EXCLUSIVE: When does a democracy end, and a theocracy begin? That’s the key question in Oscar-nominated filmmaker Petra Costa ...

Documentarian Petra Costa captures the rise of Evangelical Christianity in Brazil in 'Apocalypse in the Tropics.' ...

Paula Newton speaks to Oscar-nominated documentary director Petra Costa about her latest work studying how the evangelic ...

Petra Costa, the filmmaker behind the politically charged Oscar-winning documentary The Edge of Democracy, is back with a follow-up of the same. With the trailer of her new work arriving recently, ...

Through a deep examination, this documentary from Oscar nominee Petra Costa explores the profound impact of evangelism on ...

The heart-on-sleeve expressions of shame, fear and tenuous, glimmering hope that recur throughout "Apocalypse in the Tropics" will not come as a surprise to any viewers who saw Costa's previous ...

Filmmaker Petra Costa is re-teaming with Netflix on her latest documentary, the award-winning Apocalypse in the Tropics. The streamer today announced it will release Costa's Oscar-contending film ...

Petra Costa's urgent, engrossing documentary mixes memoir and reportage, raising more questions than it manages to answer about the past, present and future state of Brazilian democracy.

Brazilian documentarian Petra Costa continues to chronicle the dire state of democracy in her homeland with the eye-opening exposé Apocalypse in the Tropics (Apocalipse nos Trópicos), delving ...

Four years after being Oscar-nominated for "The Edge of Democracy," director Petra Costa is back prodding at the current state of Brazilian politics with the documentary "Apocalypse in the Tropics ...

PETRA COSTA: Yes, I was very moved by his release, but also very worried, because the abuse of law in Brazil has been so consistent over the last five years that it’s hard to know how long this ...