
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.

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O Bacanal do Diabo e Outras Fitas Proibidas de Ivan Cardoso

Hi-Fi

O Lago Maldito

As Sete Vampiras

O Segredo da Múmia

O Escorpião Escarlate

Um Lobisomem na Amazônia

Nosferato no Brasil

A Marca do Terrir

Sentença de Deus

O Sarcófago Macabro

Las Confisiones de un Hombre Lobo

Domingo de Ramos

A Brasa do Norte

Moreira da Silva

Nas Asas do Caixão

Heliorama

Elvira Pagã Vai Se Acabar!

Chuva de Brotos

O Conde Gostou da Coisa

O ABC do Amor de Tim Maia

Museu Goeldi

Carícia Fatal

A História do Olho

Torquato Neto, O Anjo Torto da Tropicália

Ivampirismo - O Cinema em Pânico

Ulisses

Raul Seixas – Sexo, Drogas & Rock 'n' Roll

Go Back

Rota 69

A Normalista e o Anormal

O Homem do Cérebro que Virou Chicletes

Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto

Folias em Bagdá

Com a Boca na Botija

Monstrolândia

Ruínas do Murucutu

Hot Shot

Dr Dyonélio

Helioframes

O Colírio do Corman Me Deixou Doido Demais

Uma Estrela pra Ioiô

Peréio, Eu Te Odeio!

Torquato Neto - Todas as Horas do Fim

A Agonia

Horror Palace Hotel

Dunas do Barato

A Miss e o Dinossauro

O Mandarim

Mr. Sganzerla: Os Signos da Luz

Ivan, O TerrirVel

Super Chacrinha e seu amigo Ultra-Shit em Crise Vs. Deus e o Diabo na Terra de Glauber Rocha

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40 Anos de Fantasporto

Canibais na HorrorCon

O Fim da Picada

Sangue Marginal

A Vermelha Luz do Bandido

A Hora do Terrir

Carícia Fatal

Fantasporto – Carnaval no Porto