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From the first meeting with the critic Louis Marcorelles to his last interview in Cahiers du cinéma, a portrait of Glauber Rocha, a leading figure of Cinema Novo, enriched with testimonies from his close friends such as Juliet Berto and Christiana Tullio Altan.

A group embarks on a mission to investigate the process of creating a habit. They challenge themselves to create a reading habit by forcing each other to read daily for five weeks.

"Portraits and excerpts from Brazilian films from all times. Actors, directors and images that affirm cinema."

The documentary tells the story of Sidney Magal's 50-year career. The most significant moments in the life of the singer, dancer, actor and voice actor who has become an icon of Brazilian popular music. The man behind the idol, from the point of view of the participants in the story.

The first show, held on October 22, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, was broadcast in full on Channel X on YouTube. The announcement of the broadcast was made hours before the presentation. The recording was available for only one day on the channel and then removed. But, many fans saved the presentation and made available on the internet. On December 19, 2016, the show held in São Paulo was shown as a Christmas special on Rede Record in place of the Xuxa Meneghel program. Displayed from 10:44 p.m. to 06:06 p.m., the program recorded 6 average points with a peak of 11 and 10% share (number of connected TV sets). On social networks, the hashtag # XuCháNaRecord went quickly to the Twitter Trending Topics. At the end of the year, an unofficial triple bootleg containing the shows from Rio, from São Paulo and a live CD, was edited by fans and made available for free download.

A look within young men and women in the military. At the Brazilian military academy, Cadets are on their way to become Officials. The film illustrates a few characters followed to dissect their process of growing up. It is a coming of age story that focuses on brotherhood, how the Cadets learn that together they are stronger. Dramatic, sensitive, stunningly photographed, and full of action. A predominantly visual approach to documentary.

Maria Eduarda, a cowgirl from the backwoods of Pernambuco, Adelino, a farmer from Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Augusto Leal Filho (Nico) and Pedro Costa (in memory), Marajoara cowboys, Pará, and Afonso, a cowboy from the Pampas Gaúchos. Among them, the relationship with the place, with the animals, with freedom and with the heritage of the craft that has been passed down for generations. The story of one of the oldest works in Brazil, based on the record of the daily bravery of working in the field.

On the island of Itaparica, Bahia, a community of Nagô descendants has been recreating the customs and values of African and Brazilian ancestors for 200 years, living off fishing and harvesting fruits in a space that is being occupied by the real estate industry and tourism.

Morgana Loren sews conversations with some drag queens from the Paraiba Valley and Greater São Paulo. They talk about relationships, work, inclusion, among other topics.

The documentary investigates the first steps of artistic resistance by the black actresses from Bahia of the Bando de Teatro Olodum group, which emerged in the 90's, and redefines, through documentary and fictional procedures, the contrast between official discourses and oral discourses from the perspective of these women.

Arlete Juruna lives in the Paquiçamba indigenous land, Aldeia Paquiçamba, in Volta Grande do Xingu-PA. She films her father Manuel Juruna, in a beautiful account of the transformations he experienced in the rubber plantation on the banks of the Xingu river.

Rodrigo is a young deaf man from Recife, northeast Brazil who works installing car stereos in a small dealership on the outskirts of town. Despite his deafness, sound penetrates his day to day life and he harnesses its vibrations, allowing it to pulse through his veins.

DESCARTE is a documentary by Leonardo Brant about the social drama of garbage, presented based on inspiring stories from artists, designers, artisans and activists who creatively and sensitively reuse objects. With the technology available in the world today, it is already possible to live without generating waste. DESCARTE is a call for this cultural change. It encompasses educational action and a series of contents created to stimulate the search for more sustainable paths for the planet's solid waste.

Released in 1966 by Vinicius de Moraes and Baden Powell, the record Os Afro-Sambas is one of Brazil's most revered. Participants of the original recording, critics, friends and family of the musicians revisit the creation of this masterpiece. Filmed between Salvador and Rio, the documentary brings together archive footage and exclusive interviews with Maria Bethânia, Dori Caymmi, Russo Passapusso and Nelson Motta. A tribute to a classic that transformed Brazilian music.

