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Eliza Capai

Eliza Capai

Director, Cinematographer, Editor

Born January 1, 1979 in São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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Eliza Capai is an independent documentary filmmaker who focuses on social issues. She is especially interested in amplifying voices from marginalized sectors of society in order to foster empathy in audiences. Thinking about creative modes of production, narration, and distribution are also priorities in her work.

In a very productive and ascending moment of her career, Eliza premiered her most intimate documentary, "Incompatible with Life", at It's All True International Film Festival. The film was awarded Best Feature and qualified for the Oscar.

Capai also signs the direction of the first Netflix's Brazilian true crime series - "Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime" - in which she interviews for the first time the confessing defendant of one of the most famous crimes in Brazil. The series was released on the VOD platform in 190 countries simultaneously in July 2021.

Her previous work, the awarded documentary "Your Turn" (directed and scripted by Eliza Capai), is about the student takeover of schools in response to educational budget cuts in Brazil. It premiered at Berlinale (2019) and was awarded with the International Amnesty Prize and Peace Prize. Since that, the film was released in 100+ festivals and received 20+ awards.

Her second movie, "The Tortoise and the Tapir" (72', 2016 - directed and scripted by Eliza Capai), investigates the gigantic hydroelectric plants built and planned in the middle of the Amazon forest during Brazil's worst drought in decades.

Her first feature, Here Is So Far (71', 2013 - directed and scripted by Eliza Capai), is based on encounters with women during a seven-month trip in Africa. In its premiere at the Rio International Film Festival New Trends, the documentary was awarded Best Feature Film. It received multiple awards in Brazil and abroad.

Capai graduated from University of São Paulo with a degree in journalism and was a fellow at MIT Open Documentary Lab.

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Director

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Type

Year

The Fabulous Time Machine Poster

The Fabulous Time Machine Feature Film2026

O Prazer é Meu Poster

O Prazer é Meu TV Series2024

Incompatível com a Vida Poster

Incompatível com a Vida Feature Film2023

Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime Poster

Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime Mini-Series2021

Your Turn Poster

Your Turn Documentary2019

#Resistance Poster

#Resistance Documentary2017

The Tortoise and the Tapir Poster

The Tortoise and the Tapir Documentary2016

As Time Flies Slowly By Poster

As Time Flies Slowly By Short Film2014

Here Is So Far Poster

Here Is So Far Documentary2013

Cinematographer

5

Type

Year

Incompatível com a Vida Poster

Incompatível com a Vida Feature Film2023

Your Turn Poster

Your Turn Documentary2019

The Tortoise and the Tapir Poster

The Tortoise and the Tapir Documentary2016

#Single: Girl behind the camera Poster

#Single: Girl behind the camera Documentary2015

As Time Flies Slowly By Poster

As Time Flies Slowly By Short Film2014

Editor

5

Type

Year

The Fabulous Time Machine Poster

The Fabulous Time Machine Feature Film2026

Your Turn Poster

Your Turn Documentary2019

Sacachun Poster

Sacachun Documentary2018

The Tortoise and the Tapir Poster

The Tortoise and the Tapir Documentary2016

As Time Flies Slowly By Poster

As Time Flies Slowly By Short Film2014

Writer

5

Type

Year

The Fabulous Time Machine Poster

The Fabulous Time Machine Feature Film2026

Your Turn Poster

Your Turn Documentary2019

#Resistance Poster

#Resistance Documentary2017

The Tortoise and the Tapir Poster

The Tortoise and the Tapir Documentary2016

As Time Flies Slowly By Poster

As Time Flies Slowly By Short Film2014

Producer

3

Type

Year

#Resistance Poster

#Resistance Documentary2017

As Time Flies Slowly By Poster

As Time Flies Slowly By Short Film2014

Here Is So Far Poster

Here Is So Far Documentary2013

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1

Refrán Short Film2012

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