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A short film using the Pulfrich effect.

The documentary follows the project "Vivendo o Trabalho Subalterno", which invited judges to experience a day of activities with invisible workers. In secret, judges exchange their robes for uniforms and live the day of street cleaners, waitresses and gardeners. In turn, manual workers are invited to discuss the role of judges in society. The initiative served as inspiration for the theme of otherness to be part of the initial training of labor judges in Brazil. The first two editions resulted in the publication of a book with the same name, the recording of a podcast and this documentary.

A city that has been living for two years with the law that prohibits "clandestine parties". A youth who, when reunited, risks receiving a police raid on their doorstep, in the street, in the park or in the square. Spatial segregation, denial of the right to the city and public space for the leisure of the poor, black and peripheral. Willingness to make art, create music, lyrics, poetry, beats, hits and spread culture in this repressive scenario.

The Phantom Dancer appears in the collective imagination as the symbol of the essence of Theatro José de Alencar. Her spirit, which reflects her moments of glory, floats in the imagination of those who experienced and still cultivate her grandeur. The ghost of a majestic past intertwines with the stories and legends of the place. In memories, curiosity enchants those who are in the midst of their nebulous existence.

Stop-motion animation. A short film depicting the gradual changes in a household since one of its members starts showing symptoms of Alzheimer's disease.

Amid an industrial environment and a monotonous and dull routine, an unnamed man has an epiphany about his life. From there, he begins to be constantly harassed by phone calls and a humanoid figure in his kitchen, leading him to the edge of insanity.

The documentary "Rebolão! Mas sua irmã gosta", shows the true story, under a human eye, of the protagonists who went viral but remain unknown. The team followed the routine of teams Trem Trio Balada, Trenzinho dos Gêmeos, Trio Sensação e Barulhão, Foguete da Alegria and Trio Big Folia, showing the size and importance they have for the young people of the city.

After the elections of 2018 in Brazil, LGBT people are being threatened. A young man is afraid to walk on the streets because he is gay. He has been chased by homophobic guys and he is looking for protection and a place to feel safe. The only way to pass through it is making magic. This film is a manifesto about love, creative power and freedom to be and exist.

Claudia lives in a quiet neighborhood with her pet, Max, the crocodile. In her daily life, Claudia divides her time between her work and her home, Max when alone at home find ways to go out and interact with the neighborhood.

Raquel has been dripping for six months, but it seems that today everything will melt.

clowns !!!!!!!

A photographer in a constant search of the photographic art in her own peaces, gets stunned when something more is captured in her revealled frames. Something not planned comes up in her photos, between fears, suspicions and paranoids.

Two hearts beating in one body. A metamorphosis happening in the dark. Jessica dances with water, earth, fire and air. Suddenly, an extraordinary force opens the way to the new life and the world begins again. Light, shadow, fragility and strength.

Days seem calm on Socorro’s apartment, where TV’s the only friend.

A comedy full of adventures, suspense and romance.

A short documentary, composed entirely of archive footage, on "Praça Onze," a Brazilian samba song by Herivelto Martins based on actor Grande Otelo's efforts on saving Praça Onze, where Carnaval parades were held in Rio de Janeiro up to the late 1930s, from being demolished.

A seven-year-old boy who can't sleep, thinking about his issues. He hears some disturbing noises coming from his parents' room. What could that be? A story about childhood, sex and insomnia.

An intimate documentary about truth, memory, youth and places through the eyes of three close friends.

A tragicomic illustration of the absurdity of contemporary politics, brought into painfully sharp focus in a single unplanned shot. An interview on the second round of the Brazilian general elections ends up unveiling all the anger, prejudice and incommunicability in a portrait of a fissured society. Are we still listening to each other?

Rodrigo is a college student who has a relationship with one of his teachers. Torn between his family and his lover, the teacher decides to end his relationship with Rodrigo. Rodrigo tries his best to keep his forbidden relationship with his teacher going, but it all ends in vain. After announcing the distance, the teacher blocks the student from all their social networks.

