Plays in Shorts Program: Sight and Sound
Friday, June 12
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

641 D St NW, Washington, DC 20004

for all screenings

Film Copacabana

Film Language

Portuguese

Director

Sofia Leão

Producers

Laura Neiva, Leonardo Martinelli, Rafael Lopes Cesar, Sofia Leão

Impact Producers

Sofia Leão, Leonardo Martinelli

Editors

Sofia Leão, Bianca Peres, Edt.

Co-Editors

Bianca Peres, Sofia Leão

Cinematographers

Sofia Leão, DAFB (Directoras de Fotografia do Brasil)

Writer

Sofia Leão

Contact

From a chair on a Rio sidewalk, a woman observes the passing choreography of Copacabana. Workers, tourists, dogs, and the rhythms of daily street life drift in and out of view, forming a living tableau of the neighborhood. Through playful montage and attentive observation, these fleeting encounters accumulate into a vibrant portrait of one of Rio de Janeiro’s most iconic places. What begins as a simple act of watching gradually reveals the subtle patterns, humor, and humanity embedded in the everyday life of the street.

Director, Film Copacabana

Sofia Leão is a photographer and documentary filmmaker whose directorial debut, FILM COPACABANA (2025), has been selected and awarded at festivals in Mexico, Germany, Italy, Canada, Brazil, France, and Russia, and will have its U.S. premiere at DC/DOX. Since 2019, Leão has worked as a camera assistant and director of photography on short films, several of which have screened at major festivals including Locarno, Berlinale, and TIFF. Leão is currently specializing in documentary directing at EICTV in Cuba.