Alegría: In A New Light / 2019

A Journey to Alegría / 2001

A behind the scenes look at the Cirque du Soeil show Alegria on tour in Australia.

Gran pensión La Alegría / 1942

Stories in a boarding house where an actress, a bank employee and a trickster live.

Alegría de una vez / 2002

The story of the relationship between two upper-class, wild, Ecuadorian teenagers.

a world of joy /

travelling through time and space to a place where, it seems, you used to be happy in.

Our Lady of Joy / 1996

A documentary about people with mental disabilities who work in a protected workshop in Tiana, (Barcelona). Far from offering a conventional journalistic treatment, this documentary, with love and a good dose of humor, delves into their lives and their dreams.

La alegría de la huerta / 1940

Thiaguinho: Ousadia & Alegria / 2012

Garrincha: Joy of the People / 19626.01 voti

Documentary about the most famous dribbler in Brazilian Soccer (some say in Soccer's history!) at the zenith of his career, showing classic scenes of 1958 and 1962 World Cup. Garrincha was a very original and talented player, having curved legs. Women and alcohol were his passion, and the cause of his later decadence. After a glorious career, he died in financial misery, forgotten.

Road to Santo Antônio da Alegria / 2022

Views from Ribeirao Preto to Santo Antonio da Alegria.

Daqui p'ra alegria / 2004

Three girls from the Lisbon suburbs, Bruna, Marta and Sara, are having a bit of fun. They've discovered that people in general are prepared to give things to young, attractive and good-natured people, and they exploit this shamelessly. Francisco, a neighbour of theirs, has given up on life. He's abandoned his wife and child to take refuge far from those who might hurt him ; in effect dying. He's ashamed of this, and never ever looks at anyone. This has given him, amongst the women of the neighbourhood, the reputation of being able to tell, just by looking at a couple, how long they'll stay together. The sudden news of the death of his much loved wife, upsets Francisco's routine.

Alegria Séfarade / 2022

Country of egality, France is a dream to my sephardic-not-turkish family. In 1914, Joseph, the eldest of four brothers, leaves Istanbul to France. But he will have to wait until 1924 to fulfil his dream with his entire family. They will have to come to terms between fantasy and reality. How could they imagine what they will experience in the « human rights country » ?

Doutores da Alegria / 2005

Documentary about the group of people gathered in 1991 who call themselves "Doutores da Alegria" (Doctors of Joy). They dress as clowns and go to the hospitals to bring some comfort to young patients.

The Joy / 2010

Joy is a fable about courage and youth. It tells the story of Luiza, 16 year old girl, who can not stand to hear about the end of the world… On a Christmas night, his cousin John is mysteriously shot in a street in the Lowlands and disappears into the night. Weeks later, while Luiza spends days alone in the apartment where he lives with his mother in Rio de Janeiro, a mysterious visitor comes knocking on your door: John, as a ghost, asking to hide there.