5 Must-See Movies That Highlight the Political & Poetic Work of Brazilian Director Gabriel Mascaro

Director Gabriel Mascaro has given audiences plenty of social issues to examine throughout his entire filmmaking career on everything from gentrification to income inequality. A retrospective of his work, Gabriel Mascaro: Ebbs and Flows, will be presented at the Film Society of Lincoln Center from April 15-21. The series is presented on the heels of his newest theatrical release Neon Bull, a narrative drama about young Brazilian rodeo worker who dreams of becoming a fashion designer amid the region’s booming contemporary clothing industry. From his self-produced documentaries to his turn to fiction filmmaking with Ventos de Agosto in 2014, here are Mascaro’s five films that will be screening during the retrospective series.

Gabriel Mascaro: Ebbs and Flows runs at April 15 – 21, 2016 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center.