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During one of the most severe crises in Cuba's history, a mother and her son must face yet another challenge: the passing of Hurricane Rafael.

The short documentary developped by the Laboratory of Geopolitical Studies about Legal Amazon portrays how landless peasants who migrated to Rondônia state support far right.

In three acts, the film shows the search for a definition of film-essay, exploring its limits.

When you were younger, did you think your life would be like this? From this question, I build a documentary about memory, dreams, achievements and a few "what if?" would I be here?". Life takes different turns than we, sometimes, expect. Those are the turns that try to appear on this film.

A compliment to the beauty and modernity of the city of Manaus. The richness of its waters, its houses on stilts, boats and the natural landscape that surrounds it are evoked in this enthusiastic portrait. The rubber culture, which put it on the map of the world economy, guarantees it the title of “pearl of the forest”.

Carnival in Curitiba in 1910 - Film that shows the carnival celebrations in 1910. 16 mm transcript (Collection of the Museum of Image and Sound)

General hillside takes. The president of Minas Gerais, Antonio Carlos, is greeted by men. Authority speaks and the president of Minas Gerais cuts the inaugural ribbon. Antonio Carlos and his delegation visit the complex's facilities, pass through a dam, artificial canal, waterfall and floodgates. Cars from the delegation arrive at the scene and authorities greet each other. People applaud the entourage that, with guests, passes through different points of the dam.

A man and a movie camera, untill the money ends. Never two nights in the same city.

With its ups and downs, its moments of glory, depression and recovery, the Cine Drive-in in Brasília is the only one in its category in Brazil.

Chef André Mifano goes out in search of characters who keep alive old techniques of obtaining products such as pork in the can, seine fishing, fish brine and brown sugar. This knowledge that passes from generation to generation inspires Mifano to reflect on what is essential in his kitchen.

An experience of breaking into buildings and creating new homes for homeless families in Rio de Janeiro in opposition to a series of forced evictions by the State. These evictions initiate a major intervention project in the city intensified since 2007. In the documentary, the project called “revitalization” is questioned by the residents of various occupations.

This documentary portrays the trajectory of Brazilian singer and songwriter Marina Lima, an exponent of popular music with a career spanning over 40 years.

On the dry ground of the caatinga and on the rocky slopes of the sertão, the goat survives. Organic parts of the country landscape, linked to the economy of certain regions, provide milk, meat and skin for export.

Missing you.

Abigail connects the dots of a human map that links the indigenous Amazon cultures to Afro-Brazilian religions. The reverse of the inverse, a house of nearly extinct memories.

In 1968, Candeias made five short films shot by him in the South American countries of Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Colombia and Venezuela. The films were lost for over two decades before being found in 1992. After discovery the shorts were packaged together in this film.

The clandestine congress of the National Union of Students, held in October 1968, resulted in the collective arrest and registration of 700 students who opposed the dictatorship.

Street photography in Belém, city in northern Brazil.

Three archaeologists from the Landscapes in White/ArqueoAntar project (LEACH–UFMG) scan archaeological sites left by 19th-century marine mammal hunters at Elephant Point, Antarctica. During the expedition, they are struck by an unexpectedly green landscape, contrasting with research records from a decade earlier, while TerrAntar scientists collect fungi increasingly present in the polar environment. Soon, successive storms erase the green, revealing a landscape in unstable transformation.

We are surrounded by commercial images. Everywhere we look, everything we touch is already marked with economic value. And as we construct our identities from the images and impressions we encounter every day, our selves become increasingly commercialized. We are being sucked into the economic realm. We become our own propaganda. Things become even more complicated if our identity is gay, an identity that constantly needs to reorganize its relationship with the dominant hetero culture and constantly seeks a center to form a comforting subculture. But what if this subculture, this "gay self," is also being commercialized? An experimental film about gay iconography in a commodified age.

‘All Flights Will Unfold’ , directed by Gabriela Boeri and Leticia Rheingantz explores paediatric palliative care, interweaving themes of nature, resilience, and the human experience. Through intimate interviews with families and healthcare professionals, the film marveled into powerful discussions surrounding paediatric palliative care and the need for more integrated approaches to caring for children facing life-limiting illnesses. The film strikes a delicate balance between lightness and depth, inviting viewers to engage with the subject without feeling overwhelmed. Ultimately, it aims to open new dialogues and advocate for compassionate support for all those affected in Brazil and beyond.

Funeral of the wife of the President of the Republic, Marshal Hermes da Fonseca. Brazil's 8th first lady.

A documentary that follows the lives and struggles of residents from the "Chico Prego Occupation" in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil. - Winner of Best Sound at the Cacau UFES Festival 2025

A close mother-daughter relationship is put to test by the extreme right-wing rise in Brazil. As the distance between them grows into an abyss, the mother decides to try to bring them together, but not by using words... using a camera.

A young adult confronts his lifelong question: Is he a man or a woman? Through a dream, he revisits his past, facing his deep desire to be reborn.

Just as Walt Disney, through films and cartoons, manipulates thousands of children and even adults, creating in their subconscious a distorted image of what is right or wrong. Thus generating reckless attitudes that distance us further and further from God, thus bringing unhappiness to many homes... But learn today how to avoid this evil, taking children and young people out of the hands of Satan.

A documentary on the experience of mixed-race women in the south of Brazil.