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Hanahaki tells the story of an impossible love between a noblewoman and a commoner who, due to various circumstances, cannot be together. The word Hanahaki comes from Japanese and represents unrequited love, in which the character suffers with flowers growing inside her because the romance cannot be fulfilled.
In a city consumed by violence, a cowboy walks through dark corridors in search of his missing partner. Between torture, revenge, and supernatural forces, something far greater seems to be watching him from the shadows.
Starting a new job is never easy, especially when your new workplace hides something far more sinister than anyone could imagine. 21 is the newest employee at Farmeyaura, a prestigious fashion company. Desperate to achieve her lifelong dream of becoming a journalist, she sees this job as her first step toward success. But what begins as the opportunity of a lifetime soon turns into a nightmare as she faces one challenge after another under the command of her intimidating new boss, or perhaps not so new after all, 20.
After ruining yet another friendship, Alina finds herself tormented by the fear of eternal loneliness and decides to try to reconnect with Cacá, the only girl she never fought with.
A short film about boys riding their bicycles in the forest. A beautiful visual poem.
A woman is abducted into her TV, where she is tormented by a caricatured American presenter. Moving through various television genres, the character is gradually assimilated into the system.
Three girls studying together start to discuss about the existence of aliens when a secret is revealed.
A Black Brazilian family in the city of Belo Horizonte, tries to rebuild their home after a recent loss. Caught between memories and nightmares, and unable to express what they feel to each other, a mother and her children shield themselves from the pain of grief through their individual routines. Only the youngest child understands the secret that the house holds within its four walls and tries to reveal it to the others, only to fall on deaf ears. Finally, confronted with the truth, they face the deep roots of their grief and come together to traverse this moment with love and courage.
Narciso is a Black orphan boy living at Carmem’s house until he is adopted. He dreams of having a family, but has had only disappointments so far. To cheer the boy up, his friend, Alexandre gifts him an old basketball, with the promise that, if he scores three baskets, a genie will appear and make his wishes come true.
1994, interior of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The inertia of Francisco's last days is broken by an unexpected visit.
A romantic comedy centered on Mia, a self-centered witch with an unusual power: anyone who kisses her either falls in love with her or falls back in love with the last person they loved. During one of her rounds, Mia encounters Yuri, who is heartbroken after breaking up with René. But when the witch convinces him to see her work, something unexpected happens — Mia falls in love with the young man’s ex-girlfriend.
A man guided through the Blue.
Marcos, a 10-year-old boy, is devastated after his kitten Fefe goes missing. In his search, he finds a book about tales and legends from the city of Foz do Iguaçu. His sister, Mariana, joins him on the adventure to help him find Fefe. Walking through the streets of Foz, they notice black cats painted on all the walls, and Marcos immediately realizes that this has something to do with the disappearance of his feline best friend. As Marcos and Mariana get closer to the truth about Fefe's whereabouts, he decides to return to the company of his human best friend. They both discover the true meaning of friendship, unconditional love, and companionship.
Leo and Julia, owners of a rural property, want to have children but are facing fertility issues. Ava and Mia, a lesbian couple, have just moved to the neighboring property. The arrival of the two women will create tension with the neighbors.
The Yapori Show follows the adventures of Yapori and Darkpori, who, in addition to facing the dilemmas of adolescence, must fight powerful enemies. *A feature-length compilation of all episodes of The Yapori Show ever produced.
Nilson, a guide at the Municipal Aquarium of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, is one of those affected by the constant flooding caused by torrential rains and floods in the Arrudas River basins in the city, which is now facing the greatest flood in its history.
In the Human Resources conglomerate of Hell, where employees eternally toil in perpetual justice, veteran employee Ruth Honda faces an unprecedented dilemma: a convict appeals his sentence, claiming innocence. While attempting to resolve the case, Ruth and her colleagues find themselves trapped in a labyrinth of absurd procedures and eccentric figures, exposing the ironies and contradictions of a hellish work system.
A kid from the country gets lost in the big city looking for love, going on a series of increasingly bizarre dates while a serial killer is on the loose targeting boys his age.
Suely, an Indigenous woman living in a large Brazilian city, spends her days in a small apartment. In her dreams, she communicates with a forest and connects to secrets of a world undergoing radical changes.
Two sisters, Bethânia and Laura, reunite to discuss a family matter. They travel the roads of the Pernambuco hinterland in search of their father's body, Seu Lauro. At home, Bethânia's daughter edits a video in which the living and the dead become intertwined in a game of silences and revelations. Ao Sabor das Cinzas (Led by the Ashes) is a magical realism piece about the collapse of communication and grief conveyed in real time.
Eloíse is an immortal woman who wanders the streets of São Paulo registering everyday life when she finds Lola, a 26 year old photographer who's confused about her future. Together they'll find in each other a way to face the burdens of life.
Laura, a “young woman” of 126 years old, is the newly hired at Notary of Souls. In her new role, she records the motivations of those who renounced eternity. However, by contract, Laura herself cannot interrupt her tedious existence.
Raised in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, Damião joins a local drug gang to help pay for college. During a night shift, he spots hooded figures sneaking through the forest toward a church, uncovering an NGO tied to powerful politicians hiding rituals devoted to the King in Yellow.
In a vibrant nightclub in Brazil, a cheeky sticker beckons shy Suki to "LICK ME." In a moment of impulse, she takes the risk and licks it, unwittlingly unleashing her wild side. Will Suki be forever enslaved to this insatiable, demonic appetite?
During a night commute home, a woman finds herself trapped in a dangerous situation at a bus stop. The apparent dead end catches the attention of a mysterious clown, who decides to intervene in her own way.
Yara gazes at a floating rock. She walks towards it and examines it from every angle – a surreal encounter. As an actress in exile in Brazil, on the day of her performance in Brasília, memory and performance as well as the past and the present become blurred. This fills her with a longing for her distant homeland in Syria.
Two young Brazilian filmmakers navigate doubt, intimacy, and the harsh realities of the film industry while trying to make their next movie — without losing each other in the process.
On All Souls’ Day, little Vicente is left behind by his absent-minded parents on a deserted road and, by chance, discovers a city entirely in black and white, where the dead return once a year to reunite. With them, the boy learns about life, death, and the value of true friendship. But to see his parents again, Vicente will have to overcome the powerful Guardians of Time.
Between the end of one session and the start of the next, the collective desire to bring a film club to life collides with the ghosts of precariousness and the decay of cultural spaces.
Nanda, a young transgender woman, rethinks her career goals when she starts a new job in a mysterious place.
Pedex was tasked with protecting the Shadow Realm after Amelia's death as a way of honoring her legacy. When Pedex senses an unnatural presence, he discovers it is Volcanic, the Fire Demon. Seeing this as an invasion, Pedex confronts him, and the two engage in a violent battle between Fire and Darkness. The conflict extends beyond the Shadow Realm and extends to the small fictional town of Oldwood, where the fighting becomes even more intense and destructive.
An unnamed person embarks on a car odyssey while recording dreams, nightmares, and past moments in their logbook, trying to find some meaning in them.
On the threshold between the real world and the afterlife, a young man refuses to accept his death, while reluctant to embrace his new journey.
In this work from IES 025, a group of RPG players from a mystical and distant land, as usual, schedule another regular game. However... everything changes when they receive a visit from a new (and very well-known) player...
A man crosses the road to harvest sap from a magical tree, using it to craft the folkloric signature drink that keeps his bar alive. Meanwhile, his daughter fights to keep the business running, unaware of what the sap really is and where it truly comes from.
Atop a hill, under a full moon sky, Violeta and Rosa are about to embark on an astral travel.