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

Using photos taken on a dominoes game and one music by the artist Pepe Moreno, the short film is an observational and ironic documentary that shows the transformation of the participants and the chaos that ensues when there is excessive alcohol consumption. A comical and realistic reflection on the excesses and affections that mark the encounters of Brazilian male youth, all to the sound of the electronic forró genre.

The Ant and the Cicada lived their almost opposite lives. The Ant had to work hard during spring, summer and fall, while the Cicada just hummed and rested, slept and had fun. When the winter came, they were able to learn from their differences and discover the value of friendship, and had a real life lesson.

After being in the dating game for a while, comedian Bruna Louise has mastered the art of terrible relationships — by turning them into hilarious jokes.

Poetic documentary about brazilian musician Walter Franco.

This was my first attempt at making a movie. It was unabashedly inspired by Edward D. Wood Jr.'s Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959), one of the culprits in making me want to write increasingly meaningless scripts (the other is Jesus Franco). Until the second order, the 20-minute copy of this film, which was never edited, is lost.

Short documentary film offering a rare portrait on legendary Brazilian actor Grande Otelo, recorded at his own family home.

A simple woman finds herself trapped in a toxic marriage, living a daily journey of submission and unhappiness. With few social ties and no future prospects, she looks for a job to become independent.

What happens when two friends meet.

Lucca is a struggling country singer who is forced by his manager Iolanda to record cheesy pop-country song. Upon a disagreement during a studio recording section, Lucca returns to his hometown in order to find inspiration for his music.

After many ups and downs, Tino returns to get everyone into more trouble.

The animation tells the story of Luana, a girl who is passionate about animals and lives in the countryside of São Paulo. After witnessing her friend Quiquinho, a small capuchin monkey, being captured by smugglers, Luana turns to her grandmother's tales about the legend of Caipora to save him.

A chaotic record of a vulgar discharge. Too long for nothing to happen.

Jonas John is willing to do anything to seduce the popular guy in high school. Using magic from a cursed book he makes the love potion which will help him get the guy and get rid of the girl who stands in his way. But will the spell work?

Every night at 3:33 all clocks stop and time is frozen for a moment. During what is a fraction of second to mortal eyes there is a second night, a magical one where the spirits of the city come out to play. That is the story of the eternal battle for the soul of Sao Paulo, the clash between bohemia and authoritarianism, between comedy and horror.

An accident at a construction site, resulting in one death, sets one worker off on a struggle for justice that exposes the mechanisms of exploitation and the class relations of a country that had undergone one decade of fast-paced ‘conservative modernisation’ at the hands of the military. As a sort of sequel to the classic The Guns (1964), following the fate of those characters as they move from enforcers of exploitation to exploited, it offers more than a snapshot of the period: the correspondent time lapses in fiction and reality capture the passage of a chunk of Brazilian history between the two films, and, therefore, also the transformations in cinematographic approaches to the social and political between the two moments. Equally daring in content and form, and in the originality of the adequacy of one to the other, it won the Silver Bear at Berlin.

Transposition of Arrigo Barnabé's song "Clara Crocodilo" to film, with cartoon visuals. Clara Crocodilo is considered to be the public enemy #1, and he's waiting his execution at a state penitentiary. Meanwhile, the Radio Interferência eloquently narrates his story. Some strange characters come forth and even some voodoo rituals are performed to help the anti-hero. He manages to escape and disappears in the dark alleys of the city.

Nalu lives with Ruben, her father, in a small country town near the Brazilian border with Uruguay. When Ruben realizes that his daughter is becoming a woman, an ambiguous closeness begins to develop between them.

A horror short film and a brazilian production. A story based on a Guy de Maupassant tale, “La Mère aux Monstres”. It`s a movie that aims to reference and homenageate horror classics.

Eleven filmmakers from São Paulo, Brazil, unleash a vibrant mix of voices in the fourth installment of producer Kristian Petersen's conceptual short-film series, which gives gay and lesbian filmmakers free reign to tell untold stories. Selections include Gustavo Vinagre's "Dykeland," about an all-girl rock band; Ricky Mastro's "Felizes Para Sempre," about a surprisingly happy marriage; and Joana Galvão's animated "Um Olhar."

Could a cruel doubt about eggs, which has consumed humanity's thoughts for thousands of years, be the starting point for a universal observation of the new millennium?And is this observation true? Or is it just a symptom of the social disease that is affecting humanity post-social media?Scrambled Eggs theorizes about this.

It would be a swan, it would be a heron; white magic evil eyes.

Pregnant women from the paradise island of Fernando de Noronha, 360km off the Brazilian coast, are separated from their families and workplaces and sent to the mainland 12 weeks before giving birth. Pressure is brought upon those who resist. Their babies are not made welcome in their forebears’ lands. Without any reasonable explanation, the government has been denying the right of permanent residence to children of native people. Meanwhile, tourism is attracting more and more celebrities and outside investors to the island.

