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An elderly man, widowed and living alone at home for a long time, is looking for something to do with his time. Feeling lonely, he finds a way to get the community's attention and make himself important, even if in an unlikely way.

Noboru is a 10-year-old boy in search of his cultural identity. He turns to his grandfather Hideo, to find out more about his family. Despite always avoiding his past, his grandfather agrees to tell his story. As Noboru delves into his family history, he discovers he has an uncle he’s never heard about.

An influencer visits the old train cars of a railway line, but upon entering the deserted and abandoned place, time distorts, echoes whisper something and figures observe her.

In the early 2000s, amid the political fervor of the city of Olinda, an unusual clash unfolds in the heart of the most important city in the world. The giant of capitalism, McDonald’s, prepares its arrival. What made Olinda known as the first city in the world to drive a McDonald’s out of business?

Chuck Billy has spent his life picking guavas from Jed’s guava tree. But now that Dr. Agripino is going to build a road that will take down the tree, Chuck and his friends are going to do everything they can to stop it.

Morgana is a trans woman who was kicked out of her home at 18 and has since had little contact with her siblings. After her mother’s death, she attends her nephew’s birthday party.

Caio is a deeply religious young man, living in the shadow of his brother, Alberto. While Alberto challenges norms and embraces life, Caio feels trapped by his beliefs. In a moment of desperation, Caio murders Alberto and stages his death as a suicide, convincing himself that he acted in God’s name.

Lust follows desire as sure as night follows day, but in these five stories from France, Switzerland, Brazil and Romania, reality takes an unexpected detour, and things turn out a little differently when sunrise comes.

Between paints and easels, in various paintings and sheets of paper, Elisa's body and face occupy the whole place. Desired, observed, and immortalized—being a muse isn't as simple as it seems.

Four researchers record their perceptions as they walk through the patch of the BR-116 that goes through Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, looking for characters who’ve had their lives connected throughout the highway. The BR-116, the largest road in Brazil, crosses 10 states and connects Fortaleza to the municipality of Jaguarão, at the Uruguayan border, while also going through Canoas, splitting the city in two. The documentary brings testimonies from different people who share their life stories. “A Highway Movie” (2025) is the work that concludes Wender Zanon’s trilogy on Canoas, which starts with “This Is Canoas, Not Poa” (2021), followed by “Essays on a city” (2024).

Documentary short film that, through three "Marias", moves from the collective to the subject on how they feel about being women.

The lonely routine of Camila changes when a boy shows up at her doorstep, and tries to create a connection with her.

The stories told by those who live from the Rio Potengi reveal the rhythm of the tides, flowing through memories, silences, and the strength of a river that resists between the mangrove, time, and the city.

In 1928, industrialist Henry Ford built a company town in the Brazilian jungle and established a rubber plantation. Within a few years his industrial utopia collapsed, coming to an end in 1945. Fordlândia was largely abandoned and became known as a ghost town.

Between rhymes, beats, and archival footage, three “MCs” talk about their experiences in the rap battles that take place in downtown São Paulo (Brazil) and reflect on the role of these artistic encounters as a form of expression, entertainment and representation.

Chris and his friends live ordinary days inside the Federal University of Paraná's Department of Social Communication — Professor Toni's class, lunch at the University Restaurant, photography practice in the studio... Until a terrifying discovery threatens Chris's permanency at the university. A reimagining of the classic "Everybody Hates Chris," and filled with references from "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" to "Mean Girls," this short film reflects on the experiences of black people within the university in a sharp and comical way.

How can a queer, androgynous Brazilian, son of a saint in Candomblé, an immigrant from Santo Amaro da Purificação in Europe, for 23 years bring together more than 60 thousand people dancing to the sounds of atabaques in the streets of Paris? This ritual, the Lavagem da Madeleine, which washes the steps of the French church, is intertwined with the life of his creator, the dancer from the Paradis Latin cabaret, Robertinho Chaves. In search of his identity in the Afro-Brazilian diaspora of Paris, he is about to cross the border of masculine and feminine, between the sacred and the profane.

It portrays the historical trajectory of Montes Claros over more than four centuries, from the bandeirante expeditions and the establishment of Fazenda de Montes Claros to its consolidation as an important regional hub in northern Minas Gerais. The documentary highlights the cultural resilience of traditions such as Congado, Catopês, and Marujada, while revisiting significant events, including the Revolta do São Francisco and the political conflicts of the 1930s. By bringing together history, culture, and development, the work reveals how the city preserves its backlands roots and ancestral memory even amid the transformations of modernity.

