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The Ship That Never Lands hovers over a quilombola community in the semi-arid region of Paraíba The local residents must deal with the consequences of this event. A sci-fi documentary in the lands of Aruanda.

A historical perspective of Brazilian television journalism through audiovisual collages only from Globo’s year-end Retrospectives over five decades.

Documentary that denounces the damages caused by the use of land mines in Western Sahara and shows the lives of those affected.

Documentary about the discovery of a ditch in a cemetery located in São Paulo, in which were found the carcass of Brazilian political prisoners who fought against the military dictatorship.

Through a succession of testimonies and life stories, we are able to delve into the universe of transvestites and to become familiarized with a little-known reality, far from the glamour and the stereotypes that have been imposed to them.

Chico Buarque and MPB-4 performing live at TV Cultura.

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.

Being a mother is not easy and, most of the time,women keep the responsibility of take care of their children.Clarice,Walkiria and Darlene talk about their challenges and their joy of being a single mother in contemporary society.

Documentary about the resumption of popular participation, with the country's redemocratization, in public city planning policies. It gives examples of community councils and Neighborhood Friendly Societies in the health sector in Franco da Rocha, transport in Osasco and Santo André, community kitchens in communities and councils of employee representatives in companies such as Metrô and Emplasa, which still carried out training in auxiliary inspection system, with the presence of civil society, in the inspection of water sources and public transport areas.

In the municipal elections of 1992, Magalhães Teixeira is elected mayor of Campinas. Film-file about a politician in campaign, the embarrassments of his team and the distrust of voters amid the impeachment of then-President Collor.

New forms of insurgency and unrest on the fragments of the actions of some artists and activists. The recording of confrontation has its strongest expression in the performance. We see echoing clashes in a series of images. The cry begins before the other ends.

The most successful case of collective fight for women's rights in Brazil.

The process of production of rapadura in the Brazilian state of Ceará.

Made from interviews with young Brazilian students by filmmaker Eduardo Coutinho before his death (in February 2014), the film seeks to understand how teenagers think, live and dream nowadays. The footage was edited by Coutinho’s longtime partner, film editor Jordana Berg, and the final cut is signed by João Moreira Salles.

Documentary about Brazilian samba songwriter and singer Paulinho da Viola, one of the most sophisticated musicians of the genre. The film shows his biography, influences, masters and friends, as well his simple and peculiar way of life, with activities like restoring old cars, working with wood, playing billiards.

In the depths of the tropical metropolis, where nature contends with concrete and silence is ceaselessly broken by invisible propellers and honking horns, a ritual unfolds. It is not a religious ceremony, nor a convention of medical science. It is something more profound: it is a human attempt to domesticate absence. These beings, simulacra of life, are tended to with more care than many real souls have ever received. The gathering begins without spectacle, like a silent dance between the real and the imagined. These women — mothers, artists, devotees, pilgrims — are not pretending. They believe. At the heart of Ibirapuera Park, where Oscar Niemeyer once imagined futuristic curves for a nation under construction, vinyl bodies now lie, untouched by time. In this encounter, contemporary Brazil brushes against the edge of post-reality.

"Feet on the ground, window to the sky" is a mini-documentary that brings to light the importance of the protagonism of youth in the process of planning, elaboration and decision making related to urban designs. Through the story of Yasmin Bernardo, a young resident of a community in Ibura, Recife (Pernambuco), it is possible to access, at the same time, a critical perspective of the reality she lives in, as well as creative and inventive ways to overcome limitations imposed by social inequalities, urban violence, among other elements that prevent young people like her from fully experiencing what the city has to offer. The documentary is the result of the Designing Public Spaces Workshop held by UN-Habitat in December 2021, when young people from Ibura discussed the challenges and desires for public spaces in the community.

Through different restorations and languages, the characters rehearse the durability and future of images. When spirits appear, a symphony emerges, from the street to the cinema.

The Panará children present their universe in a play day in the village. Wartime is over but it remains alive in the children’s imagination.

The story of Joseph of Anchieta , the Jesuit missionary who forever changed the history of Brazil

An experimental short film, shot during the COVID-19 pandemic, made by one person. Using recorded scenes and archival footage, the short presents an unorthodox narrative to explore the themes of self-identification, identity, gender expression and androgyny.

The pages of the artist Judith Malina's diary, imprisoned by the military dictatorship during the season of the Living Theater group in Brazil. The documentary chronicles the visit of the actress and her theatrical company to the country.

Susana Schnarndorf, a professional swimmer and mother of three, discovers a degenerative disease, which forces her to decide between the sportive career and the maternal role in the face of her last great battle: surviving.

Cachaça is produced throughout Brazil, but Minas Gerais is the state best known for its quality. The reason for this is related to the gold rush in the 18th century, which led Portuguese and Brazilian colonisers to travel to the interior of the country accompanied by the drink.

"Quero Botar Meu Bloco na Rua" is an affective journey through the history of the street carnival blocks in Rio, telling the saga of this popular manifestation that spans the centuries adapting to all sorts of social, political, cultural or economic transformations in Brazil.

The documentary Rádio Nacional performs a precious sewing, with more than 40 testimonies, and with it weaves the rich plot of the greatest mass communication vehicle of all times, until it abruptly suffered the 1964 coup.

Some young music lovers are invited to talk about their musical passions. In the process, they end up reflecting on how music impacts their lives in different ways.

The psychic energy that drives life.

A self-portrait short film by veteran Brazilian filmmaker Sylvio Lanna.