Estela Renner (Director)
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Works
Aruanas
Three friends leading a nonprofit organisation investigate environmental crimes in the Amazon involving a major mining company.
Release Date2019-06-28
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count10
Vote Count14
Amor em Quatro Atos
Love stories unfold, based on songs by Chico Buarque.
Release Date2011-01-11
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Episode Count4
Vote Count1
The Beginning of Life: The Series
Using breakthroughs in technology and neuroscience, this series examines how environment affects infants - and how infants can affect our future.
Release Date2016-11-11
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Episode Count6
Vote Count9
Way Beyond Weight
Today, one third of Brazilian children are overweight. This is the first generation to introduce diseases previously restricted to adults, such as depression, diabetes and cardiovascular problems. This documentary examines the case of childhood obesity in the country especially, but also in other countries in the world, interviewing parents, school representatives, and government officials responsible for food advertising.
Release Date2012-09-01
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count7
Território do Brincar
A documentary about child gestures.
Release Date2015-05-28
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Vote Count2
Piripkura
The last two surviving members of the Piripkura people, a nomadic tribe in the Mato Grosso region of Brazil, struggle to maintain their indigenous way of life amidst the region's massive deforestation. Living deep in the rainforest, Pakyî and Tamandua live off the land relying on a machete, an ax, and a torch lit in 1998.
Release Date2018-03-01
DepartmentProduction
JobAssociate Producer
Vote Count5
Um Crime Entre Nós
Release Date2020-05-19
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Vote Count2
The Beginning of Life
One of the greatest neuroscience breakthroughs is having discovered that babies are far more than a genetic load. The development of all human beings lies on the combination of genetics, the quality of the relationships and the environment they are set on. The Beginning of Life invites everyone to reflect: are we taking good care of this unique moment, which defines both the present and future of humankind?
Release Date2016-05-05
DepartmentDirecting
JobDirector
Vote Count22
Criança, a Alma do Negócio
Filmmaker Estela Renner analyzes the effects that mass media and advertising have on children, showing how the industry discovered that they are the best targets for selling products. In addition to listening to them, the film talks to parents who report how influential their children are at home and how this is directly linked to advertisements, and experts debate the negative effects of this exposure.
Release Date2008-01-01
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Repense o Elogio
A documentary that proposes a conversation about the way children are praised. While girls are often praised solely for their appearance, boys can receive compliments by highlighting their skills. "Rethink the Praise" reflects on the power of words and culture that has brought an imbalance in the way we commend our boys and girls.
Release Date2017-10-18
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Vote Count1
Not Even in a Wildest Dream
The challenges of the present, expectations for the future, and the dreams of those who experience the reality of public high school in Brazil. Through the voices of students, principals, teachers and experts, "Not Even In a Wildest Dream" offers a reflection on the value of education.
Release Date2017-06-13
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Vote Count9
Lino
Lino works as an entertainer at children's parties, but he can't stand the way children treat him, making fun of him because he works in a cat's costume. Determined to change his life, he visits a wizard, but the magic doesn't work in the right way, and he wakes up as a big cat.
Release Date2017-09-07
DepartmentWriting
JobWriter
Vote Count64
The Beginning of Life 2: Outside
Genuine connections between children and nature can revolutionize our future. But is this discovery still possible in the world's major urban centers? The new chapter of "The Beginning of Life" reveals the transformative power of this concept.
Release Date2020-11-12
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Vote Count4
Quem? Entre Muros e Pontes
Release Date2015-03-17
DepartmentProduction
JobExecutive Producer
Forget Me Not
A documentary following a family’s fight for an inclusive education for their young son with Down syndrome, as they and other families confront the challenges of navigating the public school system.
Release Date2021-05-19
DepartmentProduction
JobProducer
Vote Count1