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Letter Beyond the Walls reconstructs the trajectory of HIV and AIDS with a focus on Brazil, through interviews with doctors, activists, patients and other actors, in addition to extensive archival material. From the initial panic to awareness campaigns, passing through the stigma imposed on people living with HIV, the documentary shows how society faced this epidemic in its deadliest phase over more than two decades. With this historical approach as its base, the film looks at the way HIV is viewed in today's society, revealing a picture of persistent misinformation and prejudice, which especially affects Brazil’s most historically vulnerable populations.

A 20-year-old woman begins to question the experiences of women in society; she meets researchers and people who work on the gender issue to better discuss and understand the struggles and differences that women face in their daily lives.

The extermination of the last indigenous from the reserve of Mangueirinha, at the southeastern of Paraná, with the connivance from those who should protect them. With a biting irony, those questions develop with a structure of a multiple choice test.

Grêmio and Internacional share a centenary role in Rio Grande do Sul and in South American football, but a primordial chapter was missing to make this rivalry even more special. On March 12, 2020, Gre-Nal 424 went down in history as the first Gaucho derby valid by CONMEBOL Libertadores.

From the preparation for Carnival 2020 until the resumption in 2022, including the suspension of parades during the pandemic, the documentary makes a historical inventory from the emergence of samba schools to the present day, showing the cultural strength and its political and social significance.

Cláudio Livas is a renowned costume designer in Goiânia whose life was marked by a series of devastating setbacks before he established himself professionally, including his divorce, the bankruptcy of his former atelier, and the death of his mother. This documentary traces Livas's journey and how he rebuilt his life, inspired by two of his greatest icons: his mother and the American actress and singer Cher.

An invitation to the abyss joined by the company of Antonin Artaud and Robert Walser, familiar and unknown - unheimlich. The mystery of memory and love beyond the soul; unexpected and strange agony; what formerly returns. Poetic lapses and bonds from a movie poem of found footage and a documentary essay, between an experimental Japanese movie (1926) and a North American industrial movie (2010).

The dramatic documentary recounts eight stories of love affairs in which those involved experienced some kind of physical or psychological violence. The real cases are interpreted by professional actors. The question raised by the film is whether love can be freed from violence, prompting the viewer to reflect.

A group of renowned cosmologists and astrophysicist are in search of a realistic picture of the universe. Their research and observational discoveries point in a direction diametrically opposed to the predominant Bog Bang theory - this leads to a series of sociological situations that verge on the extreme dogma controls wielded against Copernicus and Galileo in the past; only now against our protagonists of the 21st century. This is a controversial science documentary touching on the nerve of everything astronomers and cosmologist claim they know about the universe today. - Written by Meyers, Randall

Football images and the study of Modern Mathematics.

A solitude of 800 square meters, in which the mirror is no longer enough. Plastic artist Darel Valença Lins discovers in video art an inseparable companion. Darel, however, does not like to make movies.

The film demonstrates all stages of production of the yellow fever vaccine that took place in the Yellow Fever Service laboratory of the Rockefeller Foundation, located in Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro, next to the Oswaldo Cruz Institute.

A portrait of the city of São Paulo through the life of four of its inhabitants: an economist and analyst of the financial market, a metallurgist who works at Volkswagen, a motorcycle courier and a railway worker. Each character calls attention to one aspect of the economy in a period of social tension: the three weeks before the start of the World Cup. Observing the daily life of the characters, Future June aims to reflect on this historical moment and on the ways that the current economic model determines social and human relations.

In the heart of the Amazon, Tauary (Brazil) inhabitants invite us to listen to the sounds of the jungle, the birds, and animals. However, there are also some weird sounds: a creature prowling around the trees. Some of them have heard it, very few have ever seen it, and those who did find it never came back. Curupira, creature of the wood takes us in search of this being: a reflection about myths and their place in the contemporary world. It’s a sound thriller in the midst of the jungle.

