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In 1962 the conservative forces against President Jango created a climate of instability in the country. Besides the political crisis Brazilians lacked basic commodities such as rice, sugar and beans. Amidst this scenario happened, especially in Duque de Caxias, one of the greatest popular looting that has news in Brazil's history in the twentieth century.
Feeling guilty for the loss of a loved one, the protagonist seeks to reconnect with his memories and accept the past.
The little Indian Guarani Kaiowá Carine Martines lives in the indigenous village of Amambai, in Mato Grosso do Sul, and transforms her backyard into an experiment of the world.
Group of comedians creates a complete show in one day. This is the idea of humorists Patrick Maia, Thiago Ventura, Afonso Padilha, Murilo Couto and Renato Albani.
The boys of an Tikmu'un - Maxakali village are initiated by the spirits that live on the ground. From now on they will be able to attend the kuxex (house of religion), socialize, feed and learn from the Yãmiyxop.
Ciana and Zefinha have always lived for each other. Surviving is a daily challenge and knowing how to forgive without remembering the past will be essential to moving forward.
The Araribóia indigenous land in Maranhão is one of the most endangered in the Amazon. It is the territory of the Guajajara people and also of a group of isolated indigenous people, the Awá Guajá. The film is an alert and a cry for help from the Guajajara for the protection of forests and their Awá Guajá relatives. One of the last hunting and gathering peoples in the world, whose way of life depends essentially on the forest, has its days numbered if the destruction continues.
When he disappeared in the 1970s, Lula was a guerrilla of the Ação Libertadora Nacional. Rolindo was fighting for the retaking of his Terra Original Guarani in Mato Grosso do Sul the day he disappeared. Paulinho was on parole in May 2006, when he left home and did not return. Felipe went out at night to visit a friend, but he didn't come home.
A language study on cultural production in the interior of Brazil. Three friends forever waiting for the solution of problems involving cultural policy in the inner cities of the country. Wait, armed with empty speeches, political naivety, watching their dreams being eaten away by political, commercial and public neglect.
The documentary portrays the situation of black dancers on the national scene, paying tribute to the black body and its rhythms. Making use of consecrated and contemporary names from the universe of dance in Brazil, the production reproduces a history of black dance in the country.
Short Poetic Essay aboout Brazilian Filmmaker Luiz Rosemberg Filho
Caio's day-by-day in a moment when he rethinks his habits and relationships.
Three workers gather around the preparation of a party in a museum. Apparently unknown, contacts between the three reveal profound implications in the past. In the center of the clashes there's a child. Lurking, the Devil.
The film portrays the power of the collective that transforms people marked by the barriers imposed by HIV and follows six HIV-positive characters in different social contexts.
A boxer in Rio's favelas opens a club to help keep kids out of the burgeoning drug trade.
People who moved from São Paulo, a large city, to the countryside, come back to see a play. Later, they learn the driver of their chartered bus has disappeared. Now, on the street, at night, they have to face themselves.
After breaking up, Daniel and Julia decided that the best thing for their son - Thomaz - was to live with his father. The family was not in trouble with this deal, until the day Thomaz began to be harassed at school, bullied by living alone with his father and by being different from his friends of divorced parents living with his mother. By asking his father why he was not like his friends, the boy triggers not only a crisis of masculinity in Daniel but also in the relationship of the former couple.
Bressane (together with his partner Rosa Dias and young filmmaker Rodrigo Lima) guide us through the beautiful Swiss Sils Maria, where Nietzsche spent no less than eight summers. In his letters, Nietzsche indicates which spots brought him to a different understanding of philosophy. He discovered, beyond the philosophical text, a source for ideas in the pure air, in the mountain landscapes, in the water of the lakes, and in the age-old forests.
An account on the immersion process of Brazilian method actor Irandhir Santos, while building up his character for "Redemoinho" (Whirlpool, 2017), captured on set by director of photography Walter Carvalho.
A young woman is haunted by a man.
The charming soul of the streets.
In his 10-year career, rapper Emicida mixed musical genres, worked with several artists, created projects in honor of other musicians and set up a company, Laboratório Fantasma, which is a record label, studio, producer of shows and a clothing brand; all of this having urban art as a principle. With the intention of celebrating this moment, he organized a historic show, with a setlist of 27 songs and 13 guests on November 20th, 2017, Black Consciousness Day.
They heard the drums from the woods. And Arthur knew it was time to leave.
Jammed in a job they loathe and exhausted by all the social impositions that surround them, Bárbara and Luiz, in their twenties, decide to leave together for a friend's house seeking for emotional refuge. Inside the place, always full with extravagant parties, both externalize all their cravings and repressed desires.
Jacqueline Rocha Côrtes is a 55 year old Brazilian transsexual woman who has been living with AIDS for the past 21 years. As a Human Rights activist and a militant for HIV-positive people, Jacque has had her life marked by struggles and achievements, including her role as a representative of the Brazilian government at the United Nations. Now married and a mother of two, Jacque lives in a small town, leading her life dedicated to motherhood and family. By tracking her daily reality and revisiting her story, the film addresses the diversity and shows the numerous challenges that have been disrupted by this extraordinary character, raising awareness on prejudice, homolesbotransphobia and gender identity.
How much theatricality is there in an interview-based documentary? On one side, someone answers. On the other side, someone asks questions – usually away from the camera eyes. But what would happen if also filmed the interviewers? And if the respondent also had the right to ask? And if the parties never met? What if instead of a glimpse into someone’s life, we had several? ‘Seven visits’ is a film about questions. And about the act of being interested in the other.
A virtual stroll inside the cultural center Casa do Povo (São Paulo, Brazil), ending at the basement floor of the building, where an imaginarily restored version of the Teatro de Arte Israelita Brasileiro (TAIB) is located.
In a fairytale setting, the movie explains the disastrous war on drugs by telling the story of a dragon banished from an ancient kingdom, and how people that spent time with the dragon were thrown in jail.
Based on the autobiography of noted music executive André Midani, André Midani — An Insider’s Story of Brazilian Music (2015) explores Brazilian music throughout his five-decade career through informal gatherings and jam sessions at his home, featuring Caetano Veloso, Jorge Ben Jor, Gilberto Gil, and Marisa Monte, among other luminaries of the industry.
Life in one of Belo Horizonte's outlying neighbourhoods is never easy, though it can be exciting. Pablo's mother asks him to go out and sell his precious canary, which takes him on an adventure, in which he discovers something of what it means to grow up in such a violent but beautiful place.
A trifle crime, from a legal point of view, is one that involves insignificant values. Paradoxically, in Brazil, these seem to be very serious crimes and their authors are highly dangerous individuals. The documentary follows the story of Maria Aparecida and Sueli, women arrested for petty theft, and Sônia Drigo, a lawyer who voluntarily set out to defend them. Maria was arrested for attempting to steal a shampoo and conditioner for R$ 24.00 and lost sight of an eye in jail. Sueli tried to steal a cheese and two packages of crackers, worth R$ 30.00, and spent almost two years in prison.