1977: Grêmio lives a dark period in its history, after losing the last eight Campeonato Gaúcho to Internacional. Then there was a crowd that would shake up the structures and prejudices of the universes of the gaucho football and forever mark its name in history: the Coligay, the first organized football group of supporters formed exclusively by homosexuals.

Documentary about the trajectory of Antônio Polo Galante, known as "The King of Boca". The film maps work and forms of production in Boca do Lixo, popular area in Luz neighborhood located downtown São Paulo, where usually night clubs and sexual services establishments were located.

"Promotional film for the State of Alagoas. Scenes from the capital and the interior of the state showing its economic activities and natural beauty. The Paulo Afonso waterfall was highly praised during the screening." (O Lutador)

In Campina Grande, State of Paraíba, Brazil, kids dream of playing soccer in a city called Berlin. They want to become a new Marcelinho Paraíba, a player for Hertha Berlin.

Musical rhythms inspired by work activities. Between 1974 and 1976, Leon Hirszman held three documentaries produced by the MEC about the songs of the rural workers in northeastern Brazil. In the trilogy, there is the documentation of the work songs of sugar cane, in Feira de Santana, the growers of cocoa, in Itabuna, and team workers in Chã Preta.

In the documentary, we delve into Roseane's daily routine within the Guajará Baron's manor. A dense, nostalgic atmosphere, laden with meanings that go far beyond work. A visual experience for those who see beauty in the passage of time.

Documentary about a region in Northeast Brazil, situated in an area subject to severe drought, and the evolution of its economic activities.

Dona Amélia is an Angolan refugee from the war who started her life anew in Olinda, in the Northeast of Brazil. From her photograph mural, her Brazilian daughter goes in search of her roots, divided between the family memories and the manifestations of African origin that she encounters along the way.

A puzzle to Western eyes, China is a giant that imposes itself through the barriers of language, traditions and history. With testimonies and images of historical and sentimental value, journalist Jayme Martins and his family lead us to a comprehension of China through the unprecedented narrative of his experience in that country: Communism, Mao’s Cultural Revolution, the Celestial Peace Square Massacre, the reforms that culminated with the country becoming a superpower. Director Marcelo Machado dives into these memories and visits the country with which he possesses an affective liaison.

Inspired by the US paper “Gay Sunshine”, in April of 1978 appeared in Brazil – during the dictatorship – the newspaper “O Lampião”, depicting the point of view of gays on various issues, including sexuality. A group of journalists and writers from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo joined the project, fueling a publication that paved the way for the press at the time, addressing controversial issues at the period, such as racism, abortion, drugs and prostitution.

The life of one of the most famous leading-men of Italian popular cinema.

Essay on love is, above all, an experimental film. A hybrid of fiction and documentary, it brings reality and fantasy to discuss that which is the most important thing for some, and the least important thing for others: Love. Love is actually in every place and human activity we look at: art, business, advertising, sports, entertaining, religion, education, politics, etc. What is this thing that is so present in our lives? Why we are so desperate in having, possessing, idealizing or despising love? Everyone talks about it. Creates songs about it. Declares themselves to be loving human beings... What do they mean with all of this? "Essay on love" gives you a glimpse on this subject. On how people relates themselves to the concept of love, and as a film, is an attempt to approach this wonderful thing that love is, through cinema.

A collection of testimonies from Brazilian indigenous people about the interests of FUNAI (National Foundation for Indigenous Peoples), multinational corporations, and large landowners behind the disastrous policy of indigenous emancipation in Brazil. Narrated by Fernanda Montenegro.

Who is Marcelo Benites?

“Look closely at the mountains!”: the phrase was coined by artist Manfredo de Souzanetto during Brazil’s years of dictatorhsip. Mining activities were destroying the environment in the state of Minas Gerais in the south west of the country. Through editing, Ana Vaz draws parallels between this region and the very distant Nord-Pas-de-Calais in northern France, also marked by over three centuries of mining. On one side, eroded mountains plague its inhabitants with deadly landslides. Hollow and gutted, these mountains become the receptacles of a ghostly memory. On the other side, in France, mining waste stacks become mountains and reservoirs of biodiversity, where the frontier between nature and technology is now indiscernible.

