Brazilian Film on Thursdays at BEA

"BRAZILIAN FILM ON THURSDAYS" - BEA (Brazilian Endowment for the Arts), is a non-profit institution and every Thursday will exhibit Brazilian films with the aim to promote Brazilian filmmaking and have discussion sessions after the films. Speakers: Guilherme Parreiras and Micki Mihich. Curated by filmmaker Ivy Goulart, the project brings to the audience classic, independent and successful Brazilian films. Free admission. BEA @ 7pm / 240 East 52nd Street (bet. 2nd & 3rd Avenue, New York City. April 9: Tropa de Elite (Elite Squad)- Elite Squad: Two childhood friends decide to enlist in Rio de Janeiro’s Military Police Department. After juggling their police jobs and college, both make up their minds to try out for a Special Operations Squad whose mission is to take down the drug- lords that plague the city. Both men struggle to survive, facing the daily challenges of dealing with pressure at home and fighting an unnamed war on the streets; April 16: Brava Gente Brasileira (Brave New Land); April 23: (Kuikuro Indigenous Filmmakers: "The Smell of Pequi Fruit" and "The Day the Moon Menstruated"); April 30: O Alto da Compadecida (A Dog's Will); May 7:/ Madame Satã; May 14: Além da Luz (Beyond the Light); May 21: O Ano em que Meus Pais Saíram de Férias (The Year my Parents Went on Vacation); May 28: Carandiru; June 4: Zuzu Angel; June 11: Redentor (Redeemer); June 18: Dias de Nietzsche em Turim (Days of Nietzsche in Turin); June 25: Gabriela. For more information: (212) 371-1556 http://www.brasilianendowment.org

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