Documentary backdrop image for Anchieta (2018)

Documentary backdrop image for Anchieta (2018)

201812 minPGdoc-short

Anchieta

201812 minPGdoc-short

Twelve minutes of field research reveal life stories from residents of a building that once housed a psychiatric hospital in Santos.

Genres

Directors

Marcelo Pereira,

Victoria Andria

Synopsis

Twelve minutes of field research reveal life stories from residents of a building that once housed a psychiatric hospital in Santos.

People

Marcelo Pereiradirector

Victoria Andriadirector

Synopsis

Santos is home to the Anchieta building, which previously housed a psychiatric hospital. The documentary features life stories from residents who occupy this site. Field research facilitated interactions between the group and these residents. Interviews reveal personal experiences and reflections on living in a place with a complex history. The film runs for 12 minutes and was released in 2018.

Comments

What are people saying?

Play More Like This

Five Years On - Sierra Leone (2007)

Five Years On - Sierra Leone

70% of Sierra Leone's population lives below the poverty line, despite receiving over $300 million in foreign aid in 2005.

Five Years On - Sierra Leone

PRINCE HARRY'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY 'SPARE' - WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR (2023)

PRINCE HARRY'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY 'SPARE' - WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR

On January 10, 2023, Prince Harry's autobiography 'Spare' was released, revealing personal insights and experiences from his life, following a leaked copy in Spain.

PRINCE HARRY'S AUTOBIOGRAPHY 'SPARE' - WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR

Back into the Sun (2020)

Back into the Sun

Kathy Bowen, a patient at the Allan Memorial Institute, discusses her struggles with emotional stress after nearly seven weeks of treatment.

Back into the Sun

The Birth of Your Divinity (2026)

The Birth of Your Divinity

In Brazil, an Ayahuasca retreat offers participants a space for healing and self-rediscovery through Indigenous wisdom and personal testimonials.

The Birth of Your Divinity

Life On The Psych Ward (Forensic Psychiatry Patients Documentary) (2022)

Life On The Psych Ward (Forensic Psychiatry Patients Documentary)

Forensic psychiatry wards house over 100 patients, many violent offenders, as they confront their past actions and seek a chance at rehabilitation.

Life On The Psych Ward (Forensic Psychiatry Patients Documentary)

The Roberto Brothers (2025)

The Roberto Brothers

The Roberto brothers designed numerous housing buildings, including the famous Voluntários da Pátria 127, contributing significantly to Brazilian modern architecture.

The Roberto Brothers

Favela Frontlines (2024)

Favela Frontlines

Director Renato Martins highlights Brazil's social inequality and public safety issues.

Favela Frontlines

Terrifying Places: Deserted Asylum, Doctor's House & More (2024)

Terrifying Places: Deserted Asylum, Doctor's House & More

Raconnigi Asylum in Italy, the Sachsenhausen Camp, and the IM Cooling Tower in Belgium highlight the eerie remnants of history found in abandoned places.

Terrifying Places: Deserted Asylum, Doctor's House & More

Explore Anchieta

Browse more like this

Life On The Psych Ward (Forensic Psychiatry Patients Documentary) (2022)

Life On The Psych Ward (Forensic Psychiatry Patients Documentary)

Forensic psychiatry wards house over 100 patients, many violent offenders, as they confront their past actions and seek a chance at rehabilitation.

Life On The Psych Ward (Forensic Psychiatry Patients Documentary)

No digital watch option in your country

The Roberto Brothers (2025)

The Roberto Brothers

The Roberto brothers designed numerous housing buildings, including the famous Voluntários da Pátria 127, contributing significantly to Brazilian modern architecture.

The Roberto Brothers

No digital watch option in your country

Favela Frontlines (2024)

Favela Frontlines

Director Renato Martins highlights Brazil's social inequality and public safety issues.

Favela Frontlines

No digital watch option in your country

Terrifying Places: Deserted Asylum, Doctor's House & More (2024)

Terrifying Places: Deserted Asylum, Doctor's House & More

Raconnigi Asylum in Italy, the Sachsenhausen Camp, and the IM Cooling Tower in Belgium highlight the eerie remnants of history found in abandoned places.

Terrifying Places: Deserted Asylum, Doctor's House & More

No digital watch option in your country

Brazilian Holocaust (2016)

Brazilian Holocaust

2016•1h30m•★8.0TMDB

More than 60,000 people were killed at the Colônia psychiatric hospital over several decades, as reported by journalist Daniela Arbex.

Brazilian Holocaust

Master, a Building in Copacabana (2002)

Master, a Building in Copacabana

2002•1h50m•★8.1TMDB

276 apartments house a variety of residents in a 12-story building in Copacabana, revealing their daily lives and personal stories.

Master, a Building in Copacabana

San Clemente (1982)

San Clemente

1982•1h38m•★6.8TMDB

Psychiatric Hospital in Venice provides a candid look at the daily interactions among doctors, patients, and families within its walls.

The Patron Saints (2013)

The Patron Saints

2013•1h12m•★10.0TMDB

A 72-minute documentary features candid confessions from the youngest patient in a home for the aged and disabled, blending black humor with unsettling themes.

The Patron Saints

At Averroes & Rosa Parks (2024)

At Averroes & Rosa Parks

2024•2h23m•★7.2TMDB

Gilles Sacuto, a psychiatrist at Esquirol Hospital, presents the daily lives of patients in the Averroès and Rosa Parks units amid France's mental health issues.

At Averroes & Rosa Parks

Estamira (2004)

Estamira

2004•2h1m•★7.5TMDB

Two decades of scavenging in Rio de Janeiro's Jardim Gramacho Disposal Area shape the life of a 63-year-old woman managing schizophrenia.

Santa Marta: Duas Semanas no Morro (1987)

Santa Marta: Duas Semanas no Morro

1987•54m•★7.0TMDB

Approximately 10,000 residents live in a shantytown in the north part of Rio de Janeiro, facing poverty and the threat of police violence.

Santa Marta: Duas Semanas no Morro

Is this your film?

If you made this film or hold the rights to it, we'd like to talk. We can license it and pay you a share of what it earns.

License it with us →