Cannes Docs 2025
I Heard the Calling: The Return of the Tupinambá Cloak
A documentary about restitution, memory, territory and cultural reparation, following Célia Tupinambá's journey through European museums.
Brazil / France
Cinema, restitution,
territory & memory.
Director, editor & cinematographer.
Documentaries on territory, identity and decolonial
narratives across Europe & Latin America.
Featured project
The project in the center of the current cycle
Visual highlights
Fragments, films and moving images
Direction / Editing / Cinematography
Spanning image, territory, archive, performance, and presence, the work isn’t merely about filming; it’s about shifting the perspective.
About
Robson Dias
Robson Dias is a Brazilian-born filmmaker based in Marseille, working across directing, cinematography and editing between Latin America and Europe. His practice moves from independent productions to international co-productions, engaging with documentary, art and political cinema.
His work explores territory, memory and power through a decolonial lens, questioning representation and the politics of the gaze. His films have been developed in collaboration with platforms such as Warner Bros. Discovery (Favela Turística, MAX) and presented in major industry spaces, including Cannes Docs, where his current feature project I Heard the Calling received the Docs-in-Progress Award.
Alongside his film work, he operates between creation, pedagogy and industry, collaborating across Europe and founding Búzios Films, a structure dedicated to culturally engaged narratives. His practice positions cinema as both artistic expression and a tool for critical intervention.
CANNES DOCS 2025
DOCS-IN-PROGRESS WINNER
BRAZIL / FRANCE
POST-PRODUCTION
GAP FINANCING
INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCERS
CANNES DOCS 2025
DOCS-IN-PROGRESS WINNER
BRAZIL / FRANCE
POST-PRODUCTION
GAP FINANCING
INTERNATIONAL CO-PRODUCERS
Talks / Teaching / Mentoring
Beyond directing and cinematography
Alongside filmmaking, Robson Dias works as a speaker, teacher and mentor across industry platforms, training spaces and cultural programs. His practice connects cinema, representation, authorship and access, with experience in public talks, professional panels and hands-on workshops.
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