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Serra da Capivara - July 2015 – Ana Pi, thorns & birds – with Clarisse in the Caatinga

A documentary about travelers, their lives, their destinies and the landscape that surrounds them.

Comics, tattoos, rock, naughty, wet and horny women. A pastor with ideas that parents pray won't come to their children's heads. Von Victor's strange world is completely unsuitable for minors. For some he is an artist. For others, he is nothing more than a pervert. The door is open: come in and make yourself comfortable if you can.

A 10-part documentary about 10 Brazilian filmmakers: Caca Diegues, Cao Guimarães, Edgard Navarro, Eduardo Nunes, Eryk Rocha, Luiz Carlos Barreto, Lucia Murat, Ricardo Miranda, Rosemberg Cariry and Walter Goulart.

In this independent (and unofficial) documentary from the Ala Secreta channel, Aline Lauxen breaks down every detail surrounding the game Until Dawn, released in 2015, and its little-known past — including two completely scrapped earlier versions made for the PS3, cast changes, and story alterations. Created by a single person and totaling over seventy hours of production, Until Dawn Como Você Nunca Viu is exactly what Brazilian fans of the game needed: a comprehensive piece covering everything about this iconic title in the horror genre.

A final conversation with departed actor, director and musical producer Julio Calasso Jr., a key character in the Brazilian artistic scene. At his old house in Butantã, São Paulo, Julio talks about his experiences, frustrations, joys and tragedies.

The movie shows the life of Roger Mancha, the coach of the Brazilian Skate Olympic Team. Mancha is one of the most important brazilian skaters of all time, responsible for elevating the level of the tricks in the country from the 80s and 90s. Mancha was part of legendary teams, like City Stars.

In operation to this day, the mansion known as Madame Satan began its activities in 1983, and in the 1980s was the main hub of avant-garde artists of the city, from which came out disparate and essential names for music, performing arts, visual arts, journalism, photo and video of Sao Paulo, as well as mythical characters of the night of São Paulo who made history with their absurd and impactful performances.

A trip made by Gerson Tavares in 1949, when he was a painting student, accompanying the São Francisco River from the Northeast region to Southeast Brazil, showing the authentic and backward interior of the country.

The confrontations and conflicts between the city of Padre Cicero's pilgrims and the attempts to develop the region.

Comunidades Negras Quilombolas de Alagoas is a documentary focused on the history, identity, and daily lives of Afro-Brazilian quilombola communities across the state of Alagoas. Through testimonies, cultural practices, oral histories, and images of rural territories, the film highlights the resistance, traditions, and struggles of descendants of formerly enslaved people who preserved their communities across generations. The documentary also reflects on land rights, cultural heritage, ethnic identity, and the ongoing fight for official recognition and social inclusion. It serves as both a historical record and a celebration of quilombola memory in one of the regions most deeply connected to the legacy of Quilombo dos Palmares.

The documentary investigates the challenges and practices of animal welfare in the Rio de Janeiro Biopark, addressing how different species are cared for outside their natural habitats. The production reveals the work of specialized Biologists and Veterinarians, highlighting essential aspects such as the population plan and environmental enrichment.

Paulo ‘Galo’ Lima gained the media spotlight in 2020 as a leader of the first anti-fascist delivery man movement in Brasil. In 2021, he was arrested after the action that set fire to Borba Gato’ statue in São Paulo, which has agitated protests as a symbol of colonialism and racism. Discover the true story of Galo.

A film from Espirito Santo

"Do Ventre à Volta" is a short documentary directed by Brazilian rock singer Pitty in partnership with photographer and filmmaker Otavio Sousa. Released on March 19, 2018, the film captures an important chapter in the artist's life: her emotional and professional return to the stage at the João Rock festival in June 2017, after a year-and-a-half hiatus following the birth of her daughter, Madalena, in August 2016.

Composer Gilberto Gil accompanies filmmaker Andrucha Waddington to the Northeast of Brazil. Among the rural communities in the region, Gil and Waddignton participate in the Catholic celebration of Saint John's Day with music and dance. Waddington also analyzes the suffering of the population trying to survive through agriculture in difficult terrain.

Trans dancer, Pokett Nery, tells her story of struggle and endurance.

On a sunny day, three individuals reflect on the space they inhabit and the people around them.

