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In September 2023, Dr. Alessandra Ribeiro Martins, Bianca Lucia Martins Lopes, and Flávia Tamiris Soares Silva, members of Comunidade Jongo Dito Ribeiro, from Campinas, Brazil were invited by Rosely Conz, assistant professor of Dance at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS), to spend a week sharing their traditions in Colorado, USA. Using archival footage filmed at Fazenda Roseira, Comunidade Jongo Dito Ribeiro headquarters, and UCCS, this documentary plays with the concept of transit - geographical, cultural, and social of Jongo. It includes points of view of the members of Comunidade Jongo Dito Ribeiro and UCCS students to highlight dance education and race issues.

Join us on the field for a reflection filled with rhythm, color, and movement. Because ageism has no place when talent fades and is eternal. Do you think it's over? The match has only just begun!

Rio de Janeiro, 1929. Isaltino, an 8-year-old boy, receives the news of the death of his mother, Sebastiana, and his younger siblings. The case made headlines at the time, reporting that Sebastiana had set herself and the children on fire. Decades later, Isaltino’s son uncovers more details about the story and begins to question what really happened to his grandmother and uncles.

A documentary film that follows five trans people with disabilities living in the State of São Paulo, who share their life experiences — stories of resistance, affection and reinvention. Through their voices and day-to-day realities, the film explores how gender identity, disability, social marginalization and personal resilience intersect. It invites reflection on belonging and transformation, revealing how these five individuals redefine limits, build support networks and reclaim their right to live fully.

Marie lives between the banal and the fantastical in the lines and curves of Brasília. Her peaceful routine reveals gestures and encounters that transform everyday life into poetry, a surreal tribute to the city and the mystery that inhabits its spaces.

Sofia, a DJ, sees her life change when she loses her hearing, and she sets out on a journey of rediscovery.

Adam, a 45-year-old painter, wrestles with the ghosts of his past, consumed by the weight of traumatic memories that drive him to the brink of suicide. Meanwhile, in a parallel dimension, ksms, a cosmic creature, grapples with the daunting ordeal of its own birth. Despite existing in separate dimension, their shared anguish forms a cosmic connection, drawing them together in the liminal space between life and death. In this intersection of worlds, they discover a glimmer of hope and renewal in each other's presence. Through Adam's artistic expression, he immortalizes ksms in his latest painting, a poignant symbol of rebirth and the enduring cycle of life's complexities. For to be born is to declare death. To be reborn, life.

Images from the past mix with things from the future. Images from the past come back to haunt the present. What is it if not what can be now? First you get annoyed and listen to the noises, then you become part of it.

Airton, an pilot and instructor, who's in the field of motorsport for nearly 50 years, talks about being a pilot and its difficulties in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.

After her husband's death, Helena tries to move on with her life in the silence of her apartment. But grief brings company...

During one of the most severe crises in Cuba's history, a mother and her son must face yet another challenge: the passing of Hurricane Rafael.

With over 30 years of marriage, Vânia and Valéria are a passionate couple who embrace whatever life has to offer. Residents of Parelheiros, in the far south of São Paulo, they fight for the right to healthy food in the outskirts of the city and for a lifestyle in harmony with nature. They are also the mothers of Turma do Nino, which has already rescued over 100 animals.

Mahuru, a young Indigenous woman, is chosen to represent peace on her island. Amid ancestral rituals and weighty decisions, she must forge her own path in search of freedom and the right to love. Mahuru is a journey of courage, love, and the strength it takes to stay true to one’s feelings.