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At night, during a transfer, the inmates of a maximum-security prison escape and head towards a small town. The authorities ask the citizens to help capture the fugitives by any means necessary, offering a cash reward. Amidst the chaos, a young couple in crisis tries to stay alive.
Groups of young people from the outskirts of Fortaleza gather for a dance competition: the Swingueira. Inspired by the Bahia pagoda, teams form and, with a lot of swing and determination, seek to emerge victorious in the championships.
"Nossa História" was the ninth tour of the Brazilian duo Sandy & Junior, held between July and November 2019. The tour marks the reunion of the duo twelve years after their last shows in 2007. The show, recorded in São Paulo, was first released exclusively for Globoplay, and later made available on DVD.
A group of friends from the college decides to participate in a university music contest that guarantees a full scholarship, but several problems happen when they lose the vocalist of the band and need to go out in search of a new one.
Poet, singer, writer, producer, Arnaldo Antunes turns sixty and re-records classics of a unique career.
Between scenes from his concert in São Paulo's oft-inaccessible Theatro Municipal, rapper and activist Emicida celebrates the rich legacy of Black Brazilian culture.
This documentary traces the impact of the State Centers for Youth and Children Orchestras of Bahia and the program's powerful community music projects.
"Todas as Melodias" is a sensible journey throught the life and works of one of Brazilian music's biggest artists, Luiz Melodia. Featuring archive footage that goes back to the 1970s, the film presents the musician's cronology from his youth in the neighborhood of Estácio, Rio de Janeiro to his estabilished success.
The documentary records the 2nd Na Dança festival, makes great interviews with its participants and composes an interesting portrait of the city of São Paulo and its immigrants.
"Matriz.doc", directed by Otavio Sousa, is a film about the making of Pitty’s album Matriz. It features behind-the-scenes footage, interviews with collaborators, and visits to key locations in Salvador, Bahia, connected to the artist’s early career. The documentary explores the creative process and the cultural influences that shaped the album.
An engaging music video, an explosion about the present and the future. A cry of resistance in the midst of neglect. A reflection of our society in pieces.
To celebrate her 25 years of career, Joelma recorded a special DVD at the end of 2019, in Goiânia, with the biggest successes of her career in Banda Calypso and solo. Contains the special appearances of Xand Avião, Lauana Prado and Ludmila Ferber.
Nonendless search. Unbreakable cycle. Break point. End.
Beautiful tribute to the composer Elton Medeiros. Together with his last partner Vidal Assis, he sings, tells stories and moves.
Today is friday, on this weekend I'm going out to sing.
The Encantadeiras is a group formed by a group of babassu coconut breakers from Maranhão. The film accompanies the 7 women on a tour and unveils the story of each one. Babaçu, feminism, land reform and music. A lot of music.
In a city inhabited by drawn beings, an indigenous boy witnesses a holographic appearance. It is the arrival of an entity of unknown materiality. With a mysterious presence and exotic allegories, it starts to enchant the residents, awakening their most insane senses.
"Potinho de Anhanha", by Zumbi do Mato, babycore version.
Mestre Cupijó is one of the pillars of Pará music, pioneering rhythms like siriá and banguê. The documentary portrays how he and the musicians who accompanied him developed their sound.
The quick response of a body in social isolation. The dancer moves alone in the living room of her apartment and expresses her feelings in the face of quarantine. A solo choreography of the automatic desires of a body that needs movement.
Self-directed visual for Luedji Luna's new studio album. It verses about love and affection of black women.
The new project of 'Mar Aberto'. The short film starring Carla Diaz and Jessé, goes through all the phases of a relationship in a cinematic narrative.
Arthur and Alexandre are childhood friends. While one feels pressured to give the first kiss, the other wants to become a great rapper and record his first clip. By helping each other, they start new discoveries.
