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A short documentary about the tradition of making lacquer baskets in Longshui Village. Longshui's lacquer basket making technique was included in the third group of intangible cultural heritage protection lists in Fujian province in 2009. In contrast, the problem of the aging of the painting craftsman is serious, and in the age of mass consumption and mechanical reproduction, perhaps we need to find the lost craftsman spirit.
Childhood memories of Vila Rabelo, one of Brasília's largest squats, take shape among family photographs, archives, and fabulous images. A 2002 letter reveals affection, absence, fire, and resistance—between the backyard and the city, between a father building houses for others and a mother dreaming of leaving. A stroller, a fire, and an interrupted escape reveal the child's pain and desire to belong on the margins of the Brazilian capital.
This movie marks Eunice Gutman's directorial debut, a deeply human documentary about adult literacy in rural Rio de Janeiro. Produced within the scope of MOBRAL, the film closely follows the journey of individuals, especially special women, who, upon learning to read and write, find new meaning in their lives.
Six bodies play at giving voice and gesture to the childhood experiences and memories of dozens of queer people of all ages. Discovery, eroticism, sensations, and desires intrinsic to existence itself connect these memories, which, though highly diverse, also resonate in a shared space among queer bodies.
I'm afraid of planes and even living next to an airport, I couldn't film almost any flying around here. I have to fly in a few months and the film is a kind of tool to pretend that I have control over whatever happens. I'm already talking about myself, I'm sorry.
The documentary covers the first phase of the brazilian metalworkers' strike in 1979. It was made to be shown to the workers during the truce between the two phases of the strike, with the aim of mobilizing them for the second phase. The film shows the large assemblies, with more than 100 thousand metalworkers, in the Vila Euclides field, in São Bernardo do Campo; the mobilization for a vigil at the Union; the resulting street conflicts and the triumphant return of the board, headed by Lula, in the great assembly in which the truce was proposed.
The importance of cashews in daily life in the northeast.
Documentary about Humberto Mauro, his work and its importance.
Experimental Super-8 film documenting the making of André Luiz Oliveira's "The legend of Ubirajara" (1975). Shot in the Araguaia River Basin in central Brazil.
A look at Vale do Amanhecer, an important mistic space in central Brazil.
Francisco, a retired driver, remembers his moments on Brazilian roads.
Musical documentary about Alfredinho's Bip Bip, featuring Cristina Buarque and Elton Medeiros.
"In ancient China the tiger skin represented 'continuous change'. In the Maya’s world, Bolom Chon’s (jaguar) hide, allowed the constellations to be read: the cosmos’ dance." Ж In 7FF on¢idia Rio de Janeiro FIFA World Cup mascot Fuleco becomes a cipher for the mutation of indigenous people's symbols through public art and commerce, becoming viral. Other fluxes alluded to are the surplus value of code through a world of commodities, bit coins and mountains of data. 7FF on¢idia ushers us into encounters which are fleeting and leave questions unanswered—all the more reason to watch again.
In this independent (and unofficial) documentary from the Ala Secreta channel, Aline Lauxen dives deep into the creation of one of the greatest horror monsters of all time: the xenomorph, going through all the movies and major productions to understand how it still is a sci-fi icon 47 years after its gruesome birth. 'Xenomorph: The Biomechanical Nightmare' is a must-see for die-hard fans of the Alien franchise.
Two friends await in the airport for a third friend to arrive. As the passangers come by, pictures not taken accompany a conversation between the two friends.
Submerged in the sea of greenwashing that drowns them daily, two Amazonian filmmakers have decided to denounce, in this film manifesto, the entrails of the historical process of inventing and exploiting the forest as an inexhaustible Garden of Eden. Between Munich and Belém, they reveal how racism and prejudice, in Brazil and throughout the world, are still organised around the idea of a “savage demographic emptiness”, unable to speak for itself.
The Closing Ceremony of the XXXI st Olympiad.
In the interior of the Inhamuns, the driest and poorest piece of land in Ceará, the ghost town of Cococi, among ruins and neglect, is a kind of living museum from immemorial times. In the middle of the deep caatinga, wandering among the ruins and the shadows, lives Dona Laura, 70 years old, brooding over memories and pain.
It is a tribute to love, telling the beautiful story of Lucas and Débora, from their childhood until they became the most beautiful couple of all time.
Super Tinga is a comic book superhero of Brazil who won a monument in the city of Porto Alegre and his success surpassed the American continent and arrived in Africa where reality and fiction mix me
Hailton de Lira Goes, a former surgical instrument technician at the Department of Public Health, saw his life turned upside down after being dismissed from his position. With the sale of cans as his only source of income, he faces hunger and government neglect on a daily basis. Every day, he walks to the popular Bom Prato restaurant in search of his only guaranteed meal. His story reveals the harsh reality of food insecurity in one of the country's largest cities.
Curitiba is a maze of ideas, people and contradictions. This short-film shows that perspective of the city, with its statues, ghost buses, brokens sidewalks and capybaras.
The film portrays several moments in the preparation of food by indigenous peoples. Diverse forms of cooking are practiced with many elements that come from nature, enriched by plants, hunting and fishing. Most of the time, cuisines practiced collectively with traditional and sacred cuisine. For strong spirits. Unique flavors and delicacies that the spectator will be enchanted and want to try.
