Austrian doc specialist Autlook Filmsales has taken global sales rights for Brazilian music documentary Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova.
The film premiered in Telluride, showed at TIFF and is due to screen in Brazil at the Festival do Rio Brazilian gala premiere on October 12.
Directed by Daniel Zarvos, a cousin of Miúcha, with Liliane Mutti, the documentary tells the story of the renowned Brazilian singer Heloísa Maria Buarque de Hollanda, known as Miúcha.
Although she recorded with legends of Bossa Nova like João Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim and Stan Getz, Miúcha struggled to find her own voice in a man’s world, but earned unprecedented success, becoming a symbol of female resilience and a musical legend.
The film is produced by Mostafiz ShahMohammed, Marta Sànchez and Daniel Zarvos through FilmZ.
Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova features several unreleased recordings. “It tells a universal story of female empowerment while giving a behind-the-scenes look into a legendary music scene,” said Autlook CEO Salma Abdalla.
Autlook’s slate includes Innocence by Guy Davidi and Three Minutes – A Lengthening by Bianca Stigter which will be released in the UK by Curzon in early December and is tipped as a documentary Oscar contender for next year.
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