On her first birthday away from home, Antônia talks to her mother about the party she’s throwing with the money from her college aid allowance.

On the night before the LGBT + Parade, Gabriel is faced with unexpected visits to his apartment, leading him to confront his own role in his home, family, and country.

Once a year, a family gathers and challenges the weather to plant, harvest and produce manioc flour in the interior of Alagoas. A food that is the basis of Brazilian culture and the roots of a people. A silent tradition that gradually reaches its end.

Tide, today. Vermelhinho, a horse created by the boy Jorge, runs away from the corral where he rested. In the search for his horse, Jorge finds himself.

Three mothers who lost their children violently tell their stories and in parallel we accompany two boys who break into a house to retrieve a flying kite.

"Stigma": noun. 1. Mark or scar left by a wound. 2. Natural sign of the body. ” In this documentary, three women tell stories of how racial stigma can leave wounds.

Wisteria is a haikai movie inspired by Takako Hashimoto's poem.

In Brazil, due to hate and violence, the life expectancy of trans people is only 35 years, half of the expectancy of cisgender population. This information is brutal and it's the message in this film produced for Athos LGBTQI + news portal. The verses of ​Forever Young by band Alphaville, became 35 years in 2019, and it was interpreted by Liniker, one of the most outstanding trans​-​Brazilian singers.

It is a film that delves into the complexities of love and the power of self-love. The story follows the experiences of a black queer person living in Bahia, Brazil, as they navigate their passions, personal conflicts, and growth. The film challenges the conventional notion of love, suggesting that to un-love, one must first love. It explores the idea that there is more love in DesAmor (un-love) than in traditional love, and that self-love is a crucial aspect of this process. The protagonist's journey is one of self-discovery, as they learn to prioritize their own needs and desires, even when it means letting go of romantic relationships that no longer serve them. Through the ups and downs of their personal journey, they come to understand that true love begins with loving oneself.

It is a documentary that traces the course of different Venezuelan refugees who arrived at different periods in recent years in Brazil. From Pacaraima (Roraima's border with Venezuela), Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro, passing through the shelters of Boa Vista.

The clandestine congress of the National Union of Students, held in October 1968, resulted in the collective arrest and registration of 700 students who opposed the dictatorship.

This film is about Nelson, but it could be about Paula, Sandro, Matheus, Guilherme, Dandara, Ana, Márcio or Horácio. As so many other people, Nelson doesn't realize he lives in front of an eye.

Arto Lindsay is an American experimental musician. His songs and works as a concept artist circulate through art galleries and theaters around the world.

A team of friends are attending a festival whose goal is to conduct a then Gold Production, but what seemed like a simple audio visual task has turned out to be a great Sliding Adventure to ensure the survival of the human species on planet Earth!

Melissa is 21-year-old college student and a mother, living in Para’s countryside; Marcelly, at 35, is unemployed and lives with her family in rural Amazonas. They are trans women living in different spots of the Trans-Amazonian Highway, a land where the long-awaited development has never arrived.

Isabel, a young woman from Rio, receives the news that her grandfather Ismael's farm, her place of affection during childhood, was sold by her parents without her knowledge. Driven by her veiled memories, she picks up her mother's car at dawn and drives to the farm in an attempt to repair the past.

Hopping rope is a animated short film that pay homages to Brazilian diversity. The film shows with a playful atmosphere three girls that live in different zones of Brazil and how different the cultural and social environment are. We celebrate the multicultural childhood we have in different parts of Brazil. “A corda, acorda” (Hopping rope) was selected to be screened at the 27th International Animation Festival of Brazil, ANIMA MUNDI 2019 and the ANIMA LATINA IV edition, Latin-American Animation Festival.

The director dives into her father's past when she meets the nun who helped her family escape the Civil War that expelled many Angolans from their lands in the 1970s. They came to Olinda, and, as a tribute, the first daughter born in Brazil won the that woman's name.