A feature film shot in Jacareí where trans artists speak about their struggle to be recognized as great performers. They shake the entire Vale do Paraíba, where each supports the other.

Chico Rei was an enslaved Congolese king who freed himself and his subjects during the Gold Cycle in Minas Gerais. His story is the starting point to explore the various echoes of Brazilian slavery in the lives of black people today, understanding their movement of self-affirmation and freedom from a collective perspective.

Celebrating 50 years of her career, Maria Bethânia filmed in Brazil in 2105 the show Abraçar e Agradecer, which now comes out on CD and DVD.

Analândia is a small countryside town known for its frequent UFO sightings. However, beyond the stories of its residents, something much more human is revealed—something capable of enchanting beings from across the universe.

"Eu sou O Rio", debut album by the band Black Future, appeared on all lists of the best releases of the year it was released, in 1988. A critical success, the band presented a sound that mixed post-punk with "malandragem carioca", but almost no one heard it. To date, there has never been a reissue and is not even available on streaming services. With interviews carried out in celebration of the twenty years since the release of this obscure success, its former members and people close to them break down the history of the band and the album.

Produced as the final project of the Journalism course at PUC-SP, the film exceeded expectations and was shown on TV Cultura and at various festivals and exhibitions. The directors interviewed and followed musicians such as Milton Nascimento, Lô Borges, Beto Guedes, Wagner Tiso, Toninho Horta, and others throughout the year. In addition to the stories told by the movement's protagonists, the documentary is filled with a rich research material of historical images.

The life and work of deputy Ulysses Guimarães based on news reports, interviews and testimonies.

A Chinese girl meets a foreigner who came from far away. She tells him about her story, her life and her descendants. She and her family welcome the stranger. Until the time comes for him to return to his land. They need to say goodbye, not knowing how long that goodbye will last.

In the wake of the influence of the 1970s counterculture movement, dozens of alternative communities emerged in the country. Over time, new trends such as permaculture and agroforestry, coupled with the possibility of remote work and a search for a higher quality of life, have renewed interest in this lifestyle.

The film has Gal's career as its guiding principle, drawing a parallel with the movement of which the singer was the muse and one of the main interpreters, and reaching the present day.

A documentary that offers a powerful look into the lives of LGBTQIAPN+ artists who challenge prejudice and shine with authenticity amid the conservative reality of Brazil’s interior. Through sincere, unprecedented, and moving testimonies, it gives a voice to those who resist through art, exposes the struggles they face, and celebrates the pride of existing and expressing themselves even where intolerance still tries to silence them.

Distortions of images collapsed by time, stripped of consciousness in a trance insensitive to history.

The artist Cildo Meireles in search of the sound of Brazil's main water basins in order to construct the sound sculpture Rio:Oir (River:Hear) created from the play on words and concepts. From Foz do Iguaçu to the Pororoca of Macapá, from the Águas Emendadas Park to the mouth of the São Francisco river, and later, in a studio, gathering the pieces and matching them to the cacophony of residual waters and human laughter. The documentary "Listening to the River" reveals the artist's simplicity, the relation of region's inhabitants with water, and it enhances our perception between sound and image.

The great voyages to the "New World" were seen as expanding the frontiers of the visible and displacing those of the invisible, therefore maps from that time render the real and imaginary. The film follows a voyage of the Brazilian Military in search of an imaginary island with the same name as their country. In the myth from 1483 Brazil, or Hy-Brazil, is known to exist to the west of Ireland and above the Fortunate Islands. Visão do Paraíso is an examination of the capacity of the human imagination and computer simulations to construct environments. Amidst the fine threshold of the real, simulated, and imagined, the film analyzes the contemporary ideas of virtual reality and their ambition to expand the frontiers of the physical world into a "New World".

A visual interpretation of Brazilian popular songs "Azulão" and "Pinhal".

The celestial map organized by Professor Manuel Pereira Reis, which allows you to view the sky in Rio de Janeiro at any time of any day of the year. In a simplified copy of this device, in which only the main stars appear as if reflected in a horizontal mirror, the inner disc, that of the stars, coincides with the outer disc of hours and days as it rotates. This allows you to view aspects of the sky on various dates in various months.