The Vampire of the Cinematheque

The story

As filmmaker Jairo Ferreira shoots his life and friends in Super 8mm he also becomes the vampire of the Cinemateca Brasileira in São Paulo. In O VAMPIRO DA CINEMATECA Ferreira develops a poetic representation of his idea of “inventive cinema” without a plot in the classical sense. Ferreira mixes situations of everyday life in the streets of São Paulo with scenes from classics of film history, which he filmed from television or from a projection with his Super 8 camera. The author as a vampire sucks from various sources – not only in cinema, but also in poetry and music – and creates a portrait of his time.

Cast & crew

Jairo FerreiraCast

Carlos ReichenbachCast

Orlando ParoliniCast

José Mojica MarinsCast

Jards MacaléCast

Júlio Calasso Jr.Cast

Luiz Alberto Fiori

Luiz Alberto FioriCast

Lygia Reichenbach

Lygia ReichenbachCast