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In a frozen city, trans journalist Leôncia seeks justice for the murder of a friend, uncovering a web of secrets and an enigmatic figure with supernatural powers. Fabulosas: Operação Aranha explores the strength of a community united to survive and pursue justice on its own terms—even if that means confronting the supernatural, or becoming part of it.
Anezia dos Santos talks about her childhood in Votorantim Factory's Workers' Village.
The documentary closely follows the turbulent months of the electoral period that culminated in the invasion of the National Congress, the Planalto Palace and the STF on January 8, 2023.
Documentary about the life and art of puppeteer Celso Ohi.
Surrounded by nature, in the heart of the Atlantic Forest, we observe the Tupinambá people's struggle to defend their sacred territory and culture, facing the constant threat of mining activities and real estate speculation. Tukum is the daily life, memories, and struggle for land rights of its residents.
On a boring Sunday, Rebeca is taken by chance to a distant relative she has not seen for a long time. Curious about her uncle's life, her search opens the curtains into a previously unexplored but strangely familiar theatrical universe.
From Gallipoli to Brest-Litovsk, witness WWI's turning points-naval clashes, mutiny, and revolution-shaping the fate of empires and the world.
Submerged in the sea of greenwashing that drowns them daily, two Amazonian filmmakers have decided to denounce, in this film manifesto, the entrails of the historical process of inventing and exploiting the forest as an inexhaustible Garden of Eden. Between Munich and Belém, they reveal how racism and prejudice, in Brazil and throughout the world, are still organised around the idea of a “savage demographic emptiness”, unable to speak for itself.
The film begins with the implementation of the Paulo Gustavo Law in São Manuel, a town of 40,000 residents in the countryside of São Paulo, to open a broader conversation: what happens when public funding reaches the cultural sector? And why is there still so much resistance to that? Through interviews with funded artists, cultural managers, policymakers, and spontaneous conversations with local residents, the film reveals a reality that goes beyond the borders of a single town, drawing a wider picture of the relationship between art, public policy, and everyday life. The documentary features historian Célio Turino, creator of the Pontos de Cultura program, and congresswoman Jandira Feghali, rapporteur of the Aldir Blanc Law. The screenplay is co-written by Turino and director bagadefente.
In the depths of the tropical metropolis, where nature contends with concrete and silence is ceaselessly broken by invisible propellers and honking horns, a ritual unfolds. It is not a religious ceremony, nor a convention of medical science. It is something more profound: it is a human attempt to domesticate absence. These beings, simulacra of life, are tended to with more care than many real souls have ever received. The gathering begins without spectacle, like a silent dance between the real and the imagined. These women — mothers, artists, devotees, pilgrims — are not pretending. They believe. At the heart of Ibirapuera Park, where Oscar Niemeyer once imagined futuristic curves for a nation under construction, vinyl bodies now lie, untouched by time. In this encounter, contemporary Brazil brushes against the edge of post-reality.
In his work, Julianknxx proposes radical listening: the past and the present brush up against each other, and history is not revealed as a static account, but as something that pulses, that is remade at every turn. At the crossroads of art and politics, his images and sounds remind us that our stories were never just the colonial narratives we were told – they are also what we keep singing, even when no one seems to be listening. Work developed during the LUMA Arles Residency Program and commissioned by Fundação Bienal de São Paulo for the 36th Bienal.
In a near future, Jesse deals with the feeling of being just a cog for Y, a mega corporation which seems to always be present with them.
The saci, the end of the world and the hundred years of a filmmaker.
A meteor is set to hit our planet tonight. "Chococorn" and their friends spend the night together at a memorable farewell party trying to live these last seconds of the end of the world to the fullest.
A documentary about what family means to you. A tribute to my friends and a huge thank you to them, because they were and are my family in moments that not even my own blood were. fuckin love you all so much.
The tip of the spiral gets stuck in Alexandra's tongue. An unpredictable effect. Alexandra goes on a date and takes a drug to calm down. Hallucinations and despair take over when she loses control. How will she deal with this nightmare that mixes her imagination and reality?
Gabriel and Lucas, long-time friends, meet every Christmas Eve. But this time, Gabriel is moving out in a few days and still hasn't found the courage to break the news to Lucas.
The film explores the haunted mansions of Belém, inhabited by apparitions that are not as dead as they appear. The experimental short film embraces the aesthetics of photomontage and walks the line between horror and drama.
A girl who cares for an older woman tries to deal with her distress through sound by violently materializing her desire for silence.
Mr. Baiestorf is back in the land of magic, and now he has arranged to film a documentary with us about the wonders of the city... but he hasn't shown up yet...
Brás Cubas tell his amazing stories to the spectator, but in short form.
During the isolation of the pandemic, Daniella experiences memory lapses about her stillborn child. Seeking comfort, she revisits voice messages exchanged with her midwife, Gisele, during her pregnancy.
Dolores goes to a fortune-teller on the day of a solar eclipse, and the oracle through the dagger shows her something beyond her expectations
Kalú Kariú, a trans artist and poet from northern Brazil, reflects on how “saudade”, an untranslatable feeling of profound nostalgic longing, becomes a powerful source of creation. After eight years away from his roots, Kalú invites us into a space where memory, distance and identity intertwine, and art is born from absence.
"Mal Sagrado" follows Ciça, a washerwoman on the banks of the São Francisco River. Her life takes a mystical turn when the river answers her offering of flowers with a mysterious blue cloak, sparking a deep emotional connection. However, the same waters that provide her livelihood soon become the backdrop for a tragic event that shatters her world. Forced to confront intense grief, Ciça embarks on a journey of healing and identity reconstruction within the environment that sustains her. By forgoing dialogue, the film relies on a powerful soundtrack, silence, and physical expression to convey her internal transformation. It is a poetic exploration of resilience and reconciliation with nature, showing how profound suffering can eventually reveal paths to strength and renewal.
Driven by teenage impulses, best friends Eric and Gabriel find themselves forced to go on an adventure set in the city of Santos after inviting their classmate Kauã to a party. Together, the three invite the audience to reflect on depression, inclusion and substance abuse in youth while showing the importance and strength of friendship in an engaging comedy.
A few days before New Year’s Eve, two sixty-year-old sisters take a bath in a pool to wash the alcohol off their bodies, while their nearly one-hundred-year-old mother swims in her memories.
In this short film we see about Aiko, before the events of Tears of Blood - Kenjiケンジ
