Janaína Kremer
Acting
Biography
Janaína Kremer Motta is a Brazilian actress who debuted in cinema with the short film O Sanduíche (2000). With this film, she was awarded Best Actress at the Brazilian Film Festival in Miami, in the short film category. Her first feature film was Houve Uma Vez Dois Verões (2002). Her filmography includes titles such as Sal de Prata (2005), Saneamento Básico, O Filme (2007) and O Tempo e o Vento (2013).
Born: October 22, 1972
Place of Birth: Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Known For
O Tempo e o Vento
It tells the story of two families that are mortal enemies in the fictitious city of Santa Fe, at the end of the 20th century. Its characters who reek of soil, blood, and hard liquor get involved in various events in the small town, where their passions, desires, idealism and envy become intertwined and collide in a poetic and unexpected way.
Sweet Mother
Picucha may seem old-fashioned, but she has modern ideas and a great sense of humor. As the matriarch of a big family, she is involved in the daily lives of her children, grandchildren and other relatives. Undeterred by the typical problems of old age, she uses her many years of experience to solve problems in the best way possible.
The Staple of News
Written in 1625 by the British playwright Ben Jonson, the play “The Staple of News” provides a historic root for this discussion about the role of the press in modern day Brazil. Journalists of several generations discuss the dilemmas of the selection and focus of their subjects, the resistance of the media in accepting itself as a political agent, the inevitability of interpretation as there are no hard facts in nature, and above all the search for an always complex balance between credibility and the public’s growing demand for news.
The Sandwich
A couple's last moments: their meetings, separations and a sandwich.
Through Ernesto's Eyes
Ernesto, a seventy-eight-year-old Uruguayan photographer living in Brazil, faces the limitations of old age. One day, Bia storms into his life. And Ernesto realizes that aging can be about rejuvenating with the company of a girl.
Basic Sanitation, the Movie
When they discover their town lacks funding for a sewage system, but does have a federal grant to make a movie, a group of villagers decide to make a sci-fi joint about a monster who lives in the building site of a septic tank.
Time and the Wind
Based on Érico Verissimo's literary trilogy, Time and the Wind follows 150 years of the Terra Cambará family and their opponents, the Amaral family. The struggles between the two families begin in the missions and lasts until the end of the 19th century. The film also features the period of formation of the state of Rio Grande do Sul and the dispute of territory between the Portuguese and Spanish crowns.
Two Summers
A coming of age dramatic comedy dealing with the effect that two "summers" have on the lives of several teenagers. The main story involves an innocent teenage boy and a conniving teenage girl who meet on a beach one summer in Southern Brazil. They meet up again the following summer
Hard Paint
Pedro earns a living in chat rooms. He transforms himself into NeonBoy in front of the webcam. Slowly, this young man dips his fingers into pots of coloured paint and glides them across his naked body. But things change when Pedro notices that somebody is imitating his performances. He agrees to go on a date with his mysterious rival. This rendezvous will have far-reaching consequences.
My Uncle Killed a Guy
Éder is arrested after confessing the murder of a man. Duca, his nephew, is sure that his uncle confessed the crime to protect his girlfriend, Soraya, ex-wife of the deceased, so he enlists two of his friends to help prove his theory.
Filmography
as Diretora
as Tania
as Dona do Restaurante
as Veronica
as Additional voices
as Gilda
as Bibiana Terra Cambará (meia-idade)
as Bibiana Terra Cambará (adulta)
as Mulher no Hospital
as Dafne
as Adriane
as Elaine
as Marcela
as Brunette
as Ana
as Lady Jane (voice)
as Secretária
as Mulher de Inácio