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After a flying saucer containing all the stories of humanity crashes in his backyard, a young artist seeks help to interpret its messages.

Minas Gerais in Southeastern Brazil, is a place whose identity, history and even topography has been greatly influenced by the mining industry. Taking a very personal approach, the filmmaker explores this legacy within the region she calls home. Weaving in and out of narrative, archival footage and documentation, The Silence of Iron challenges the way we look and think about landscape.

Best known for his 8,000-mile walk for peace, former monk, activist, author and educator Satish Kumar has been inspiring global change for nearly 70 years. Between his home in the south of England and an experience of returning to India, the film portrays his impressive journey, presenting a collection of vivid demonstrations of what can be accomplished when our presence in the world is filled with the powers of simplicity, collaboration and love.

A hybrid feature film that investigates contemporaneity through the body and its countless possibilities of expression and meanings. The film puts the body and the idea of the body in evidence, through metalanguage, articulation and confrontation of documentary, fictional and performative languages. The film follows the trajectory of the main character who uses her own body to formulate universes and investigate the meanings that are drawn in it. In a kind of subjective diary written on her skin, she records sensations and reflections, building relationships with thinkers, performances and archival materials, which lead her to other bodies and other stories.

Vania Rosa lived on the Rio de Janeiro streets for fourteen years. Today she returns to the very same streets in order to rescue other homeless people.

In a small town, serial murders of women are happening, investigator Hélio, from the capital, is called to unravel the mysterious crimes and has the help of the beautiful local investigator, Sara. Hélio and Sara discover that behind the crimes there is a sick, intelligent and surprising mind.

On the eve of leaving the informal work sector and being hired, Samuel is haunted by his work instrument: the engineer mascot.

A group of people from different backgrounds plays the characters and figures that inspired them to be who they are.

Pulse is the heart of music. A series of uniform beats that are audible or implied and repeat themselves. It is the relationship between the beats and their silences. The pulse is also the artist's unique expression—their heart. And Murilo is getting ready to perform his drum solo. He practices. Repeats. Tries to find his own pulse.

An audiovisual Haikai in homage to Queer Cinema made with fragments of important films to the movement.

"Dull and uneventful days in my owner's house make life seem calm." It's what Dona Vanuza's cat thinks, day after day in the matron's senile routine. A feeling that ends when they feel their owner's delirious grief starts taking over.

In the wake of the influence of the 1970s counterculture movement, dozens of alternative communities emerged in the country. Over time, new trends such as permaculture and agroforestry, coupled with the possibility of remote work and a search for a higher quality of life, have renewed interest in this lifestyle.

A profound and moving short film about longing, healing, and the strength of lasting bonds.

All was going well in Paulinho Gogó's life, until Nêga Juju, his beloved, leaves him. As the saying goes: bad luck in love, good luck in the game. Paulinho and his friends make fortunes through betting, yet he is not satisfied. Many twists and turns, Paulinho realizes that to be happy, he just needs to pursue his dream: play samba with his friends at his favorite bar, where he finds his new love.

Years after falling in love and going their separate ways, two former lovers reunite. Tulio's old flame knocks on his door as he prepares for a staged Drag Queen show. Would Tulio accept, years later, being totally and completely different, who he is now? Would Tulio let his ex-lover Sol back into his life? A retelling of a scene from the film "Gonzaga: De Pai pra Filho".

In a city where the fast pace swallows up the days, an ordinary worker reflects on the daily battle of crossing a few kilometers to get to work. Between insistent alarm clocks and routine conversations with colleagues, he realizes how his hours are devoured by commuting and how his existence goes unnoticed in the crowd. When he realizes that many share this same reality, he questions what it really means to live in a "Bauru outside of Bauru", where the fight for time and recognition is constant, but invisible.

Phantom Ladies Over Rio. Summer. Rio de Janeiro under possessions. Gay times. Sharks on attack. Claudete, a 64-year-old black woman, is facing a great dilemma: she only falls in love with gay men.

In a wide and empty square, one by one musicians appear and make the ambient dance to the sound of their drums, in a crescendo as the day becomes night.

