Kobra Self-Portrait

(Kobra Auto-retrato)

Lina Chamie / Brazil / 2022 / 84 min
❮
❯

  • FESTin - Festival de Cinema Itinerante da Língua Portuguesa

    Special Jury Mention

  • Soundscape Park Miami

  • ARCA Films on Art Festival

  • Beat Film Festival Moscow

  • Brussels Art Film Festival

  • Films from the South

  • Doc NYC

Pricing
PRAGDA STREAM: STREAMING LICENSES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS ❯
3 year DSL license with PPR$449Buy Now
Life of file DSL license with PPR$549Buy Now
K-12, Public Libraries, Community Groups 3 year DSL license$200Buy Now
INQUIRE ABOUT OTHER LICENSES AND/OR DVD AVAILABILITY ❯
Related Films
Grey CityGrey City(Cidade Cinza)Guilherme Valiengo , Marcelo Mesquita On the streets of São Paulo, Brazil, a new form of graffiti was born. Like wildfire, the works of artists such as Os Gêmeos, Nunca, and Nina spread ...SkinSkin(Pele)Marcos PimentelThe walls in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte are inundated with painted pictures and words, from stunning murals to old-school graffiti, and from ...MuralsMurals(Murales)Pilar Pérez SolanoIn 2009, the Joan Miró Foundation in Barcelona organized an exhibition that brought together a group of contemporary mural artists from very different ...Chillida. The Depth of AirChillida. The Depth of Air(Chillida. Lo Profundo es el Aire)Juan BarreroThe definitive documentary about one of the most eminent sculptors of the 20th century, Eduardo Chillida (1942-2002). At 19, he was a gifted athlete ...Jaar. Lament of the ImagesJaar. Lament of the Images(Jaar. El lamento de las imágenes)Paula RodríguezAn intimate portrait, Jaar. Lament of the Images follows Chilean artist Alfredo Jaar as he finds his artistic voice and develops the socially critical ...
Synopsis

Portuguese with English, French, and Spanish subtitles

With Kobra

A portrait of the multifaceted life of Eduardo Kobra, a renowned Brazilian street artist whose journey unfolds between reality and reverie. The film chronicles Kobra’s evolution from a rebellious youth clandestinely graffiting São Paulo’s streets to a global peace activist known for painting over 50 expansive murals in New York City.

Lina Chamie’s immersive filmmaking style allows us to intimately explore Kobra’s inner world as he reflects on his artistic influences and the profound impact of New York’s vibrant artistic community on his work.

Kobra Self-Portrait celebrates Kobra’s monumental artistic achievements, including creating some of the world’s largest murals, and reveals the personal and philosophical depths that underpin his kaleidoscopic portrait.

Related Subjects
About the Director
Lina Chamie is an independent Brazilian filmmaker; she has an authorial style and her features have gain recognition nationally and internationally. Chamie graduated (Cum Laude) from New York University and obtained a Master’s Degree in Music from Manhattan School of Music. Back in Brazil since 1995, she developed a career as a film director having her features selected at Festivals like Cannes, San Sebastian, Havana, Berlin, Montreal, India, Toulouse, BAFICI, and Fribourg, amongst others.
Press

“Filmmaker Lina Chamie finds a free-flowing, immersive style to create a symbiotic cinematic experience with the famed Brazilian street artist Kobra.” – Jaie Laplante, DOC NYC

“A rebellious youngster rises from the streets of São Paulo to become a worldwide muralist and peace activist.” – Filmelier

Notes on the Film

“Guinness’ records, disputes with Banksy, New York’s personality of the year, and murals spread all over the world. Coming from the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil, after thirty years of career, Eduardo Kobra is today one of the most famous street artists.

Strong-minded and having survived tough times, Kobra expresses himself through his art. As a peace activist, he speaks out against racism and violence, and defends the environment, animals, and raises social issues.

I believe it is important to tell Kobra’s story and to tell it from his own point of view. The film is like a journey into his soul. In a sleepless night, he tells us his story. An unloving father, regrets, depression, difficulties, and discoveries, are all the brushstrokes of his self-portrait.”

– Lina Chamie, Director

Download
❌