Nature Music

(A música natureza de Léa Freire)
Lucas Weglinski | Documentary

2022 | 100 minutes | Brazil

Called “the new Jobim,” Léa Freire defies labels, blending jazz and classical to create bold, boundary-breaking Brazilian music.

Synopsis

Masculine nicknames haunt Léa Freire: “the contemporary Villa-Lobos,” “the new Tom Jobim,” “Hermeto in skirts.” An exceptional woman, an instrumentalist, jazz improviser, arranger, and symphonic composer, she inhabits musical universes still largely dominated by men. Léa confronts prejudice head-on, breaking the boundaries between classical and popular music to create a sound that is unmistakably Brazilian yet profoundly universal.

In Nature Music, iconic figures of Brazilian music, legends of jazz, and a vibrant new generation of women musicians reflect on Léa’s influence — her creative power, her generosity, and the joys, struggles, and challenges of being a woman in music. Even today.

Directed by Lucas Weglinski, Nature Music is both a portrait and a celebration of a woman’s voice reshaping the sound of music.

Reviews

“A star of Brazilian instrumental music, Léa Freire's artistic magnitude and surprising career are revealed in the film Nature Music” – Revista Prosa Verso e Arte

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Festivals

Visions du Réel; In-Edit International Film Festival Brasil; Roma International Film Festival; Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival; Seoul International Film Festival; Tokyo International Film Festival; San Francisco Latino Film Festival

DIRECTOR: Lucas Weglinski

NATIONALITY: Brazil

YEAR: 2022

GENRE: Documentary

LANGUAGE: Portuguese

COLOR / B&W: Color

GRADE LEVEL: Middle School, High School, College, Adult

SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE

AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE

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