Discoveries from Brazil World Cinema

Humorous short about the 1989 Brazilian presidential election.

Short musical film paying a tribute to samba composer Zé Ketti, one of the greatest popular artists of Brazilian music. In a jam session, in the late composer's house in Inhaúma, a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, a group of friends get together to play his music while a "feijoada" (typical Brazilian food with black beans)is being cooked in the kitchen. The samba-players, first-rate samba stars themselves, remember Ketti's great hits in a homage to the man who was best known as "a voz do morro" ("the hill's voice" - but hill as a metaphor for a place where poor people build their shacks in slums, in opposition to city, where middle-class people live in Rio). Among the guests, names of the traditional "samba-school" Portela and ex-partners. Also, the presence of a black hat on an empty chair, represents the composer himself, who died in 1999, after a life of many accomplishments in music, and appearance in three of Dos Santos's films: "Rio, 40 Graus", "Rio Zona Norte" and "Boca de Ouro".

Akin, a young Black transmasculine journalist from the countryside of Bahia, dives into a research project to understand the city's perception of trans people. His journey is not only professional but also deeply personal: he seeks to discover which masculinities have shaped him. Along the way, Akin is transported to a parallel universe, where he meets four oracles who read the fate of the world. They reveal that the patriarchal system of masculinity is broken and on the verge of collapse, dismantling everything once believed about what it means to be a man.

Just as Walt Disney, through films and cartoons, manipulates thousands of children and even adults, creating in their subconscious a distorted image of what is right or wrong. Thus generating reckless attitudes that distance us further and further from God, thus bringing unhappiness to many homes... But learn today how to avoid this evil, taking children and young people out of the hands of Satan.

Alice has a meeting at Bruno's house, however, his behavior makes her uncomfortable, she wants to leave his house, but is stopped.

In the late 1960s, Thomas Farkas imported equipment suitable for direct sound, and released a collection of documentaries called "Brasil Verdade" ("True Brazil"), after the Military Coup d'État took place in Brazil, which happened without any popular resistance or revolution or reaction of the society. The five short films are directly related to this fact and its consequences to the country.

A man searches for the origin of sound. The words are dead. An animal awakens. A captain writes the sea and drowns inside his own diary. Time acquires a new body. A woman appears. A trial takes place. No one is absolved. Everything ends as an ouverture of her smile. Inspired by the work of Emílio Bonifácio.

Set in the romantic and multicultural city of Lisbon, the love story between a shy Brazilian man and a fearless Portuguese young woman is haunted by secrets from his past.

MTV RPM 2002 is the last album and the only DVD by Brazilian rock and roll band RPM, released in 2002 and bringing back its classical formation. Recorded at Procópio Ferreira Theater (São Paulo, Brazil), in 26 and 27 March 2002, the album features greatest hits, like "Revoluções Por Minuto", "Alvorada Voraz", "Rádio Pirata", "Sete Mares" and "Louras Geladas", as well as unreleased songs: "Carbono 14", "Rainha", "Vem Pra Mim" (by Herbert Vianna) and "Onde está o meu amor?", recorded in studio and included on the Esperança's original soundtrack, from Rede Globo. The album features Roberto Frejat as a guest, at the song "Exagerado", by Cazuza. Another guest performer is Renato Russo, on the acoustic version of "A Cruz e a Espada".

In a drought-ravaged town, Judith has the mysterious gift of finding water underground. One day, a strange force draws her to an old well, where she senses a presence, pushing her into a social struggle to uncover the truth.

With its obvious simplicity, the film’s title happens to set the mood of the film, or at least its guiding principle: staying anchored in everyday life. More precisely, the life of Maria José and Norberto, who have been married for 35 years and who live in Contagem, in the suburbs of Belo Horizonte. Their marriage is on the rocks, which leads their two sons to also wonder about the future of their own relationships with their wives. The story is quite ordinary. How can one capture such an impercep- tible shift in the heart of the banality of things, only made more noticeable by a crisis? Filming his own family, his own parents, his brother and himself, André Novais Oliveira has chosen to take his time. He shots long sequences, leaving enough time for the fictional situations on which he puts his characters to grow and unfold. Then he uses wide frames to linger on more mundane, concrete or at times farcical moments: eating an orange, cooking, watching television...

The quasi-fictional story of transgender sex workers living in Rio de Janeiro's swampy red light district, who are joined by a group of hippies and a runaway stockbroker, "Mangue-Bangue" is the paradigmatic expression of the post-1968 spirit of desbunde, the Brazilian slang catchword for "sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll".

A young actress lives with her alcoholic father. One night, she goes to the theatre for a rehearsal of a melodrama play.

Justine, is a famous TV commercial actress raised by adoptive parents. She is invited to meet her biological family at a party that celebrates her blood parents' successful business: a butcher shop. Thus, the plot unfolds with a series of bizarre and sinister events surrounding these new familiars and the secret of their success.

