
Person
Djalma Limongi Batista
Directing · 1947–2023 · Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
Biography
Djalma Limongi Batista (1947-2023) was an amazonian filmmaker based in São Paulo, where he directed much of his filmography from the 1960's to the 1990's. He is considered to be the first brazilian director to ever depict gay intimacy in the short film "Um clássico, dois em casa, nenhum jogo fora" (1968). Batista also worked as a university teacher, where he made himself key to the education of many of Brazil's young filmmakers of today.
Known for

O País dos Tenentes
1987

Som, Sol & Surf - Saquarema
Self

Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People
2010

Hang-five
Director

Asa Branca: A Brazilian Dream
Producer

The Southern Contest Myth
1969

Savage Capitalism
Screenplay

Brasa Adormecida
Director

A Classic, Two Home Matches, No Away Game
Producer

Retorna, Vencedor
Editor
Filmography
- 2018Som, Sol & Surf - SaquaremaSelf
- 2010Rita Cadillac: The Lady of the People
- 1997Bocage, the Triumph of LoveScreenplay
- 1994Savage CapitalismScreenplay
- 1987O País dos Tenentes
- 1986Brasa AdormecidaDirector
- 1980Asa Branca: A Brazilian DreamProducer
- 1975Hang-fiveDirector
- 1969The Southern Contest Myth
- 1968A Classic, Two Home Matches, No Away GameProducer
- 1968Retorna, VencedorEditor
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