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On April 26, 2014 Douglas Pereira, a dancer, was killed by the police. The film documents the protests following his death.

After waking from a coma, Tino learns his future in-laws have given him a high-powered financial job, for which he is woefully unqualified.

Odete is caught between the past and the future. She goes on a journey, but remains immobile. She faces the abyss and wonders if she will make it out alive.

A woman finds herself facing a situation where a strong desire would cause her to change her entire life. This and Ana Thereza's other personal questions serve as a starting point for addressing the main object of this documentary: desire. Not only in the denotative sense of the word, but, above all, by its forms and possibilities of growth, ascension and, moreover, in what way is it capable of building itself from idealization and subjectivity.

A first slice of a loaf of bread arrives in the big city trying to get fame and overcome the fact that it was left on the packaging. Between fermented egos artists and audience disputes, the insecure Osmar emerges as an unexpected celebrity in the television world.

Upon receipt of a mysterious envelope, without sender, something inexplicable happens in Karen's apartment.

Nossa Chape tracks the rebuilding of the Chapecoense football club in Brazil after an airplane carrying the team crashed on November 28th, 2016, and left all but three of the players dead.

A strange man meets a seemingly ordinary child.

Mário Sbardelotto is a middle-aged man who lives alone with a collection of bottles. Each of them, he guarantees, contains a different saci. When the oldest of them falls and breaks, Mário is sure that the little devil is loose in the house and will do everything to capture him again – including asking Negrinho do Pastoreio for help.

The documentary looks at the various meanings of leisure in the contemporary world and presents its implications in the field of ethics, diversity, coexistence and citizenship, among other aspects that need critical analysis and proactive action.

A Guarani girl begins to question her place in the world.

What intimacy is greater than that of a dream? This question guides "Onde Dormem os Sonhos" a documentary that delves into the world of five children from Salvador, Brazil. Starting from their bedrooms, or the space where they sleep, the film moves beyond observation and into the delicate intimacy of its protagonists. The work reveals the web of family and emotional relationships that shape their experiences, creating a sensitive and unique portrait of each one.

I saw leaves that were moving. I thought: "It's a bird in its nest". I separated the leaves and looked; but there was no bird. The leaves continued to move. As I ran, faster and faster, I screamed. What moved the leaves? What moves my heart, my legs?

With kindness and comedy in its heart, the show follows the adventures of a little girl Masha and her friend, The Bear.

After his mother’s passing, Tomas’ life turned black and white. Days change when he meets Gabriel, a photographer with a red jacket who helps him see other colors.

Eleven filmmakers from São Paulo, Brazil, unleash a vibrant mix of voices in the fourth installment of producer Kristian Petersen's conceptual short-film series, which gives gay and lesbian filmmakers free reign to tell untold stories. Selections include Gustavo Vinagre's "Dykeland," about an all-girl rock band; Ricky Mastro's "Felizes Para Sempre," about a surprisingly happy marriage; and Joana Galvão's animated "Um Olhar."

Mythical-religious interpretation of the Mbya-Guarani on 17th century Jesuit reductions in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.

A Political Movie

"Ao Vivo em Angola" is the sixth DVD of the Brazilian musical group Banda Calypso. It was recorded in September 2011 during the "International Music Festival of Sumbe" in Angola. Despite the logistical difficulties, the band wanted to record the DVD during performances at the Festival as a way of paying tribute to the people of that country. It was released on May 8, 2012 by Radar Records and features 18 songs that show different stages of the band's career.

Life-long business partners Santiago and Eugenio care for each other, and need each other. When Eugenio suddenly vanishes, Santiago and Eugenio’s wife, join forces to look for him. What they discover is not what they set out to find, and their shared journey becomes a surprising and lighthearted meditation on friendship, love, and loyalty.

The story of Monalisa, a simple and misfit girl in her early twenties who is looking for a direction in her life.

Unknown forces invaded the planter's land, spreading pests throughout his plantation.

