Career
He is a Brazilian Jew of Moroccan descent. In 1975, he established himself as producer with his company A&B Productions Limited., in Rio de Janeiro. He produces and directs shorts, documentaries and videos.
In the field of feature films, he produced A Manitoba and the Cinema (1976), the last work by Alberto Cavalcanti and The Difficult Journey (1982) by Geraldo Moraes.
Director of Photography of Muito Prazer (Pleased to Meet You) by David Neves awarded with Best Direction of Photography at the 12th Festival de Brasília (1979). As director-producer makes Sweet Barbarians (Os Doces Bárbaros), musical-documentary, with Maria Bethania, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa and Caetano Velloso (1978) and Heart-Pounding Beat (Corações a Military), musical-comedy in documentary style with Gilberto Gil and actors Regina Casé and Joel Barcellos, first Brazilian film in Dolby Stereo.
In 1993, Brazilian producer of lieutenant"s All True, the Orson Welles film shot in 1942 in Brazil. In 1995, producer-director of The Jew (O Judeu), historical feature about the Inquisition, Portuguese-Brazilian co production, Best Film at the 28th Festival de Brasília and Home Box Office-Brazil Film Award.
Delegate-Producer of The Testament of Mr.
Napumoceno (O Testamento do Senhor Napumoceno) by Francisco Manso, Portuguese-Brazilian-Caboverdian co-production (1996). Executive-producer of Turbulence (Estorvo) by Ruy Guerra, Portuguese-Cuban-Brazilian co-production (1998). Executive-Producer and Company-director of the series Knowing Brazil (Conhecendo o Brasil) for Educational Television – TVE (1999).
Producer-Director-Writer of Debret – A Water Colour of Brazil, puppet-animation, historical-documentary about 19th century French painter Jean Baptiste Debret (2001).
He headed the International Department of the Brazilian National Agency of Cinema from 2002 to 2007. Presently develops personal projects for documentaries including an historical Brazil-Portugal co-production entitled Mátria.