In a fun, electrifying show, singing and telling successes from the history of Black Music, the artist brings the sound of Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, Tim Maia, Wilson Simonal, Beyoncé, James Brown and other stars to the public. On the stage, alongside Cássia Raquel and Hananza, the black stars, Ícaro tells stories lived by these idols as well as their their personal lives.
Audiovisual record of a show on the "Anti-Herói Tour", by Brazilian singer Jão, made on the night of November 2, 2019, in São Paulo, the eve of the singer's birthday. Contains the songs from his second album, and some from the first album.
"Matriz Ao Vivo na Bahia" presents the record of the Matriz tour, with the historic show at Concha Acústica, in Salvador, where the artist received on stage the musicians who participated in the album of the same name, all from Bahia: Lazzo Matumbi, Larissa Luz, Russo Passapusso and Robertinho Barreto (BaianaSystem). Accompanied by her band, Pitty played all the songs of the album and several successes of her career.
The documentary presents relics of the Riot Girrrl scene in Brazil that landed in São Paulo through cassette tape coming from the US state of Washington, where the movement was born.
Rio de Janeiro, 2020. The city has been engulfed in flames and its waters are either dried up or contaminated. From the depths of the Earth and from the sky disoriented extra-human beings appears.
During the 1960s, between nightclubs in the South Zone and dances in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, a musical rhythm known as sambalanço emerged, mixing jazz, samba and Latin music.
This film is an exercise made for the Academia Internacional de Cinema "creativity process" class using archive footage and editing to create relation between images to convey a message. In May 2019 brazillian pro-government protesters ripped the banner "In Defense of the Education" from Federal University of Paraná , placed by activists in favor of public education and against the curtailment of expenditures of the Ministry of Education, which blocked 30% of the discretionary funds of universities and federal institutes.
Just before the Covid surge, a tour through futuristic carnivals of antiquity and the latest versions of things in São Paulo before the outbreak. Cars, bicycles and vehicles powered by petrochemicals still take one last ride in normality. In another parallel world, Carnival takes place in its various forms.
A prodigy of stringed instruments, a pioneer of Bossa Nova, a modernizing master of the guitar: Aníbal Augusto Sardinha, better known as Garoto (1915-1955), is one of the hidden pillars of Brazilian music. Woven by rare archival material, personal diaries and testimonies, this documentary reveals his influence and the artistic conflicts of an avant-garde artist in the golden age of Brazilian radio.
An intimate portrayal of the Zawose family, a lineage of Tanzanian artists from the Wagogo people. Set in a secluded village near Bagamoyo, the film explores how music is deeply interwoven with daily life, identity, and ancestral tradition. The documentary highlights the family’s dedication to preserving their unique musical heritage, including handcrafted instruments like the ilimba (a type of thumb piano) and the zeze (a bowed string instrument), both of which are central to Gogo musical expression.
A documentary about the life of the four members of punk rock band Dreads 'N' Drones. The footage allows a peek into the rise of the group, their creative interactions and the importance of 'cirandeiro'. This is the first of many grasshoppers to come.
With footage, direction and editing by João Victor Medeiros, the agile camera reveals the electronic intimacy often seen by the rapper in his creative process. Recorded in January 2020, before the Covid-19 pandemic, therefore, the documentary "O Líder em Movimento" is not just a traditional behind the scenes recording recording.
This is the life of Bernardo, a 13 year old boy who is born from MCs in the Federal District turns into BMO.
Brazilian and English anthropologists bring sounds from Togo, Congo, Mozambique (and other African countries) to musicians in Brazil, showing the multiplicity of sounds and rhythms that were born in Africa. The Brazilians are often surprised as they encounter these African sounds. The African artists who migrated to São Paulo talk about their artistic experiences and their experience in Brazil.
Have you ever stopped to think about the power of the Hop Hop industry? This documentary shows the economic and social impact of this style that continues to communicate with millions of consumers.
This is the newest work by one of the most highly regarded evangelical singers today Gerson Rufino