Chico Teixeira

Chico Teixeira (b. 1958 Rio de Janeiro) made his first documentary film in 1989, Shanty Towns (Favelas), for which he received awards at festivals in Brazil and Portugal. His shocking documentary about the everyday lives of old people in hospital Old Age (Velhice, 1991) was screened at numerous international festivals. He won around two dozen national and three international prizes for his poetic documentary about five dwarves Creatures Born in Secret (Criaturas que nasciam em segredo, 1995), inspired by the Italian Renaissance buffone and describing the psychological and social aspects of their lives. The Inner Me (Carrego comigo, 2000), his most recent documentary, which precedes his feature-film debut Alice's House, was well received by audiences and critics alike and, in Europe, was screened on Swedish and Spanish television.

MFF Karlovy Vary