Biography
Jean Wyllys de Matos Santos (Alagoinhas, March 10, 1974) is a Brazilian journalist, university professor and politician.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Poemaria
2024
as Self
Inspired by Eduardo Coutinho's films, debutant director Davi Kinski proposes the documentary Poemaria, assembled from conversations with 24 personalit...
Political Bodies
2022
as Self
At a time when the far right is ascending to power around the world, the 2020 Brazilian municipal elections saw a surprising and unprecedented record ...
Breaking Myths
2022
as Self
“Breaking Myths” aims to open the world’s eyes to the fragile and “catastrophic masculinity” of Brazil’s current President Jair Bolsonaro, a fanatical...
The Coup d'État Factory
2022
as Jean Wyllys
Brazil has a long tradition of coup d'états. These coups would have not been viable without the support of the big media, particularly TV Globo. Two B...
A Lei e o Medo
2020
A documentary that shows the fear of the loss of democratic achievements in the face of Bolsonaro's election in 2018. The film highlights two of these...
Balizando 2 de Julho
2020
A documentary that follows the participation of members of the LGBTQI+ community in the 2nd of July 2019 Parade, sometimes focusing their lenses on th...
The Edge of Democracy
2019
as Self
A cautionary tale for these times of democracy in crisis—the personal and political fuse to explore one of the most dramatic periods in Brazilian hist...
Esquerda em Transe
2019
Encantado, le Brésil désenchanté
2018
Considered for a few years the “country of the future”, Brazil has seen since 2013 a deep disenchantment between the middle and popular classes that c...
The Trial
2018
as Self
The impeachment and removal from office of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in 2016 was triggered by a corruption scandal involving, among others, h...
A Thread of Hope: Independence or War in Western Sahara
2018
as Self
Neglected by the world, the Western Sahara's fight for independence is one of the longest in recent history. The documentary tells the history of resi...
The Stranger in the House
2016
as Himself
Jean Wyllys is one of the MPs of Brazil's National Congress. The politician, who is also a journalist and teacher, fights for minorities, as well as b...
Ilegal
2014
as Ele mesmo
Her daughter afflicted by a rare epilepsy, Katiele tries desperately to obtain the only thing that can relieve it: a substance derived from marijuana.
Favela Gay
2014
as Himself
Favela Gay tells the story of eleven individuals in their own words. Living in eight slums (favelas) in Rio de Janeiro, these members of the LGBTQ com...
Laughter of Others
2012
as Himself
There are limits to jokes? What is the politically incorrect humor? A joke has the power to offend? It is these issues that 'Laughter of Others' discu...
Cinema in 7 Colors
2008
as Himself
Cinema in 7 Colors traces an historical panorama of how the queer people were portrayed in the Brazilian silver screens, from its origin in the chanch...
A Metaphor
N/A
as Jean Wyllys
A poetic license allows Samantha (Tetsuo Takita), a soul full of nuances, to experience all the emotions described by Fátima Guedes, our singer and po...