User:Knatera97/Eunice Gutman

Eunice Gutman is a Brazilian filmmaker and editor. Her work mainly focuses on social issues, injustices, and taboos in Brazil's society. Some of her most famous works are: o Mundo era Muito Maior que a Minha Casa (1976), A Rocinha tem Historias (1985), Amores de Rua (1994), Só no Carnaval (1982), Benedita da Silva (1991), and ''Nos Caminhos do Lixo. O Mundo era Muito Maior que a Minha Casa (1976)'' was her first documentary and it is about adult literacy in rural Rio de Janeiro. Rocinha tem Historias (1985) focuses on inequalities in the education system in Brazil and shows the work of schools communities in favelas. Amores de Rua (1994) talks about prostitution, patriachy, and division in Brazil. Só no Carnaval (1982) explores the common practice in Brazil of men dressing as women for carnival. Benedita da Silva (1991) is about the live of a black woman, Benedita da Silva, who became a governor in Brazil. Nos Caminhos do Lixo shows the life of women households who recycle garbage in order to survive, and this documentary won the Premio Margarida de Prata para Cinema (Margarida de Plata Award for Cinema) in 2009. Her work has been highly recognized and awarded in Brazil and abroad.

Her filmmaking career began in Belgium in 1965, where she attended INSAS (film school) and was trained to work with the film and television industry. After living in Belgium, she returned to Brazil and started producing TV commercials and some films. Gutman created her own production company called "Cine Qua Non." She was president of the Brazilian Documentary Association (ABD / RJ) between 1985 and 1987, as well as the founding partner of the Brazilian Filmmakers Association (Abraci). She has also organized, with other filmmakers, the Women and Film Collective of Rio de Janeiro. In 2008, she received the "Motion of Applause and Congratulations" from the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeirofor for her work in favor of the women's movement and the transformation of society. In 2015, she also received the Leolinda Daltro Prize by the Legislative Assembly. Gutman continues her work spreading awareness of social issues and taboos in Brazil.