João and Pedro are cousins who meet for the first time since their childhood. They're dealing with the inheritance of their grandfather's farm, which is about to be sold to an industrial sugar mill. While they sort out the matter, forces of nature beyond their control will unravel unfinished issues between the pair.

Antero and Maria Araújo's story is the shortcut chosen by the director to show life in Maraima, a small town in the state of Ceará, Brazil, including life in community and the military influence. Maria wanders through the state praying to ward off the symbolical presence of the Dragon. That's when she finds Antero, an end-of-the-world prophet, who will join her in her pilgrimage and fight against the mythical being.

When a child is forced to become the house's adult because her father is sick and her mother is dead, there's an inversion in the natural order of things. Childhood becomes a saga. And the frustrated parenthood turns into a conviction.

A mixture of horror and satire on cigarette advertising.

A beautiful woman is found dead, with a peach in her mouth, a bite in her butt and without blood in the body. When other women are found dead in the same modus-operandi, the police gives the nickname of "Vampa" to serial killer. Detective Leôncio is assigned to investigate the murder together with fetishist photographer Oscar. Without any lead, they decide to follow a sexy and popular night-club dancer on the streets of São Paulo, trying to identify possible suspects.

In one night, Lucas, Luiza and Bia remember the pains and delights of being who they are.

Lloyd Kaufman Goes to São Paulo, Brazil to teach his famous "Make Your Own Damn Movie" Master Class, and while there he meets with the heart of the Brazilian film industry!

Transposition of Arrigo Barnabé's song "Clara Crocodilo" to film, with cartoon visuals. Clara Crocodilo is considered to be the public enemy #1, and he's waiting his execution at a state penitentiary. Meanwhile, the Radio Interferência eloquently narrates his story. Some strange characters come forth and even some voodoo rituals are performed to help the anti-hero. He manages to escape and disappears in the dark alleys of the city.

A doctor from Rio de Janeiro travels to spend his vacation in a small town in the South of Brazil, surrounded by legends about the disappearance of tourists. He stays in the house of a local family (father, son and grandmother), and, during lunch, the boy attempts to alert the doctor about a terrible secret.

Aurora, a stage actress now withdrawn from the spotlight, lives in an old boarding house she has turned into her refuge. When the construction of a subway station threatens to swallow everything around her, echoes of the past and an uncertain future lead Aurora to face the choices that brought her here.

After her best friend leaves to Lunar University, Geo has to deal with his absence on Earth when carnival season arrives.

Football images and the study of Modern Mathematics.

After having his shoes polished, a deadbeat runs away without paying for this task. Deceived, it is up to the shoeshine boy to chase the crook in order to charge him for the service he has just provided.

Quartet from Northeast Brazil arrive in Rio de Janeiro, to try their luck in the big city.

Film students at the Federal University of Santa Catarina decide to expose the institution's state of disrepair, where leaks, cracks, and mold have become a daily reality, affecting students and staff.

After discovering that he is HIV positive, Jorge, a young man in a stable relationship with Marcos, needs to confront his fears and prejudices embodied in a shadow that haunts him, a situation that also shakes his relationship.

In honor of the 45th anniversary of the film A dama do lotação (1978) directed by Neville D'Almeida, based on the work of Nelson Rodrigues and starring Sonia Braga and a great cast. A dama do lotação (1978) continues to be one of the highest-grossing films in Brazilian cinema. In fragments, Sonia Braga tells what it was like to play the lady.

My name is Vincent Black. I’m a cursed man, I see things other people can’t…Damned from the day is was born, found on the streets with the rats. But I’ve always been one step ahead. I can see the world of ideas and the daemon creatures that live in it.

Wanting to enjoy the sunny day, a young woman wants to leave the house, but her plans are ruined by the sudden and recurring change in weather.

After a failed long-distance relationship, an Australopithecus indulges in Brasília's bohemian life, seeking a reconciliation with his past and his own identity.

Renilson: Life and Carnival" is a documentary that tells the story of one of the greatest cultural figures in the city of Acari, in Rio Grande do Norte. In the 1980s and 1990s, he had a major impact on the carnivals and performances of this small inland city, working in a community-focused way alongside friends and local people, with a strong sense of plurality and diversity.

The story of the musical friendship between veteran musician/filmmaker André Luiz Oliveira and Lorenzo Barreto, a boy with autism, over 15 years.

Film started in 1991, interrupted due to technical problems and finished in 2010. The camera travels along the banks of the Amazon, focusing on the diversity of virgin flora. Walks among trails of kindling culminating in the folkloric march of Marajoara rhythms. The film is a tribute to Professor Lindalva Caetano, Researcher of Folklore Marajoara.