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João Lucas works at a video store and always ends up revealing the ending of films to customers. After being approached by a girl who always rents the same movie, the two eccentric characters start to argue about the true meaning of the plot and attract each other through their passion for cinema.
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.
Alice's life changes when Laura, the daughter of her neighbor on the wall, knocks on her door to ask if she knows anything about her mother. No one has seen her for days, neither Alice nor Laura, nor the lonely residents of the building.
A once-rich family of women in Rio de Janeiro must sell their mansion in order to keep their high standard of living, but the proximity to the slums disrupts business.
In the favela, two drug dealers decide to meet to settle scores.
On one side of the Tagus river, Clara just moved to her new apartment. On the other side, a man wanders the night. As time unfolds both margins slowly merge, and what seems left behind in the past can always be waiting in the future.
Narcissus, a black boy from the periphery, gets a magic lamp and asks the genie to be seen white by white people and black by black people.
Film about the police brutality in dealing with homosexual public demonstration of affection. A gay couple is tortured and harassed because they are kissing on the streets of Rio.
Film made through the xerographic process (xerofilme), opening a new field for cartoon and experimental cinema. The film is the xero/graphic recording where the artist burned various materials over a copy machine´s surface and then filmed, frame by frame (or scene by scene), the result of the experiment.
Knowing where you come from is just as important as knowing where you are going. The memories and reflections of Otávio Sabino, a former employee of the Railway Network, through the eyes of Mery Lemos, his daughter and the film's director. The world seen from the window of a train in the Mata Norte region of Pernambuco, memory, nostalgia, rust, sounds, gears, critical reflection, music and poetry come together.
Brazil - Live in Goiânia is a live album by Bruno and Marrone it was released in 2006 by Sony BMG to celebrate 20 years of the duo. Was certified double platinum for 200,000 copies sold.
The concerto for piano and orchestra of Fantasia Brasileira and its movements (Prelude, Song, Dance), illustrated by images of the performing musicians and Brazilian scenes: a raft at sea, a farm, rural workers, a church and a series of waterfalls.
an excerpt of a conversation between James and I during the Fall of 2019 - Santa Clarita, CA
The experiences of the vocational education at Oswaldo Aranha Highschool, São Paulo, based on a ideia of creating a social microcosm to put the children in a direct touch with their Country reality.
On a Sunday, two photographers walk around São Paulo trying to connect with the city, and slowly fall in love with each other.
A fantastic biopic based on the life of actress and producer Regina Vogue, one of the leading figures in Brazilian theater. Today, at 81, she recounts her story. In a playful way, the film delves into various theatrical forms, such as shadow theater, puppet theater, and the use of masks. Thus, Regina reveals the resilient spirit of an artist in a delicate blend of reality and fiction, where everything is true.
Our homage to the stupid idea of God.
Elisabete was born in Mexico, but spent her childhood with her parents on the idyllic beach of Tabatinga, in northeastern Brazil. Far from contact with other children, Daniela was her only friend. Due to a mysterious trauma, Elisabete abandons her home and never stays in one place again. A choice with obvious consequences, and at thirty, Elisabete longs for an identity. She does not feel comfortable in her own skin, a stranger in her own world. In search of an answer, Elisabete revisits her memories of that place, but times have changed and the expectation of a reunion with her old confidante may bring with it some disappointments.
Through clippings, the film draws a narrative line between the construction of racism in Brazil and the United States, having as base the European invasion of the continent, police violence, the genocide of the black people, the massacre of indigenous peoples, religious violence, the criminalization of funk music, structural racism in art and education, the importance of quota policy and the need urgent historical repair as a commitment by the Brazilian state to the black people.
Jorge is a private investigator that has a questionable character. He seeks information about the death of a young boy in a small city in the countryside of Brazil, that is full of unfriendly strangers. Nightmares with a woman that he has never seen before, Mariá, torments him. Their meeting, in a haunted woods, will reveal that it is not by chance that Jorge is part of this mysterious investigation.
Tiago's lonely and monotonous existence is turned upside down when he discovers the love of his life inside a flowered box. But can this love be reciprocated?
Daily life of Belo Horizonte drummer Esdra Ferreira, known as Nenêm. The film goes behind the scenes of the recordings, observing the creative process between longtime friends: Toninho Horta, Mauro Rodrigues and Juarez Moreira, among other musicians.
Pildas is chased by a bunch of unfriendly ladybugs. Meanwhile, some workers in the anthill plan a strike so they can have their old ministerial positions back. Faniquita still does not work and does not think about charges. She just wants to go out and play. Already Talento lives another dilemma: he feels he can be faster in his activities and thinks that Tolero, always stuck in him, is the great culprit because he is so slow. Smilingüido is more agile, but distracted with some friends involved in various situations and ends up forgetting Forfo, who is in trouble.
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 short documentary about the Bossa Nova, a style of zamba developed in the 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Night. Despair. Two flies meet and recognise each other in a restaurant abandoned to its own fate.
A group of young misfits decide to go camping in a remote forest region. On the way, they stop to destroy a gas station and are attacked by a commando of psychopathic mercenaries. A massacre ensues, in which one of the sons of the commando's leader is killed. Furious, he and his henchmen start chasing the young survivors, who desperately try to hide in the forest, while having a lot of sex along the way.
Rubem leads a mediocre and systematic life until the inconvenience of a haunting puts his way of life and the world he lives in to the test.
Hebe Camargo is one of the most emblematic entertainments in Brazil. At her 60s, she went on to control her own career and, despite the criticism, the dreadful husband and the powerful and sexist bosses, she revealed herself to the public as an extraordinary woman, capable of overcoming any personal or professional crisis.
Through testimonies and almost dreamlike sensory images, this film aims to make people aware of the importance of giving voice to their feelings. It is well known that between the ages of 15 and 29, suicide is the second leading cause of death. 90% of these could be avoided. Contrary to the veiled silence in the Brazilian press, many opinion leaders reinforce the thesis of communication to save lives. Art and culture are important means of reaching people's conscience.
Documentary that shows and explains in detail the characteristics of the culture of the Xavante Indians, such as ceremonial, work, social organization, artistic practices, etc. It also reveals the tribe's struggle to preserve their lands and customs. Historical archive images of the first contacts with the white man.
The long awaited documentary about Sepultura's incredible journey from Brazil to the world.
A young, paranoid, boy, seeks the help of a misterious artist, hoping to find the solution to his visions.
On a first date a strange guy shows up with a binoculars.
Jussara is the living memory of the village where he lives. Known as a counselor and storyteller, she enchants and involves everyone around her. One day she finds herself tired of carrying so many stories and decides to live her own.
The film is a poetic testimony of these women's relationship with their city: being foreigners, discovering their roots, trying to create art, experiencing urban violence, dealing with space, architecture and movement.
A film about Maurice Legeard who run a cineclub in Santos.