A dedicated ceramist wants to succeed in her work, but art challenges her. She believes she is experiencing fully each step of the process in the best way she can since she wants to prove and reaffirm herself as artist, but she doesn’t understand what art wants to tell her. But in the end, what is art?

Ana spend the afternoon recording a mensage to someone. Someone who need to be forgotten and left behind.

Three women recite “Hail to the Queen”, a prayer that brings to light the presence and memory of Maria José dos Santos. Omnipresent lack. Empty circumference restricting inexplicable love. Intangible sacred place.

In 1979, Brazilian singer Sidney Magal is at the peak of his career. On a TV show, he meets Magali and, enchanted by the young woman, decides to win her over. But, in order to do that, he will have to overcome the resistance of his manager, Jean Pierre, and the distrust of her family, friends and even Magali herself.

In a world devastated by disaster that happened many years ago, water has become a valuable good. Mariana and her younger brother Dinho find a time capsule with objects belonging to the old inhabitants of the region: the Raymond family, attracting notice from Breu, the local gangleader. The siblings then embark on a quest to unravel the mysteries of the past, in order to remedy the traumas of the present.

An old Brazilian musician, Rato Branco, seeks out the old masters of the 8-bass sanfona in the backlands of Bahia to recover the secrets and traditional touches of the Pé de Bode, as this sanfona is known in northeastern Brazil. The film recounts the friendship between the master Rato Branco and the great musicians of the sertão, revealing the musical memory of this region.

Students at a municipal school in Porto Alegre face a challenge: is it possible to fictionalize a football match?

1 original film, 8 sequels, 1 remake and almost 100 scams exploring a house, of course we wouldn't be left out. A house, an event explored to exhaustion, it was time for the curse to travel to Brazil. With the worst special effects, worthy of the biggest picks in world cinema, an experience you will never forget.

Nothing Like Before delves into the creation of the Clube da Esquina Album (Brazil, 1972). Considered by many music critics one of the best albums of all time, it presented to the world musicians like Milton Nascimento, Lô Borges, Toninho Horta, Beto Guedes and Wagner Tiso.

Thiago is a young man of 18 who is simple, Christian, and passionate about astrophysics. His life takes a turn when he realizes that he is developing feelings for his best friend. As their friendship deepens, Thiago is confronted with unexpected feelings that go beyond his comprehension. Intrigued, Thiago embarks on a quest for self-knowledge and acceptance, seeking to complexities of the human heart. As he dives into this journey, some obstacles make him question his faith, the universe, and his growing passion.

A feature film shot in Jacareí where trans artists speak about their struggle to be recognized as great performers. They shake the entire Vale do Paraíba, where each supports the other.

The film explores the material evidence of modifications made to the DOPS building in BH for the purpose of political repression and human rights violations during the military regime and after it. The film also presents the narrative dispute that took place between victims of torture and DOPS delegates during the CPI of the prison system in 1997.

Valmir and Yumi, two young people from the outskirts of São Paulo, migrate to Nagano, Japan. The record in photos and videos of the couple's passage with the letters sent by Benedito, Lourdes and Chande, their Brazilian relatives, proposes a journey towards a tapestry of banal events and the longing that immigration leaves behind.

In the 80s, in an aerobic gym, Katarina, an ambitious teacher, obsessively pursues perfection. Between intense choreography and rivalry, she needs to stay on top at any cost. What is the limit of the search for perfection, and how far is one willing to go to achieve it?

In a lonely apartment, the landline phone lives its life untouched, haunted by memories of the past and the struggle to adapt to new technologies. In its anguish, it longs for a call that never comes.

On a night permeated by longing and sadness, Cora is taken on a mysterious journey, where diving into her pain may offer a chance for renewal.

A recollection of moments between a kid and his granduncle that leads to a personal exploration.

In Rio de Janeiro City and its outskirts, LGBTQ+ youth of color recreates Ballroom culture on their own terms. A portrait of the dramas, the voguing performances, and the art of shade, 50 years after its inception in New York. Rio is burning!

Born into a neo-Pentecostal evangelical family, Samuel grew up in the heart of a religion that has surged in influence across Brazil in recent decades. As he begins to explore his sexuality and embrace his queer identity, his world is shaken when his father abruptly bans him from dancing in the church. A turning point in his life is imminent.