In the mid-1870s, Jacobina, daughter of German immigrants, became leader of a sect that believed in healing the body by cleansing the soul. After having a divine vision and speaking to Jesus, she changes her appearance and manners, disturbing the conservative population of the place. After the death of opponents of her sect, local authorities decide to take action against her and her followers.

The poetic dance of the animals in their daily labour. Ants, bees, chickens, lizards, butterflies, spiders, grasshoppers and a turtle set an idillic sequence of wild life as musical movements.

An investigation into three São Paulo urban legends: The Devil Baby, the Blonde of the Bathroom and the Clown Gang. Originated in rumours, they were reported by the extinct tabloid Notícias Populares (NP) at different times. From this search, a universe is revealed where fantasy and reality are confused.

In a small town in Minas Gerais, the arrival of a young priest causes a commotion in the conservative atmosphere of the place, aggravated by the sudden attraction this priest feels for a beautiful girl. This forbidden love affair soon turns into an unbridled passion.

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

Brasil Paralelo's new documentary brings together testimonies from residents, experts and former members of criminal organizations to show how the public security crisis took hold in Rio.

A rare and exclusive spicy booze arrives at the city of Cuiabá and four young people plan its robbery, but their lack of experience and chemistry can be a deal-breaker.

After his death, infamous Rio de Janeiro mob boss Golden Mouth (named after his all-golden teeth) gets multiple accounts of his life told to the press by his former lover.

Thiago and Guilherme, two teenage cousins from São Paulo, Brazil, are disturbed by their grandfather's funeral. To avoid the unpleasantness surrounding the event, they run away to the families cabin, taking their friend Priscila with them.

In Salvador (Brazil), every year there is a great and traditional party for Senhor do Bonfim, where the faithful, tourists and revelers, wander to the famous church to tie ribbons and make requests. Two brothers, Pedro and Gabriel, listen to their grandmother's stories and prayers to Senhor do Bonfim from an early age and decide to flee on the day of the wash, to venture out among the crowd, to try to ask for a football, since they grew up without one. father figure. There they confront their grandmother's narratives, with the current wash, bringing questions about religiosity, syncretism, popular manifestation, and the importance of the family.

Chicão is a passionate history teacher in a private school. A student records his classes and shows the film to her parents, who denounce the teacher for ideological indoctrination. The case gains unprecedented proportions in the school.

Experimental documentary about the life and work of obscure samba musician Vassourinha (1923-1942), born in São Paulo, who only recorded six 78rpm records, dying at 19.

Bebeto, a scoundrel and flirt, always gets the short end of the stick in his flirtatious advances. Having his eye on a woman who claims to be married, he uses various tactics to win her over. Following a friend's advice, he takes her to a deserted location, where he plans to make love in a van. The boys from a nursing home run by a priest show up, forcing him to referee a soccer match, ruining the romantic afternoon. On Carnival Sunday, Bebeto manages to take the girl to the apartment of his friend Gugu, who lent him the key. However, a malfunction in the toilet floods the apartment and the building with water, making the efforts of a plumber, the Fire Department, and the Radio Patrol ineffective.

Single father and overprotective of a teenager, Geraldo loses the ability to feel when an iron beam passes through his skull, in a work accident. Fearing that he would lose his affection for his daughter, he sets off on a motorcycle trip from São Paulo to Rio Grande do Sul, with the intention of leaving the girl in the care of his ex-wife. Along the way, Geraldo reveals himself to be a violent man as a result of the accident. The girl tries to regain her father's love, but he ends up being guided more and more solely by his paternal sense of responsibility. And what's worse: even this tenuous thread that still connects father and daughter runs the risk of breaking at any moment.‍

In four stories inspired by humorous tales by Ariano Suassuna, each created based on phrases by the poet from Paraíba, we meet Helder, Fabiano, Pierce and Lorena, living different situations where, ironically, the lie is always the protagonist.

A Video Essay on the work of director Franz Zwartjes.

Pandemic. Brazil. 2020. Observes. The window connects her with the others. The observation reminds her that there are lives beyond her own. That there are places beyond here. And they all continue to exist despite and independent of herself. Beyond here, she sees, imagines, reframes, understands. Here, chaos takes up more and more space. She tries to be beyond here. But she can't.

Amid the fast-paced routine of modern life, a sensitive and sophisticated art dealer loses herself as she takes on multiple roles. Constantly connected, she lives on autopilot — until a significant loss forces her to stop. In this imposed silence, she rediscovers what she had left behind: the beauty of flowers… and her own essence.

In order to earn a warrior name, the son of Araguaia chief wanders the forest, falls in love with a girl from the Tocantins tribe, and defeats their bravest warrior. When his true identity is discovered, he makes a deal: promises to fight the Tapuias, another tribe which threatens the Tocantins, marries the Indian girl, and establishes the Ubirajara nation.