Paula Gaitán

Biography

Paula Gaitán is a french-colombian filmmaker, based in Brazil. She was married to the film-maker Glauber Rocha and made her debut as art director of the film The Age of the Earth (1980), a success at the Venice Film Festival. She currently directs experimental and monumental films.

Directed

1. The Volcano Exiles (2013) — Director
2. Light in the Tropics (2020) — Director
3. Memória da memória (2013) — Director
4. Night (2014) — Director
5. Riverock (2020) — Director
6. Agreste (2010) — Director
7. Lygiapape (1991) — Director
8. Ostinato (2021) — Director
9. Kogi (2009) — Director
10. Days in Sintra (2008) — Director
11. Life (2008) — Director
12. Steps (2021) — Director
13. Subtle Interferences (2016) — Director
14. O Canto das Amapolas (2023) — Director
15. Uaka (1988) — Director
16. Promessas e Previsões (2021) — Director
17. 30th anniversaire of FIDMarseille (2019) — Director
18. Elza Soares: A Mulher do Fim do Mundo (2017) — Director
19. Dogs’ Street Opera (2020) — Director
20. The Path is Made by Walking (2021) — Director
21. História das imagens aleatórias — Director
22. Da Fome ao Sonho (2026) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Glauber Rocha - The Movie, Brazil's Labyrinth (2003) — Self
2. Girl Meets Boy (2025) — Marcela
3. Anabazys: O Terceiro Testamento de Glauber Rocha (2007)
4. Amenic - Entre o Discurso e a Prática (1984)
5. Memória da memória (2013)
6. Abertura (1979) — Self
7. O Canto das Amapolas (2023) — Self
8. Steps (2021)
9. Days in Sintra (2008)
10. Torquato, Imagem da Incompletude (2020) — Self
11. No Tempo de Glauber (1987)
12. Calidris (2019) — Director
13. Dogs’ Street Opera (2020)
14. Mais Luz (1986)
15. Instead of Trees (2026) — Self