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The film recreates the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition (1913-1914), commanded by the Brazilian colonel Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon and former US president Theodore Roosevelt. Together, they crossed the Pantanal and Amazon Rainforest to explore the mysterious Doubt River.

Alone, brother and sister wait for those who may never return.

Joana is a young university student who recently discovered herself as a lesbian. In one of the traditional lunches at the house of his grandmother Clarissa, his cousin Joaquim unleashes the question that gives title to the film. The question shocks not only Clarissa, but also Joan, who, to avoid facing the question and its repercussions, detaches herself from that moment and begins to revisit her childhood memories in that house. A figure stands out among these memories: that of his aunt Carolina, a great friend of his grandmother, who was always around. Little by little, Joan understood that the constant presence of Carolina was not just by chance, and did not mean to her grandmother Clarissa just a friendship. This walk through the past awakens Joana to the possibility of sharing more with her grandmother than she had imagined.

Julia Katharine, a Japanese-Brazilian trans woman, opens her door to the filmmaker. Before day breaks, she evokes her relationship with her parents, a young love that never was, her sleepless nights and her passion for cinema.

When we give something a name, does it lose or make sense? A female body proposes an apparently simple game - it asks women from diverse generations the definition of something that in theory unifies them. Part of a transmedia project, the film is the main entrance to a narrative that has many points of view and no right answer.

Rosa is a skeptical mother who denies there is more to her daughter's rejection than pure tantrum.

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.

The story of Ayahuasca, from its emergence in the Amazonian Forest, to its popularity with the Santo Daime religion, and on to its arrival in urban centres. Combining scientific, religious and anthropological perspectives on the use of Ayahuasca in modern society, and in parallel with the director own healing process, for the first time, a holistic, yet balanced view of this controversial subject.

From his origins as a poet to his success as a singer and composer, Arnaldo Antunes revisits the most remarkable moments of his career.

A film of a sloth, using three-colour separation to show sloth time.

Following the projects of modernization of Brazil in the 70s, a busy road in the nearly-desert area of Brazil is detoured to a brand new highway, and a known roadside brothel called “Beiço de Estrada” (“Lower Lip of the Road”) faces its decadence. The owner of the brothel, Madame Lili (Darlene Glória) is abandoned by her 3 daughters who worked in the house, but they left 2 kids for her to take care of: Brás (Rique Messias) and Conceição (Luana Valentin). Brás spends his day digging holes in the road to break the few trucks that cross the road, so they can stop at their house. Conceição is kept hidden when a customer comes because her grandmother has big plans for her: to marry her with a good man, so the curse of prostitution can end in the family. Meanwhile, Meota (Jackson Antunes), an old truck driver, returns frequently to “Beiço de Estrada” to win the heart of little Conceição, while dodging her grandmother.

The life story of Bisi Alimi, who went from being an anti-gay prosthelytize, preaching hell fire and damnation to those who strayed, into becoming the first Nigerian to come out on national TV.

Roberto Carlos, a 20 year old black man, runs fast down the street to not miss the bus. This is his version of the story. Isabella, a white woman, claims that he had stolen her purse. The main question is: who speaks the truth? This realistic short film reflects a little bit of the Brazilian racist scene.

Lucca is a struggling country singer who is forced by his manager Iolanda to record cheesy pop-country song. Upon a disagreement during a studio recording section, Lucca returns to his hometown in order to find inspiration for his music.

Between 2009 and 2012, filmmaker Cristiano Abud’s team followed the Brazilian samba musician Wilson das Neves. The result is this documentary, which recaptures the trajectory of Wilson, considered the greatest samba drummer of the 20th century.

In a forest based in the heart of Brazil, a girl sees her life – and everyone’s around her – change terribly, when she finds the Lost Book of Cypriano, whose Dark Magic, besides bestowing power and wealth on its possessor, is also able to deliver a terrible evil upon the Earth.

Dame, a Senegalese immigrant in Pelotas, achieves his biggest dream: to be a professional soccer player. On a trip to defend his new club, he recalls the difficult times he faced: missing Senegal, the difficulties as a street vendor, the illegal trip to Brazil and the longing for a love that was left behind.

The Walking Gay is based on the almost homonymous series created by Robert Kirkman. In The Walking Dead we see what life on Earth is like after a zombie apocalypse - in our case, there is an "outbreak" of homosexual freedom, in which the vast majority of the Earth's population "became" gay. survivors of the epidemic - conservatives, extremist religious, homophobes and false moralists - must now unite to find a new home, away from the threat of the Affected. family from this immorality.

Heleno has a disease unknown to most of the population. In the course of their suffocating routine, situations arise that defy the usual in society. But is it really Heleno's illness that prevents him from adapting to the world?

