Our Story

We are a collective of three Brazilian friends living in London, UK, passionate about film and activism. In the Summer of 2019, we got together for a drink after work and came up with the idea of screening Brazilian films in London. We then came up with a name, a logo, and organised our first standalone screening, donating a portion of the box office to charity Latin American Women’s Aid. The documentary Enough with Catcalling was screened at Dalston Roof Park to an enthusiastic crowd, who gave us invaluable feedback which enabled us to continue our mission of sharing Brazil's film culture with our community.

Since then, we have been organising pop-up screenings of Brazilian films in London collaborating with a variety of partners, organisations and venues. To this date, we have ran 17 film screenings in 9 different venues, donated money to 11 organisations and curated two screenings at the London Film Week festival.

In 2021, we wrote an article for Independent Cinema Office titled ‘Using Film for Social Impact and Community Building: The Experience of Cine Brazil in London’, which you can read here to find out more about our story and how we work.

Our visual identity was created by our talented friend Gustavo Rigon. You can see his work here.

Who are we?

  • Annaís is a social scientist graduated in Brazil, with a focus on cultural policies and projects, and she has a post-graduate specialization in human rights and global citizenship. She is a co-founder of Brazil Matters and currently works as LBTQ+ specialist and case worker at Latin American Women's Aid.

  • Laura moved from Brazil to London six years ago and works with marketing and communications for non-profits. Besides that, she enjoys writing and runs a bi-weekly poem newsletter.

  • Louise is motivated by social impact and creativity, having worked with a series of nonprofits, social enterprises and freelancers throughout the years. She is also a photographer and filmmaker and has collaborated with projects focused on telling migration stories of Latin American women in London.