Fernando Birri Movies

Film made up of five short documentaries about the city of Buenos Aires made between 1958 and 1964: Good morning, Buenos Aires, The Anonymous, The...

A tribute to German film critic and cinema activist Helmut W. Banz made with outtakes from two features by Jürgen Heiter. Banz as an explorer,...

Short documentary drawing parallels between the Sicilian people and their history of sacred visual representation.

SELINUNTE marks Birri’s first cinematic effort, made during his years studying at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia di Roma.

Documentary about the relationship between filmmaker Glauber Rocha and Cuba.

Persephone is released from prison after three years. Returning to the neighborhood will present him with a new hell. Without a job, she gets the...

A portrait of Ernesto "Che" Guevara's family.

Equal parts philosophical treatise and artist’s portrait, this short follows the thoughts and methods of Argentine artist Juan Carlos...

Short documentary drawing parallels between the Sicilian people and their history of profane visual representation.

"Carlo and Rafaella are going to Rome for the first time. They have specially planned a journey they must make so that they can have a whole day...