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Far beyond Marvel and DC, comics are also made by Brazilians for Brazilians. Follow the journey and struggles of those who are from the outskirts of the city and try to make a living from this art.

The 580 days that president-elect Lula, from Workers Party, spent in prison are the subject of the documentary "Visita, Presidente". The feature brings together unpublished stories of figures who were beside him in prison.

“The boy just wanted to play and the big people were very angry. Mom wanted everything perfect, but perfect isn't cool. I'm glad there was at least the boy with the green hair”, said one child after seeing the film.

Fada is a seamstress who lives and works at the same place, in slavery-like conditions. Under the austere gaze of the henchman Valter and the pressure of a huge order of dresses to produce in record time, she fantasizes her own freedom.

Containing exclusive material and interviews, "Bios" dives into the history of Brazilian rock band Titãs. TV host Sarah Oliveira looks back at the band's formation in a São Paulo school and their breakthrough hit "Sonífera Ilha", as well as Titãs' moments of crisis. Also included is footage of the band's performance at the SESC Pompéia music hall, some 40 years after their first concert.

After a night of drinking Dirceu commits an act of horrible consequences.

Mati meets up again with Julia, her girlfriend, who now lives in a distant and cold place. There, they are faced with the lack of identity and the impossibility of returning home.

Renata lives isolated in the countryside with her teenage daughter and her husband, conceiving fear as a common feeling. The arrival of a stranger awakens in her the desire for all that was asleep.

The story of photographer Giacomo Geremia.

Before getting vaccinated, he just wanted a walk in the park, but when he loses his father, he will have to face all the dangers of the woods. Batata Filmes presents its new project, a short film that brings together several references to talk about vaccination and children's imagination, with good doses of apprehension and terror.

Morgana Loren sews conversations with some drag queens from the Paraiba Valley and Greater São Paulo. They talk about relationships, work, inclusion, among other topics.

He watched his world crumble when Pluto sent an attack in the form of toys to devastate our planet, now he wanders the broken streets alone, but an unexpected accident will be his chance for revenge and a fresh start.

A woman in her daily life at home. A ballerina practicing her art. Realities mix in a remembrance of an irretrievable time.

A film about absence, narrated from the experiences of people who experience feelings of absence and distance, spread across Brazil, Portugal, Angola, Mozambique and Cape Verde. The body, landscape, memory and time. Stories and places built with remembrance, oblivion and invention. A journey through the territories of memory, representation and belonging.

In Southern Bahia, seven indigenous women invite to reflection, sharing their mythology, ancestry and paths to living well.

Comedian Whindersson Nunes brings his quirky impersonations and streetwise takes on different cultures to the historic stage of Teatro Amazonas.

A filming exercise becomes a memory of young Nico's crush and fall for his classmate, Iris.

On November 25, 2005, the brazilian band "Banda Calypso" arrived for the first time at Olympia, one of the most popular concert halls in São Paulo. The entire show was recorded on video and audio, for future promotional release, but was shelved. It was only in 2022 that fans finally had access to the much-requested show that shows the band at their best and most successful era, full of hits.

Natal, 2022: A portrait and a historical document of the city, in time and space, based on eight real characters and urban landscapes. Romildo Soares, Vera Gomes, Moacir de Freitas, Dionila Morais, Amém Ore, Manoel "O Poeta da Passarela", Judson Andrade and Claudio Slayer talk about their lives, work and their experiences in Natal.

Whether he's making a grand entrance, sharing personal stories or bringing a host of quirky characters to life, Rodrigo Sant'Anna lights up the stage.

A long walk home sets the scene for young romance, a trip to the beach becomes an opportunity for quiet reflection and self-acceptance, a naïve mother uncovers the secret life of her daughter, and a sullen teenager sees a new side to her mother. Re-live the journey of young love through six coming-of-age stories exploring chance encounters and hidden longings.

Once upon a time there was a young Don Javier Francisco Azaghal who wandered through the hot and fiery American West.

What's it like to shoot a series that takes place in Rio de Janeiro during the summer and São Paulo during the winter? What were some of the challenges related to producing a series during a pandemic? Author and screenwriter Luly Trigo takes us behind the scenes in this "live" special.

Essentia is an experimental film in which decentralized young people seek new perspectives on their routine through clothing, showing how clothes affect our affections. Naoki, Felipa and Neve cross their personal paths and, in doing so, find new perceptions of tranquillity, complicity and rest.

An older man begins to work in a modern dairy factory. He feels distant and does not identify with the place, the people and even the society. Little by little, he is approaching cows and oxen, transforming into an animal and returning to his ancestry.

A frustrated actor struggles to succeed in the dark world of entertainment while being haunted by his own inner world.

In search of better living conditions, two young Haitians immigrate with their families to the city of Contagem, in Minas Gerais, after the earthquake that devastated the Caribbean country in 2010. Their new reality brings many challenges, especially with the arrival of the pandemic in Brazil.

On a hot summer day, Paloma decides to fulfill her most cherished dream: a traditional wedding in a church with her boyfriend Zé. She is a devoted mother, a hard-working farmhand in a papaya plantation and has been saving to afford the celebration. The priest’s refusal to marry her and Zé will force Paloma to confront the rural society. She suffers violence, betrayal, prejudice and injustice but nothing shakes the faith and determination of this transgender woman.

Alessandro and Adriana run a musical group at a public school whose activities were interrupted due to the pandemic. In an attempt to maintain a connection with children during the worst crisis in the country's recent history, they discover in the circus a new way of reinventing their craft and prepare for a great show.

Célia is a very dedicated health agent who works to prevent Dengue in homes in the capital of Mato Grosso do Sul. Committed to inspecting the entire neighborhood, the agent finds herself frustrated when she cannot get permission to complete the last house she lacks. Stubborn, Celia will try everything to do her job and annihilate any sign of the mosquito.

The existential crisis of the image haunting humanity.

Nicholas is a young aspiring chess professional player. After a losing streak he questions his dream. Then, he bets with himself one last game, which may define his fate.

Eight gay men between the ages of 50 and 70 share their memories, experiences, and nocturnal images, asking themselves what place their bodies now occupy.

The world belongs to the smart ones.

Sinfonia da Vacina (Vaccine Symphony) follows a day of vaccination against Covid at the Municipal Theater in Rio de Janeiro: when the stage closes for the show, but opens up for collective care during this very important period for Brazil.

Away from everything and everyone, three men seal their fates.

Ayo is an artist who lives alone submerged in her own sea and begins to question her identity when, through self-portraits, she realizes that she does not see herself as she really is. From then on, she begins to disentangle herself from the process. of social whitening and struggles with herself to claim her blackness.

The film is a monologue performed by the actress and trans singer Valéria Barcellos, who dramatizes a short story by Júlia Dantas. The documentary is inspired by text from the book Zero discriminação: short stories about life stories and the HIV epidemics, organized by professors Daniel Canavese and Maurício Polidoro (IFRS), published in 2021.