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The crossing of generations under the influence of military dictatorship and political openness. Documentary highlights the role of the organizers of the March for the Family with God for Freedom in 1964. Based on stories of life under the military dictatorship, stories and reflections of people who had a significant participation in that period, whether for or against the coup.

A look behind the scenes of Durval Discos, following the creative process, the production, and the decisions that shaped the project.

The struggle of a small group of blacksmiths trapped between keeping a long going strike with claims for better fees and the necessity of getting back to work when there's no money left for basic necessities.

Topless muse in Rio de Janeiro, Ana Paula Nogueira uses the ban on bare breasts and her story to debate freedom and feminism in the city that exported thongs and which has the false reputation of being libertarian.

Docudrama on labor mobilizations in the beginning of the 20th century in Brazil, led by union organizations with anarcho-socialist influence. Using fictional resources and historical archives, the film reconstructs an important part of the memory of Brazilian unionism and its biggest strikes, establishing a dialogue between different working generations.

After constantly moving, two students finally find the opportunity to start a family by adopting a stray dog.

The film follows a day's work at the BMW Recycling and Dismantling Center in Munich, documenting step-by-step the final stage of a car's dismantling process.

Mercedes Sosa making of her last album depicts encounters with other characters, creative moments, testimonies of the artists who participated and reflections of Mercedes Sosa about her life and the recording of "Cantora".

As they wander through São Paulo, two actors talk about life, death, and theater, until their walk begins to blur with the rehearsal and they become Bibelot and Aurora, characters from The Seven Kittens, just hours before stepping onto the stage at Teatro Oficina.

Between bars and shows, Dodô Pankada divides his time between his work as a barber and the stages of São Paulo's independent music scene, where he sings forró and other genres that are part of his Northeastern roots. Alongside him is Ericoness, a curious and eccentric outsider, who enters Dodô's world with the goal of documenting his routine and trying to understand what makes him continue pursuing his dream.

Patrícia was born with a condition that made it impossible for her to give birth, but the paths of life led her to meet Emanuel and Cléber, her children at heart.

A documentary focused on exposing the poor work conditions of Brazilian factory workers in the meat industry.

Participants recall a series of festivals held on a farm in Brazil during the '70s and '80s that evolved into liberating celebrations of music.

A special event to celebrate Brazil's indigenous peoples and debate issues that directly affect the country's indigenous people.

Parents are born

Old Zé Cristino, riding his donkey, goes to Congonhas do Campo to fulfill a promise to São Bom Jesus do Matozinho. In front of the church, he admires the Sanctuary with its 12 prophets, a monumental work by Antonio Francisco Lisboa, known as Aleijadinho. Each prophet is shown in detail with the biblical text accompanying the images.

Documentary on the history of syndicalism in Brazil.

Documentary about power and class relations in the sociocultural context of Bahia, considering the history of oil extraction in the state.

Documentary short with a clipping of Jorge Timm's performances for Canibal between 1995 and 1998.

The directors take five old VHS tapes documenting the Ãwas customs back to the tribe.

Over nearly 20 years, filmmaker Carlos Nader lived with the Paraná truck Nilson de Paula and his family. From the beginning, the project was to conduct a documentary whose intentions become viscerally, a process also captured by the camera. During this period, becomes the lives of Nilson, who gets sick, his wife, Jane, and his only daughter, Liciane, as well as the director, who happens to be part of this circle also affectively. Major issues such as the meaning of life, are incorporated into the very fabric of the film, which oppose excerpts from the classic "The Word" (Ordet), Carl Dreyer, highlighting aesthetic and existential connections.

The life and career of Brazilian singer Chorão, Charlie Brown Jr's frontman. The story of one of the most important rock stars in Brazil, from testimonies about his personal and professional life and archival footage. Beginning in the early 1990s, when his band released their first album and hit the radio stations, Chorão lived two intense decades of national and international success, full of controversial moments, until his premature death in 2013.

