released in 2007 and directed by luelane corrêa, the 14 minute short film a cidade e o poeta explores the goings-on of daily life on copacabana beach around the bronze statue of brazil's much revered poet carlos drummond de andrade.

the poet's statue which sits on a bench with its back to the sea, glancing towards the mountains of his native minas gerais comes to life and the famous poet now animated strolls through the streets of rio de janeiro, his home for much of his life, with an expression of bewilderment.

a cidade e o poeta has received numerous awards including at the tiradentes film festival - and more information is available on this page.

directed by ricardo mehedff in 2004, capital circulante is a 10 minute short film is a rio de janeiro based comedy whereby the film's main character is an imported 'hot' car.