Neglected by the world, the Western Sahara's fight for independence is one of the longest in recent history. The documentary tells the history of resistence of the saharawi people, who have been waiting for a referendum on self-determination for 26 years, and explores their insatisfaction with the UN's peacekeeping missions in refugee camps, liberated zones and occupied territories by Morocco for over 40 years. The documentary also questions Brazil's neutrality on the matter, one of the few countries in Latin America that still haven't recognized the independence of Western Sahara, contributing to the normalization of sistematic violence against the saharawis and the illegal extraction of their natural resources.

The documentary “12 Steps To Freedom” follows the stories of Fábio, Sidney, and former resident William, who share their experiences transitioning from the traditional prison system to rehabilitation at the APAC of Passos, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brasil.

The stage is the general of Maracanã stadium. On stage, the fans known as geraldinos in a spectacle of ecstasy, fury, joy and pain.

What intimacy is greater than that of a dream? This question guides "Onde Dormem os Sonhos" a documentary that delves into the world of five children from Salvador, Brazil. Starting from their bedrooms, or the space where they sleep, the film moves beyond observation and into the delicate intimacy of its protagonists. The work reveals the web of family and emotional relationships that shape their experiences, creating a sensitive and unique portrait of each one.

Cast into the shadows, filmmakers with disabilities are overlooked and are forced to create their own opportunities within the film industry.

The documentary tells the story of writer Carolina Maria de Jesus, who became a success in the 60s and, since then, has inspired writers and artists such as Ruth de Souza, Zezé Motta and Conceição Evaristo.

The visible is a territory of colonial dispute.

Five documentary filmmakers were invited to dive into the collection of the Museu da Pessoa and to propose rereadings and authorclippings from the life stories of Brazilians who passed through the museum.

The film discusses decisive moments in the life and career of Cauby Peixoto. In addition to interviews and recordings of the singer's concerts, the film uses testimonials from fans and artists such as Maria Bethânia, Emílio Santiago, Agnaldo Timóteo and Agnaldo Rayol, in addition to researchers Ricardo Cravo Albin and Rodrigo Faour.

A voyage into the far west of Brazil leads us to a monumental structure - petrified at the centre of the savannah. Inspired by the epic construction of the city of Brasília, the film uses this history to imagine it otherwise. "I look at Brasília the way I look at Rome : Brasília began with a final simplification of ruins". Through the geological traces that lead us to this fictive monument, the film unearths a history of exploration, prophecy and myth.

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the most beloved Brazilian stadium: Canindé.

A dialogue between the auteur's memories and the images he shot and kept during his long film career - sketches of live that were never shown, never seen, never edited.

Shomõtsi is a witty and engaging Ashaninka Indian, a father who has raised his children alone. A neighbor and friend of the filmmaker, he discusses the Ashaninka uses of anatto dye, cassava and of Coca. Unlike whites, he says, Indians respect coca's medicinal power. Shomõtsi and two other elders go to a neighboring city to collect their pensions. They have to set up camp overnight waiting for their money and grumble about the materialism of the Brazilian shopkeepers. After making a few modest purchases, Shomõtsi gladly heads back to the village.

Documentary about the first attempt to fight the military dictatorship since 1964. On the mountains of Caparaó, in august 1966, a group of former officers tried to start a great national reaction against the new regime, in an attempt to replicate a "Sierra Maestra" on Brazilian lands.

For decades, the United States stood as a global symbol of free speech. But what if that legacy is being quietly rewritten? Through expert testimony and firsthand accounts, the film raises unsettling questions about the future of truth and invites you to see what few have dared to expose.

Film started in 1991, interrupted due to technical problems and finished in 2010. The camera travels along the banks of the Amazon, focusing on the diversity of virgin flora. Walks among trails of kindling culminating in the folkloric march of Marajoara rhythms. The film is a tribute to Professor Lindalva Caetano, Researcher of Folklore Marajoara.

A debate about the presence of black culture in Brazilian contemporaneity, as well as the various paradoxes found in the environment of a society marked by a racist and slavery tradition.

On April 26, 2014 Douglas Pereira, a dancer, was killed by the police. The film documents the protests following his death.