Kisêdjê women’s manifesto against deforestation and river pollution. Filmmaker Kamikia Kisêdjê and the Kisêdjê Cinema Collective decided to send a message from their people to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. The women took the lead making the statements, forcefully expressing their worry about the devastation of the Amazon and the future of their grandchildren.

Historically, the queer community has not been portrayed in mainstream culture as being capable of protecting children and young people. Yet my uncle Ricardo, himself an openly gay man, was the ultimate guardian of my childhood.

A chronicle of reactions about a historic football game in the life of Juventus from Mooca (São Paulo). The agitation of the organized fans, the tension of the old guard and the engagement of the youngsters of small age. A great little epic.

First Brazillian film, actuality film showing the Guanabara bay and a fisherman's port. Actually considered to be lost, reaming only 24 frames of the film

Ailson Eraclito Da Silva is the best rower in Brazilian history, the Michael Phelps of his sport. Growing up in a leper colony on the banks of the Amazon river, he's constantly discriminated against. But his dream to win Gold for Brazil at the Olympics is within his grasp.

Malunguinho was the leader of the Catucá quilombo, in the 19th century. Despite being killed in 1835, he is worshiped to this day by followers of Jurema Sagrada, an indigenous-based religion with African influences of Northeast Brazil.

The series Geografia da Arte analyzes the relation between artists and the places that inspire them. Two episodes will be screened. In "Ragnar Kjartansson + Iceland", one of the most important artists of contemporary art prepares a retrospective at the Reykjavík Museum of Art, exploring his connection with the country's culture. In "Henri Cartier-Bresson + India" we discover how the photographer met Mahatma Gandhi in 1948. His camera recorded the leader’s last appearance on night before his assassination. The photographs helped catapult Cartier-Bresson to international fame as a photojournalist.

Composed of images and sounds collected on the internet and given new meanings in the editing, this poetic-visual essay is based on the itan “Obaluaiê has his wounds transformed into popcorn by Iansã”. In this reverence to the iyabás Iansã, Nanã and Iemanjá, their powers and rhythms give rise to a reflection on encounter, transformation, enchantment and cyclical movements.

The documentary brought the public closer to the work of artist Francisco Galeno, revealing his past on a trip to the Parnaíba Delta, in Piauí - a source of inspiration for his playful creations.

In Rio de Janeiro, in the city’s north side, a group of friends turn to making comedy and self-mutilation videos as a necessary escape from the harsh reality of their everyday lives and uncertain futures. From 2006 to 2021, fifteen years of images narrate the (mis)directions of a profoundly unfair city/country as much as the formation of a filmmaker’s gaze.

Inspired by the works of Nise da Silveira, a project trys to humanize a hospice in Brazil.

Scenes from the daily life of Virgulino Ferreira da Silva—the cangaceiro leader Lampião—and his group, captured by cinematographer Benjamin Abrahão. Their survival strategies in the sertão landscape, their gestures, habits, clothing, and diet are illustrated. Proud of their status, the group's main members are shown displaying their weapons and combat skills in the caatinga. Maria Bonita and Lampião appear in moments of tension and relaxation, highlighting the harmony of the band and, above all, the rigors of life as a cangaceiro. (Cinemateca Brasileira)

Using a mixture of film clips and interviews with Ozualdo Candeias himself the film tells the director's 40 year trajectory.

Exotismos arises from Yoná's ambition to confront stereotypes associated with beauty and aesthetics, which explore the insecurities of self-esteem. With an artistic approach, she creates cuts and colors that transcend visual changes. In a vibrant and intimate setting, the film portrays dialogues and transformations that reveal not only the expression of hair, but also the individuality of dissident bodies in the cultural effervescence of the capital of Goiás.

A quilombo surrounded by concrete and buildings. What used to be a river, today is an avenue that runs fast, invading ancestral territory. Born from this land, Julia, Maria Luiza, Maria Luzia and Sara have their lives and bodies marked by Quilombo dos Luízes, located in the Grajaú neighborhood, in Belo Horizonte. They are women who narrate their memories and dreams, in resistance to the official history.

Hold the bleeding? Bessias? Do you have to keep this? In 50 cuts, the staples of 2016 and 2017 strip the backstage of national politics.

Theodoro Bezerra is a member of the Brazilian elite, a farmer and politician since the 1940s who has been elected as a state congressman by the state of Rio Grande do Norte. He concentrates on his own characteristics as a popular leader, despite being sexist and elitist, as well as using public funds for personal causes.