Ivan Cardoso
Ivan do Espírito Cardoso Filho (Born in Rio de Janeiro, October 1st, 1952) is a Brazilian photographer and filmmaker. Cardoso's early career is mainly associated with experimental short films such as 1971's "Nosferatu no Brasil' (Nosfaratu in Brazil), starring poet and songrwriter Torquato Neto, of whom Cardoso was a good friend. Though his work as an experimental filmmaker continued to develop in short films through a career that spans for over four decades, his most famous and recognizable feature-length movies are the ones that mix horror and comedy elements, described by Cardoso as "terrir" ("terror" + "rir", which is a word for "laugh" in Brazilian Portuguese). "As Sete Vampiras" (The Seven Vampire Ladies), "O Segredo da Múmia" (The Secret of the Mummy) and "Um Lobisomem na Amazônia" (A Werewolf in the Amazon Rainforest) are prominent films among Cardoso's terrir works. Documentaries on fellow Brazilian filmmakers, such as Glauber Rocha and José Mojica Marins, and on plastic artists such as avan-garte icon Helio Oiticica also figure among his filmography. He mantains channels in websites such as YouTube and Vimeo, where lots of his short films, from the most well-known to the most underground ones, are avaliable for free.
Chaos and Confusion
Love on Uranus
(Narrador)
40 Years of Fantasporto
(Self (archive footage))
Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!
Horror Palace Hotel
(Himself)
Dunas do Barato
(Self)
Canibais na HorrorCon
(Self)
The Mandarin
Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz
Uma Estrela pra Ioiô
(Salesman)
The Agony
O Fim da Picada
Torquato Neto - Every Hour of the End
(Self)
Sangue Marginal
A Vermelha Luz do Bandido
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
(Self)
A Miss e o Dinossauro
(Himself (archive footage))
A Hora do Terrir
Carícia Fatal
Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
Ivan, the TerrirBle
A Werewolf in the Amazon
(Director)
Gal Fa-Tal
(Director)
The Seven Kittens
(Still Photographer)
Gal Fa-Tal
(Director of Photography)
The Good Times Are Here: Let It All Hang Out
(Director)
Rogério Sganzerla manda recado ao Brasil
(Director)
The Seven Vampires
(Director)
The Secret of the Mummy
(Director)
O Gigante da América
(Assistant Director)
The Scarlet Scorpion
(Director)
O Gigante da América
(Writer)
Orgy of the Devil and Other Forbidden Tapes of Ivan Cardoso
(Director)
Orgy of the Devil and Other Forbidden Tapes of Ivan Cardoso
(Writer)
The Macabre Sarcophagus
(Director)
Las Confisiones de un Hombre Lobo
(Director)
Domingo de Ramos
(Director)
The Abyss
(Production Manager)
The Scarlet Scorpion
(Producer)
At Midnight with Glauber Rocha
(Director of Photography)
At Midnight with Glauber Rocha
(Producer)
Hi-Fi
(Director)
At Midnight with Glauber Rocha
(Director)
A Brasa do Norte
(Director)
HO
(Director)
Nosferato in Brazil
(Director)
The Universe of Mojica Marins
(Director)
Moreira da Silva
(Director)
God's Sentence
(Producer)
God's Sentence
(Director of Photography)
Moreira da Silva
(Producer)
Nas Asas do Caixão
(Producer)
Nas Asas do Caixão
(Director)
Nas Asas do Caixão
(Writer)
Nas Asas do Caixão
(Cinematography)
A Marca do Terrir
(Director)
No Way, Spider
(Assistant Director)
God's Sentence
(Director)
The Macabre Sarcophagus
(Screenplay)
The Macabre Sarcophagus
(Producer)
Watch Out, Madame
(Production Director)
Heliorama
(Director of Photography)
Heliorama
(Director)
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
(Director)
The Universe of Mojica Marins
(Producer)
The Universe of Mojica Marins
(Screenplay)
HO
(Screenplay)
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
(Screenplay)
The Secret of the Mummy
(Story)
Chuva de Brotos
(Director)
Elvira Pagã Vai Se Acabar!
(Director)
O Conde Gostou da Coisa
(Director)
A Miss e o Dinossauro
(Camera Operator)
O ABC do Amor de Tim Maia
(Director)
Carícia Fatal
(Director)
Museu Goeldi
(Director)
A História do Olho
(Director)
Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália
(Director)
Ivampirismo - O Cinema em Pânico
(Director)
The Damned Lake
(Director)
The Damned Lake
(Editor)
The Damned Lake
(Writer)
The Damned Lake
(Producer)
Ulisses
(Director)
A Normalista e o Anormal
(Director)
O Homem do Cérebro que Virou Chicletes
(Director)
Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto
(Director)
Com a Boca na Botija
(Director)
Ruínas do Murucutu
(Director)
Monstrolândia
(Director)
Go Back
(Director)
Rota 69
(Director)
Raul Seixas – Sexo, Drogas & Rock 'n' Roll
(Director)
Folias em Bagdá
(Director)
Hot Shot
(Director)
Hot Shot
(Director of Photography)
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
(Producer)