Biography

Recognized for her sensitive treatment in fiction of urban dramas permeated by a humanist character, from which characters in crisis emerge, filmmaker Lina Chamie also transfers this perspective to documentary genesis. Chamie directed the following feature films: “Tônica Dominante” (2001), which earned him, among other awards, the Kodak Vision Award/WIF, in Los Angeles, and the São Paulo Association of Art Critics Award - APCA, in 2001; “A Via Láctea” (2007), world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, Official Selection of the “Critics Week”, “Casa de América” Award, Madrid/Spain, with participation in more than 80 festivals around the world, received numerous awards and recognition from national and international criticism; “Santos - 100 Anos de Futebol Arte” (2012), official film celebrating the centenary of Santos F. C. ; “São Silvestre” (2013), which received the award from the São Paulo Association of Art Critics - APCA as Best Documentary in 2014; “Os Amigos” (2014), feature-length fiction film, awarded in Gramado and released in 2014; “Dorina - Olhar para o Mundo” (2016), feature-length documentary film for HBO. “Santos de Todos os Gols” (2019), his seventh feature film, is a metaphysical film about the moment of the goal with the team that scored the most goals in the history of world football.