Andréia, trapped in abusive relationship with deceitful Pedro, discovers motorcycling. She transforms her life, finding support from free-spirited Michael. Together, they journey through challenges, pursuing an authentic, passionate life.

A documentary that revisits the golden age of pagode, celebrating the musical genre that defined a generation and dominated parties, TV shows, and radio stations across Brazil. Through archival footage and testimonials from artists and behind-the-scenes figures, the film explores the phenomenon's roots, its meteoric rise, and the legacy that still resonates in today's music. In a nostalgic musical showcase featuring major names from the genre, timeless hits are reimagined, paying tribute to pagode's impact on Brazilian culture.

I just arrived from the future, and people still go to the movies there. Thinking about it, maybe it's better to start like this: I just arrived from the future, and people still go to the movies there.

Experimental documentary dissecting artistic inspiration through raw imagery and collage, aiming to answer a defining question for artists: What to film?

The story of Manoel Loreno, a self-taught filmmaker who produced countless films in Mantenópolis, in the interior of Espírito Santo (Brazil). His works, life and trajectory leave a significant legacy for the city, the state and independent art.

Julia is a young musicist obsessed with perfection. Even hearing her performing through the stage, she can't scape the feeling that something is missing. Her mind breaks and what was music becomes just noise.

In a town dominated by criminality, the destinies of a police chief and a nightclub performer intersect, leading both of them, and the city as a whole, to a tragic end.

After a fecal incident between their sons, two couples are invited to school to discuss the conflict.

The production investigates the so-called "economic miracle" of Javier Milei's government, contrasting the official discourse with the reality faced by the Argentine population. Filmed in Buenos Aires in August, the documentary features testimonies from citizens, economists, and social leaders, offering a direct portrait of the human impacts of the Argentine president's ultraliberal plan.

While writing an adaptation of the play "4.48 Psychosis", by English playwright Sarah Kane. Luisa (Ingrid Trigueiro) travels to a desert beach with her family. Immersed in the text, Luisa finds the work's impulses increasingly immersed into her own reality, driving her to the threshold of adaptation and delirium. Between theater, sketch, archival images, and complex memories and family relationships, Arthur Lins uses different staging references to compose a small tropical tale about complex creation process.

A childhood episode comes back to the memory of a man with no land

After moving with her mother into her grandmother’s house, Amanda survives a violent robbery that leaves a scar on her face. Ridiculed for her appearance, she finds both her home and neighborhood turning against her. When she finally decides to face her wound, she and her family embark on a journey of healing and emotional growth, confronting the pain that has marked them inside and out.

In this short drama and intense psychological horror film, the young Arthur demonstrates that it is possible to cope with his problems in the worst possible way.

A teacher, activist, and guardian of Amazonian knowledge, Dona Onete became a music star at 72, but her story began much earlier. In this documentary filmed among the rivers and forests of Pará, Onete sings of the banzeiros (drums), the dolphins, and the flavors of the forest with humor and wisdom in a celebration of the living Amazon that pulsates in her voice.

In a decadent and melancholic metropolis, the poet Jeová seeks inspiration and recognition. His life begins to change after a mysterious figure starts buying his poems, and he meets Maria, a prostitute. Having to face their ghosts and desires, in a society where everything is calculated by money, these marginalized characters embark on a journey of poetic and delirious self-discovery.

Leci Brandão is a pioneer of socially conscious music in Brazil. A samba singer, communist party activist and the second black deputy elected in the history of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo, she transformed her life into a fight for more diversity. As she herself says, "samba is Brazil's identity card". Several personalities reflect on the importance of Leci, at 80 years of age and with 50 years of career, in building a Brazil with less hate and more opportunities.

A woman haunted by grief and religious trauma finds her solitude broken by a stranger, but as night descends, so does something far older, and far more dangerous than she imagined.

After years spent apart from her mother, Gênesis feels lonelier than ever in the big city. She decides to rekindle this complicated relationship through a phone call that will change her life forever

A portion of yuca triggers Rita's delusions and personal transformations.

Tiago and Letícia study in Curitiba, Brazil. Facing an uncertain future, the couple meets with friends to celebrate a birthday party. Meanwhile, they must make an important decision about their relationship.