Super Marco, a filmmaker from rural Minas Gerais, faces limited prospects and joins a Brazilian government assistance program for disillusioned young filmmakers. His journey, marked by sarcasm and irreverence, uncovers the flaws in the machinery of independent cinema. Here, existence is also a battleground of class struggle. Between being and...
Vollúpya
At the close of the 20th century, on a dance floor in Niterói, dissident bodies moved in friction, sparking a sensory explosion of pleasure. The remnants of a historic 1990s gay nightclub are unearthed by an intergalactic traveler from a post-apocalyptic future. In this (queer) uprising against the limitations of...
Rapacidade
Rapacidade invites you to explore the terrain and journey through the archives. Along the way, counter-narratives, wandering bodies, “cursed” sounds, and untold stories emerge from the crossroads, meanders and hidden cracks of downtown Rio de Janeiro. (Renan Eduardo)
Ataques Psicotrônicos
Fear and madness, conviction and discovery, faith and reason intertwine, uniting two characters with a common purpose. Ataques Psicotrônicos takes place in a single setting, tracing the nocturnal journey of a former pastor and a scientist as they seek to uncover the source of the buzzing sound that disturbs Erick's...
Quarta-feira
She is enveloped in shadows, gradually revealing herself. After the last remaining light fades and then illuminates again, we see her veiled form. The word performs alongside her body, the light and the flowers. We come to understand her fears and pain, and we hear Odara's last requests. (Dayane de...
Quando Aqui
Within the temporality of the ordinary, we perceive and recognize what is familiar. Yet, the impact of imaginative time is distinct. What once felt like home dissolves into layers of the past, interwoven with the emergence of new lives in the present. A composition shaped by image, history and time....
O amor não cabe na sala
Cássio and Otto are a middle-aged couple, both facing the gradual loss of their vision, yet responding to this challenge in contrasting ways. Otto remains committed to his acting career, preparing for an upcoming theater performance, while Cássio struggles with discomfort about leaving their apartment. This conflict tests the resilience...
Não Tem Mar Nessa Cidade
The relationship between Paulo and Edineia, two young immigrants living in the city of Pelotas, in the far south of Brazil, is drawing to a close. He chooses to return to Guinea-Bissau, his homeland, while she is determined to remain in Brazil to pursue her studies in music. Through static...
Mborairapé
This documentary was created in collaboration with members of the Guarani villages that make up the Jaraguá Indigenous Land, on the outskirts of São Paulo. Here, the Guarani Mbya and Guarani Ñandeva ways of life find new expression in the rhythm and poetry of RAP, infusing the lyrics with the...
Helena de Guaratiba
What if Helen of Troy, the catalyst for the war between the Greeks and Trojans centuries ago, spent her days living in Guaratiba, a fishing village in the west of Rio de Janeiro? Portrayed by the legendary Brazilian actress and filmmaker Helena Ignez, the mythological protagonist is not only renowned...