Mission 115 was the name given by DOI-CODI (an army repression body during the military dictatorship) to a supposed "vigilance" operation in Rio de Janeiro during a musical show at Riocentro on May 1, 1981. In fact, was a bomb attack, the final frustrated, aimed at sabotaging the country's re-democratization. For the first time one of the members of that team of terrorists, former police officer Claudio Guerra, tells in detail how the operation was planned and executed. The recent work of the National Truth Commission also sheds new light on the episode and its successive attempts at scrutiny over more than three decades.

A mixture of corporate film, archive footage, documentary and making of, the film is an attempt of the scientists from the 'Brazilian Institute of Alternative and Secondary Importance Research' to fight the lack of funding, the closure of the institute and to keep their dreams alive.

Documents former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's visit to the the women's alley of Tiradentes Jail in the city of São Paulo, also known as "Torre das Donzelas" ("Damsels' Tower"). Alongside other women, Dilma was kept as prisoner in there during the 1970s, when Brazil was under a reign of terror during its military dictatorship years. They all meet again 45 years later to break the silence and the fear of speaking out the horrors they lived under a ruthless dictatorship.

A recently separated Argentinian man and woman, with their two teenage children, go on a family holiday to Florianópolis, Brazil, where they become delightfully and problematically involved with the family from whom they rent a house.

An emotional geographic reading of the city of São Paulo, created through hundreds of love stories from its residents. Neighborhoods, streets, parks and houses that sometimes no longer exist, or are invisible to most people, come to life in the stories told by the inhabitants.

In Inadequate, by Mylla Fox, we follow the drama of Amanda, an obese young woman, and her mother, who is obsessed with her own body and a certain healthy standard of living. The insistence on imposing their lifestyle on their daughter causes that the relation of the two to wear to a point where Amanda can no longer deal with its mother. During the short is worked out the relationship between the two, with all the shocks, and still the need for affection that one feels for the other, after all.

Roberta begins her independent life in another city. With his new job, he also starts a process of self-discovery, better understanding his tastes and his sexuality. In this process she is guided by Carla, her successful employer, who demands a delivery from Roberta that goes far beyond what is expected from the professional relationship.

This intimate look at a São Paulo birth center features interviews with mothers, activists, doctors and midwives. Third in a series of films.

The history of the famous Brazilian bantam and featherweight world champion Eder Jofre, who tries to deal with his personal life and the obligations of a world class athlete, with the mentoring of his trainer and father Kid Jofre.

Luiz Roberto Galizia died very young, but he left behind a wealth of personal archives. 30 years later, his niece Ana Galizia plunges into these archives to follow the traces of this uncle she never met.

Miguel —alias Tibars, alias “Djon África,” born and raised in Portugal— is a kindhearted Rastafarian who loves women and lives a carefree life. Until one day a stranger tells him he's the spitting image of his father, “a player and a crook.” His father, whom he never even knew! This intriguing discovery makes him change tack. Particularly when his grandmother, who always took care of him, finally tells him how his father was in prison; how sad Miguel was as a toddler when he couldn't see him; how his father was banished to Cape Verde. Miguel goes there to visit him. Who is this man?

A film about the universe of Clementina de Jesus, singer revealed at the age of 63 as one of the greatest voices in the history of Samba.

Based on a montage of mandatory political propaganda for the 1989 presidential election, the film presents a debate on politics in the country through a reflection on the speeches of the main candidates.

The documentary tells the story of writer Carolina Maria de Jesus, who became a success in the 60s and, since then, has inspired writers and artists such as Ruth de Souza, Zezé Motta and Conceição Evaristo.

The last days of the Feitosa family circus. Iracema and her family share their life experiences in a meta-documentary that explores the making of two types of artistic production and their respective crisis: Circo Young and LabCine Collective, responsible for this movie.

What is being a “Bluesman”? It’s been the opposite of what “others” think. It’s going against the current, being your own strength, your own roots. It’s knowing we where neve an automatic reproduction of a submissive image created by them.

A sensitive reassembly of the Amnesty Caravan apologies to all who have had their lives affected by the civil-military dictatorship in the country. The work uses only archival material and is narrated by Paulo Abrão, former National Secretary of Justice.

Fabiana is a seasoned trucker who has crisscrossed and conquered the roads of Brazil for 30 years. The fact that she is transgender doesn’t seem to make any difference for her nomadic life. In many places, she can hook up with a variety of women and is in her element among the guys on the road. Now she is approaching retirement, Fabiana realises her life will change drastically. Her house, where she lives with her girlfriend when not on the road, will become her new world.

A film in which dream and reality intertwine, A Moça do Calendário tells the story of inácio, 40, married, without a permanent job. Ex-street sweeper, he works as a mechanic at Barato da Pesada, where he dreams of the calendar girl.

A hug movie, for the biggest storyteller in Latin America.

Ana's family finds herself threatened by the leader of the most violent faction of the prison where her fiancé is imprisoned. Their future is in the hands of only one person: herself.