: September 20, 2022
Type: Movie
At a time when the far right is ascending to power around the world, the 2020 Brazilian municipal elections saw a surprising and unprecedented record of LGBT candidates. This film follows four young queer politicians during their electoral campaigns and reveals their struggle to affirm their rights to exist and be heard.
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Breaking Myths
Title: Breaking Myths
Character: Self
Released: September 13, 2022
Type: Movie
“Breaking Myths” aims to open the world’s eyes to the fragile and “catastrophic masculinity” of Brazil’s current President Jair Bolsonaro, a fanatical far-right politician who can best be described as the Brazilian Donald Trump — and who is up for a second term this October. The story is told through the lens of the critically acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker and LGBTQ activist Fernando Grostein Andrade (“Abe” Sundance 19), who directed, wrote, and produced the feature alongside creative partner Fernando Siqueira as the first release under his production company in California, FilmSoul Studios.
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The Coup d'État Factory
Title: The Coup d'État Factory
Character: Jean Wyllys
Released: September 8, 2022
Type: Movie
Brazil has a long tradition of coup d'états. These coups would have not been viable without the support of the big media, particularly TV Globo. Two Brazilian journalists in the UK reveal the manipulative tactics of these organisations.
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Title: Meteoro Entrevista
Character: Self
Released: June 4, 2020
Type: TV
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A Lei e o Medo
Title: A Lei e o Medo
Released: May 30, 2020
Type: Movie
A documentary that shows the fear of the loss of democratic achievements in the face of Bolsonaro's election in 2018. The film highlights two of these laws, the one that allowed homo affective marriage, among other LGBTQ+ flags, and the one that allows arresting those who protest in the streets, created in 2013 to curb street movements against the government.
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Balizando 2 de Julho
Title: Balizando 2 de Julho
Released: April 21, 2020
Type: Movie
A documentary that follows the participation of members of the LGBTQI+ community in the 2nd of July 2019 Parade, sometimes focusing their lenses on the performance of the beacons, or with the public that honors the moment.
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The Edge of Democracy
Title: The Edge of Democracy
Character: Self
Released: January 24, 2019
Type: Movie
A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis—the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian history. With unprecedented access to Presidents Dilma Rousseff and Lula da Silva, we witness their rise and fall and the tragically polarized nation that remains.
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Esquerda em Transe
Title: Esquerda em Transe
Released: January 10, 2019
Type: Movie
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Encantado, le Brésil désenchanté
Title: Encantado, le Brésil désenchanté
Released: September 29, 2018
Type: Movie
Considered for a few years the “country of the future”, Brazil has seen since 2013 a deep disenchantment between the middle and popular classes that culminated with the rise of Jair Bolsonaro to the Presidency in 2018. Enchanted portrays this recent Brazilian history from a homonymous neighborhood of the Rio suburb transfigured by the 2016 Olympics. From Rio to Paris, a political and poetic testimony of Brazil through the eyes of the first generation of the popular class to study abroad.
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The Trial
Title: The Trial
Character: Self
Released: May 17, 2018
Type: Movie
The impeachment and removal from office of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in 2016 was triggered by a corruption scandal involving, among others, her then vice-president Michel Temer. Director Maria Augusta Ramos follows the trial against Rousseff from the point of view of her defence team. This is a courtroom drama that unfolds slowly: the appearances of the various parties gradually turn the proceedings into something akin to theatre. Inside the courtroom, grand emotions are played to full effect whilst, on the other side of the doors, lobbyists and supporters pace the corridors. Meanwhile, outside, in front of Brasília’s modernist government buildings, demonstrators are chanting like a Greek chorus. Only the main character, Rousseff herself, remains professional and aloof.
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The Stranger in the House
Title: The Stranger in the House
Character: Himself
Released: September 23, 2016
Type: Movie
Jean Wyllys is one of the MPs of Brazil's National Congress. The politician, who is also a journalist and teacher, fights for minorities, as well as being one of the greatest representatives of the LGBTQ+ cause. Now, he exposes a period of three years of his routine in the public sphere, which provokes a reflection on a time of polarization in Brazilian politics.
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Ilegal
Title: Ilegal
Character: Ele mesmo
Released: October 9, 2014
Type: Movie
Her daughter afflicted by a rare epilepsy, Katiele tries desperately to obtain the only thing that can relieve it: a substance derived from marijuana.
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Favela Gay
Title: Favela Gay
Character: Himself
Released: October 7, 2014
Type: Movie
Favela Gay tells the story of eleven individuals in their own words. Living in eight slums (favelas) in Rio de Janeiro, these members of the LGBTQ community – two transgender women, a crossdressing man, a travesti prostitute, a famous carnival dancer, two community activists, and even a young man who used to be transgender, but transitioned back – have fought prejudice and seen some of the most unsavoury sides of the city.
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Laughter of Others
Title: Laughter of Others
Character: Himself
Released: January 12, 2012
Type: Movie
There are limits to jokes? What is the politically incorrect humor? A joke has the power to offend? It is these issues that 'Laughter of Others' discusses interviewing personalities such as comedians Danilo Gentili and Rafinha Bastos, cartoonist Laerte and Congressman Jean Wyllys, among others. The documentary delves into the world of Stand Up Comedy to discuss the fine line between comedy and offense, between legal and what creates endless lawsuits.
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Cinema in 7 Colors
Title: Cinema in 7 Colors
Character: Himself
Released: June 9, 2008
Type: Movie
Cinema in 7 Colors traces an historical panorama of how the queer people were portrayed in the Brazilian silver screens, from its origin in the chanchadas of the 1950s up to the present day. The film investigates the origins of the prejudices, stereotypes, as well as the importance of the identification with constructive representations of these characters.
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Title: Big Brother Brasil
Character: Self - Housemate
Released: January 29, 2002
Type: TV
Brazilian version of the reality game show in which a group of houseguests live together 24 hours a day, isolated from the outside world but under constant surveillance with no privacy. Each week a guest is voted out of the house until only the winner remains.