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Three generations of a family cursed by a ghost.

"Medical Baptism: An In-Depth Analysis of University Hazing" explores the impact of hazing rituals in Brazilian medical schools, revealing their physical and psychological consequences on students. Through interviews, reenactments, and analysis of emblematic cases, the film highlights how these practices perpetuate a culture of violence and humiliation. It aims to raise awareness in society and inspire educational policies for a safer and more respectful university integration.

Chief Eduardo Werá Ortis walks through space and time to record and narrate the origin and journey of his indigenous community from the perspective of the Mbya-Guarani culture.

The ghostly memory of Luz Del Fuego — a dancer, performer, and naturism activist — wanders through the territory where she lived until her femicide in 1967.

While revealing her concerns to us through sound letters, Elisa takes the road to the high sertão of Sergipe to meet Marina, but will fear and uncertainty be able to change the course of this meeting?

A film in red, a film in pain.

The young Ulisses seems to finally found some success on online dating. But when the person behind the cool profile reveals to be his best friend's boyfriend, Ulisses is torn apart between fulfilling some desires or stay firm and loyal for his friend.

Louise Bourgeois: “My initial work was the fear of falling. Then it became the art of falling. How to fall without getting hurt. Later on it is the art of staying aloft.”

An afternoon at the beach. Nothing happens in this film.

No Terreiro Mora Deus Também is a medium-length observational-participatory documentary produced by Retravo. It focuses on portraying and immersing the viewer in the cultural setting of Umbanda through interviews with workers and participants, interwoven with the full recording of the gira process. The project's aim is to demystify and break stereotypes associated with Umbanda's popular image in Brazilian culture, offering an emotional and personal perspective to bring the stories of those involved with the religion to the screen. It aligns with the general research areas of Communication: Ethics, Philosophy, and Religion, emphasizing religion (as a set of cultural systems, beliefs, and worldviews that establish symbols connecting humanity to spirituality and moral values), along with the specific research areas of narratives, memories, and identities.

Do our past and present selves share the same identity? In "Por Outra Lente", Pedro and Luísa revisit their childhood to create an autobiographical documentary, using home videos recorded by their father. A reflection on memory, growth, and identity through the act of filmmaking.

The history of the Black Brazilian population can be revisited from many perspectives, one of them being that of a Black woman. In this documentary, Inaldete Pinheiro de Andrade, one of the founders of the Black Movement in Pernambuco, reveals through her memories a sense of belonging “to an Africa on the other side and an Africa on this side”. As an older sister, she expresses her ancestral affections.

Beni (Danyel Sueth) goes to visit his older brother, Nicolas (Ivan Forneron) in the old family home where they were raised. In a small town, in the interior of the country, where people's lives are common to each other, many taboos and judgments can remain alive forever. It is in this context that “Don’t Return” surprises the viewer, unraveling this thought-provoking story in layers.

A green caterpillar is ostracized at its home forest. After metamorphosis, compassion opens a path of self discovery that will light the way to a promising future.

Two men attempt to escape the asylum they are trapped in and end up falling in love.

The film outlines scenes and follows the promise-payers of Tambor de São Benedito, which takes place in Anajatuba, in the interior of Maranhão. With the so-called Punga dos Homens, the male figure is considered the protagonist within the dance and the entire dynamics of the rituals that are recorded.

On the 5th anniversary of the bo band Magic Island, reporter Luma follows the behind-the-scenes process of their new single, "Déjà Vu." The interview subtly reveals that the band doesn't fully reflect the reality behind their image. Amid unexpected and casual moments, the production increasingly exposes the identity of the boyband beyond the cameras because, nothing says 'authentic' like scripted chaos.

A short history about, two young teens that falling in love, with poetry and music.

A "witch" gives a young couple a solution for love related problem.

In the solo show “O Azar É Meu?”, comedian Flávio Andradde walks through several unlucky stories from his life, with curious observations about moments that had everything to go wrong and in the end became a big joke. Observations of life, unlucky stories about love, and even a hint of music, form this show where bad luck is just an excuse to know that everything in life can make us smile.

Sometimes, lying in the dark, I wonder: how will we get out of this? We're living in a world that's falling apart behind our backs. We're living with our persecutors and they're coming back quickly. We know, yes, we know, we are unkillable. But they're coming to kill us. [...] They want to kill us because we keep on dreaming. They want to kill us because we keep on existing. They want to kill us because we are still here, in spite of you. And, therefore, we are establishing a force that says: THEY WILL NOT KILL US NOW. "I Wanna Find a Place", the result of a collective work recorded together by Ellie Fernandes, lucas lins, Sofia Rodrigues e viníciux da silva, is a production that seeks, through the sound and the voices, to find and impossible place where trans/travestis bodies cand land and fable. What do you hear in complete silence?

A receptionist meet a being identical to him.

Culture, Tradition and Legacy: The documentary “Where Judas Stole the Boots” explores the roots and subtext of the Boi Balaio festival, typical of the community of Hematita – MG. Held for more than 50 years on every Hallelujah Saturday of Holy Week, its peculiarities bring together a crowd in the streets to sing, dance... And be beaten.

Cabinda artistically reenacts the process of liberation of the African woman Roza Cabinda, a 44-year-old black woman who was under the yoke of the German Halfeld family in the city of Juiz de Fora in the 19th century. Roza gains her freedom in court and finds herself in this filmic time-space with Madalena, a black woman who was also held captive in the 21st century. They meet, share their life stories and their ways of healing to continue their lives.

Raoni falls in love for a shop window mannequin, and when a mysterious woman sells a black tulip to him, his life turns upside down.

Documentary that presents the history of the Brazilian amusement park "Cidade da Criança".

Escombro is a collage and found footage film that brings together a series of natural disasters around the world over the last thirty years. The film features disasters caused by climate change and also the exploitation of the earth's natural resources.