Intermissions follows Lula during the hectic election campaign for the presidency in 2002. Lula gave filmmaker João Moreira Salles and his crew complete access, and the result is an intimate documentary of what went on behind the scenes. Sometimes, Lula is afraid that he will lose his freedom as president. Combined with Lula's candor, the film's observational style provides some very special insight into one of Brazil's most popular leaders.

Bruna Linzmeyer and Milton Cunha use humor to portray situations in the LGBTQIA+ community, reflecting on diversity in a light and amusing way.

A room full of memories.

Player, coach, journalist and polemicist, João Saldanha (1917-1990) has always been a good fighter. The bravery he displayed on the field, in the short period he was a player, led him to accept the post of coach of the same team, Botafogo. He was also one of the most feared and controversial sports commentators of his time.

A suburban neighborhood in Recife (Peixinhos) shows that freedom has a past, present, and future.

The documentary "Caixa D'água: Qui-lombo is this?" It reports, through testimonies from former residents and photographic collections, the importance in the cultural and historical scope of the Getúlio Vargas neighborhood located in Aracaju, capital of Sergipe. Emphasis is placed on black culture and the presence of black slaves and their descendants, with the rescue of issues related to their origin, orality, geographical location and awareness of their racial identity, showing that, although this community exists in an urban area, it still maintains many aspects of the quilombo life of the former black slaves in Brazil.

The departure of a crowd from the stadium where they lived historical moments. After 93 years, Palestra Itália, home of the team and Palmeiras supporters, will give way to a new stadium. The story is told through scenes from the last game on the site, interspersed with testimonials from fans, players and former players, members and club employees and residents of the surrounding area.

Through intimate stories and day-to-day routines we get a naturalistic glimpse into the lives of individuals with disabilities in the bustling urban landscape of São Paulo. The film captures personal moments and how modern societies confront (or fail to confront) ableism and inclusion.

Maura is a black woman, mother of 7 children and recyclable material collector in one of the largest cities in Latin America. While she works hard to maintain herself, she has to deal with prejudice, invisibility and the ignorance of those who do not recognize the value and important role of the recyclable material collector bring to the city, as an environmental agent.

The birth of music from the noises recorded in the memory of a violin.

At the beginning of the 20th century, thousands of refugees fleeing droughts took shelter in Natal, but in the provincial capital they were met with yet another problem: the smallpox epidemic.

In the documentary, the singer Maria Rita talks about her professional career, music, and life.

The film depicts part of Priest Donizetti Tavares de Lima's trajectory in a little town in the State of São Paulo called Tambaú, where he performed a series of miracles.

A documentary discussing Brazil's efforts of taking part on World War II by sending troops from the Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB) to Italy.

Dirlinho and his cousin’s childhood is marked by deprivation and violence. They try to escape by working as jockeys. While the punters bet on them, they gamble with their lives for a better future by riding doped horses.

The documentary follows the events behind the mysterious attack on presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro on 6 September, 2018, when Adélio Bispo stabbed the candidate during a rally in Minas Gerais. Did he acted alone as everyone believes or a conspiracy involving people close to the politician were involved in order to get gain an election? Several questions are raised in this special report.

A tribute to Anna Karina (1940-2019).

What's it like to shoot a series that takes place in Rio de Janeiro during the summer and São Paulo during the winter? What were some of the challenges related to producing a series during a pandemic? Author and screenwriter Luly Trigo takes us behind the scenes in this "live" special.

"Celso: a portrait, a place" is a documentary that emerges from a year of sporadic visits by the documentary filmmaker (until then a convinced agnostic) to the Capuchin complex, a block that is, among other things, a place to preserve the memory of the Capuchin friars in the Serra Gaúcha, southern Brazil. The daily life of the space and the ramblings of the charismatic friar and artist Celso Bordignon are interspersed in an attempt to contemplate aspects of religious life, art, and the awareness of the nuances of the action of time on matter, body and spirit.