I’m Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)
Academy Award Winner for Best International Feature Film
Nominated for three Oscars—Best Picture, Best International Feature, and Best Actress in a Leading Role—the Brazilian hit I’m Still Here is a powerful political family drama set in Rio de Janeiro in 1971. The film tells the true story of Eunice Paiva—portrayed by Fernanda Torres in a Golden Globe–winning performance—a mother of five forced to reinvent herself after her husband, a congressman who opposed the military dictatorship, is arrested and disappeared by the government. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Walter Salles (Central Station, The Motorcycle Diaries), this gripping and timely film is adapted from Marcelo Rubens Paiva’s biographical book and sheds light on a critical yet often overlooked chapter of Brazil’s history.
Tickets
- $10 festival admission; $8 MFAH members, seniors (65+)
- Students with ID receive free admission (Sunday films only)
Plan Your Visit
- This screening takes place in Brown Auditorium Theater in the Law Building.
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Organized by the MFAH in association with the creative partner Fundación PROA, Buenos Aires.
Sponsored by Tenaris and American Friends of Fundacion Proa Inc.
Programmed in collaboration with Cinema Tropical.
I’m Still Here (Ainda Estou Aqui)
Directed by Walter Salles
(Brazil, 2024, 137 minutes, in Portuguese with English subtitles)
Brown Auditorium Theater