Gray feelings of a woman in trouble.

When the Netuno Circus returns to Fernando de Noronha, it brings back a young man with a turbulent past. Pedro is now Zolah, the human cannonball. When secrets surface, bizarre family reunions rival the circus performances.

Hortência is a dedicated, dreamy TV reporter, who hopes to stop doing boring reports and become an anchor of the local news. When she learns that the newspaper's anchor is about to be fired, she is excited about the big opportunity, but Vanessa also wants the job. Needing to find a way to secure her new post, Hortência invents a serial killer and starts "investigating" the case.

Luccas and Gi forgot about Mother's Day and now they need to find a special present. Get together with the brothers and their freaky babysitter in this new adventure!

Exposed by his girlfriend through a video on the Internet, Bruno tries to revive his reputation, but all he can do is get into a series of traps (Cilada, in Portuguese). Cilada.com is a comedy about love and betrayal that shows the power of the Internet to transform small intimacies and slips in fame and constraints globalized.

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.

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.

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.

On a Sunday, two photographers walk around São Paulo trying to connect with the city, and slowly fall in love with each other.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The long awaited documentary about Sepultura's incredible journey from Brazil to the world.

Arnaldo Antunes welcomes guests into his home. They chat, compose, and play together—spontaneously revealing stories and behind-the-scenes insights into Brazilian popular music, offering the public rare glimpses into musical creation.

Two young go to the streets in order to meet "one of the best participants of what represents the street market": the Pigeon

Sonia Guggisberg presents the documentary Subsolo, about the work interrupted in the 1970s below Avenida Paulista.

This documentary captures the environmental and societal impact of Brazil's Cerrado savanna suffering from severe deforestation and the attempts to defend this biome from extinction.

The pop band Slavabody Disco Disco Boys, a fever among girls from all over Brazil, announces that it will play in Rio de Janeiro. Gabi, Manu and Ritinha will do everything they can to watch the show far from the city where they live.

"People on the street will not end in anything." How many times have you heard this phrase? Even so, at each protest, you took to the streets, invited people, mobilized. Why? What was the strange stubbornness that made you strive without the slightest idea if it would work? This is the story we want to tell. Not only MBL's history, but yours. You saw, lived and won. And now you can remember how it all started…

Marie is a Toronto police officer. One evening, her husband Joshua and their son Nicky are brutally murdered in their car. Marie quickly links Pablo Molina, an Argentinian drug trafficker who she'd arrested a few months earlier, with the crime. In despair, Marie heads to Argentina on the tracks of the killer. A journey of revenge and a journey to come to terms with her loss.

What we are made of.

Documentary that accompanies the exchange between the mestizo urban artist Xadalu and the filmmaker of the Mbya Guarani ethnic group Ariel Kuaray Ortega. As part of his artistic quest, Xadalu goes on an immersion in Guarani territory, accompanied by Ariel. While traveling between villages, Xadalu transforms his experiences into art. After this period, Xadalu travels spreading his work through the streets of several cities. Ariel accompanies him filming wherever they go. Xadalu introduces Ariel to a new world: the world of street art. United in the same fight for the indigenous cause, Xadalu and Ariel cross over for special places and experiences, while their relationship evolves and changes.

After a long time apart, a mother and her daughter meet again in the desert, between ruins and memories. The daughter destiny denies her mother dream. The past is circle that imprisons both the dead and the alive. The daughter wants to break it but shadows are spying out.

The journey of a woman from Pernambuco and her rejection to everything that seems to have no way. Living deep dilemmas in personal life and trying to rebuild other lives, she begins a journey through the prisons of Recife, in the intention that parents recognize their children. Experiencing solitude in his own skin, Marli shows us that affection can be redemptive and that lack of hope is the most intolerable evil for the human being.

Laessio Rodrigues de Oliveira was the biggest rare book thief in Brazil. After running the scheme from inside the prison, Carmen Miranda's fan tells everything straight away.