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The third and last part of the trilogy where we see Moacir as a film director: the film and the scenes that Moacir conceives and shoots - scenes entertained, tragic, dramatic and romantic - with its particular cinematic and aesthetic style. On the other hand, we see the behind the scenes of the construction of this film: a documentary that shows Moacir conducting his fictions, in everyday familiar situations.

The composer, singer, musician, painter and filmmaker João Lutfi, known as Sérgio Ricardo, narrates his journey from the beginning as a pianist for TV Tupi, through his experience as an actor on TV, as a bossa nova artist until he found his very own and characteristic style as a filmmaker and composer.

The story of Kenneth Ofori, a Ghanaian who found a new home in Brazil.

The city of Canindé, in the interior of Ceará, celebrates the second largest Franciscan festival in the world. Faith and devotion meet in the celebration marked by the stories of the faithful.

Bressane (together with his partner Rosa Dias and young filmmaker Rodrigo Lima) guide us through the beautiful Swiss Sils Maria, where Nietzsche spent no less than eight summers. In his letters, Nietzsche indicates which spots brought him to a different understanding of philosophy. He discovered, beyond the philosophical text, a source for ideas in the pure air, in the mountain landscapes, in the water of the lakes, and in the age-old forests.

Follows Brazilian sailor Tamara Klink’s solitary journey across the Arctic.

A resident of the Cantagalo favela in Rio de Janeiro, Adão Xalebaradã is the composer of more than 500 songs and has never been recorded in Brazil.

For six decades, the cinema of Nelson Pereira dos Santos has projected Brazil into the eyes of the world. Precursor of Cinema Novo, Nelson was, more than a director, he was an ideologue, a thinker of his country.

"69" is an experimental film made from an extensive Super 8 archive filmed by Edmond Conilh de Beyssac, a French aviator. In context, everything was filmed in March of 1969, on a trip to Brazil. The film was transmuted into the idea of Anarchive, a concept created by the philosopher Erin Manning, activated in a process of audiovisual experimentation.

The covers of Brazilian newspaper "Meia Hora" have always drawn the public's attention. They became viral both in the internet and in the streets for their unusual and humorous sentences. This documentary shows how the making of the newspaper works.

A conversation with Brazilian documentary filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho about his work and methods.

Sérgio Utsch returns to Kyiv a year after the start of the war. On his return to the Ukrainian capital, he looks back on some of the highlights of that period, such as the advance of Russian troops towards the Ukrainian border.

A film made by students of the "Oficina Inventar com a Diferença Cinema e Direitos Humanos" at the Escola Estadual Julia Teles in the municipality of Nossa Senhora do Socorro, Sergipe.

This dynamic video collage, described by its makers as a "popular symphony," captures the soul of Brazil and its inhabitants in words and visuals. The history of this South American country is marked by oppression and defiance, by resilience and solidarity. Music is the motor propelling this rhythmic, often ironic, and sometimes horrifying impressionistic blend of archive and new footage, interviews, voice-overs, commercials, scenes from television series and surveillance camera images.

The documentary tells the story of seven women with their fat bodies, from prejudice to acceptance and self-love. Despite their lives, their sizes and different gender contexts, they have in common the struggle for respect for their flesh in the face of a culture of beauty summarized in unattainable standards.

The DVD "Vamos Subir, Negô!" narrates the return of Esporte Clube Vitória, the largest team in the North-Northeast, to the elite of Brazilian football championship. The difficulties faced after the fall to the third division, the restructuring and the new management. The rapprochement of the fans, the state championship and the complete 2007 second division campaign, which ensured the Leão da Barra's return to the first division. The DVD also features a bonus session, with exclusive testimonials, all the goals from the "Série B" campaign and the last two derbys played at the Fonte Nova Stadium. The Rubro-Negro fans deserve a record of the size of his passion for Vitória. "Vamos Subir, Negô!" is the film that will forever mark the life of the Rubro-Negro nation.

The past has never been so present. Between clothes, objects, and memories, "Rebobinar" explores the growing presence of thrift stores and vintage culture as a response to fast-paced consumption. Through personal stories and spaces that keep the past in circulation, the documentary investigates how old items gain new meanings, connecting identity, sustainability, and memory in a present that constantly revisits what was once left behind.

After 102 years of history, Corinthians reaches the most anticipated final since its birth: the Copa Libertadores de América. 10 years later, the film portrays the feeling of the 'Fiel' fans, between sleepless nights of anxiety, adventures through South America, distrust, the lump in the throat, all the feelings that only those who lived with Corinthians in that 2012 went through until they were capable of letting out the champion cry.

Experimental short-film made by brazilian students about the trópicalia and cinema novo movement. The narrative revolves around the song Géleia Geral from the album Tropicália ou Panis Et Circensis and also around the political, artistical and social time from that period.

War correspondent Gabriel Chaim follows the plight of Ukrainian families after the Russian invasion, Europe's biggest refugee crisis since World War II.

At Catumbi neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, the urban planning and constant transformation affect the daily life of the inhabitants.

Archaeology, that is what whites call the study of the remote past. What they call prehistory. As if history only begins when writing appears. As if oral tradition has no history. Who has no history, has a future? What will be the future of munduruku, after the hydroelectric plants? What will the hydroelectric dams be a thousand years from now?

The documentary narrates the story of the James Neel and Napoleon Chagnon's expedition to Yanomani territory, in 1968. It's a support to these indigenous people, who claims the devolution of the blood samples collected during the expedition, samples used today by the Project Genoma.

A day of a Rugby play between Tamanduas (Brazil) and Ciervo Pampas (Argentine), two inclusive teams. Before, during and after the game, we get to know a little bit of the players' relationship with sport and their own identity. It was a game held in Sao Paulo, Brazil at the Diversity Week program.

The film seeks to address the risks that Ziraldo's work takes. In a building abandoned ten years ago, the cartoonist's "Santa Ceia", a six-meter-high work painted in 1967, is far from the public and subject to the effects of time

Documentary about dreams and desires of ordinary people, about fuels that move us daily: happiness, recognition, financial stability, marriage, health, fun, a few pounds less, enjoyment, overcoming or even a simple and humble kite.

Maracanã was built for the first World Cup in Brazil in 1950. Initially, it had a democratic space called General. The record analyzes the recent works in the stadium and shows classic fans.

Fire, old and burned portraits of family life, dogs copulating, figures from the political era of the military dictatorship. Armed, manly, phallic power.

Located in the heart of University of São Paulo's School of Communication and Arts, the Prainha ('Little Beach') is the epicenter of students' artistic, cultural, political and social endeavors. But once the university demands its closure for structural and aesthetic renovations — a controversial project in and of itself —, the response is an outcry of mourning and frustration. The documentary explores different experiences from people whose work and passions were born in the history of the Prainha, and what are the hopes for the future of the space.

A snapshot of the celebration with drums, the terecô.

Documentary about Brazilian folk music group Os Tápes.

A group of ladies who have given new home to more than 7600 animals in the city of Santos, show what the day of an adoption fair is like, making it very clear who is going, who is staying, and why.

From a territory of violence to the search for a safe space, the LGBTQIA + population relearns the meaning of family, love, and respect, while rediscovering and redefining the pains of the past, seeking the right to live fully with their peers.

Experimental projects carried out during scientific initiation - 2002 / UFRJ

Following the life of theater actor Edson Aquino, the documentary plays with his character's actions to discuss performance as a way of nullifying reality itselfю