Discoveries from Brazil World Cinema

On the night of the return to the stage of a famous rock band from the 1980s, a video that involves the band`s lead singer Aurélio Sá in the death of a military policeman, goes viral.

Upon arriving at the building where he works, Pedro finds the janitor, Hilário Garcia, dead inside one of the elevators. Inspector Canovas, in charge of the case, discovered that Hilário was Portuguese, widowed, with an only child living in the United States. Several suspicious people are detained and interrogated and, during the investigation, a guard and a girl are killed. With the help of the North American police, Inspector Canovas discovers that Hilário's son, Antônio and his wife Vanda, had already returned to Brazil. The two are located in São Paulo and detained for investigation. At the police, Antônio confesses to Carlos, his brother-in-law, that he was responsible for his father's death. Based on these statements, Canovas concludes that the caretaker was murdered because he discovered that his son and brother-in-law made a living from various suspicious businesses and were acting outside the law.

Gregor Nastase, just arrived from Transylvania, comes to Nova Friburgo, Brazil, to meet Vladmir Vladislav, a young sculptor who is Count Dracula's direct descendant. He tells him he must capture four women for a sacrifice, according to his uncle's wishes. At first, the sculptor doesn't pay him much attention, but changes his mind when Gregor materializes the Count on an oil painting.

Sylvia and Lúcio have decided to separate after twelve years of living together. The last night under the same roof is marked by memories, accusations and revelations that will change their lives.

A portrait of the writer Hilda Hilst through accounts by artists, filmmakers, playwrights and intellectuals who lived with or studied the author's work.

The short film reports the process of rescuing and finishing A Praga, by José Mojica Marins, o Zé do Caixão. Produced in 1980, the film was never completed and was lost.

Goti and his friends Marcelo, Eliseu, Tomás, Ido and Geison will graduate on a Friday the 13th. To celebrate, they decide to make a party in Goti's house with booze, drugs and some girls. What they didn't expect is the visit of a masked killer - dressed as Ghostface in "Scream" -, who broke into the party to murder one by one.

In an enchanted world, five little princesses study at a magic school. Despite being diligent, Cindy, Bianca, Hime, Iriá and Zade always get into trouble.

In Work A Lot, Memphis Depay steps off the pitch and into the daily lives of the people who keep São Paulo moving. The mini-documentary weaves interviews with Brazilian workers — from street vendors to truck drivers, from bakers to hairdressers — with behind-the-scenes moments of Depay’s own life in Brazil, spanning music, football, and visits to local communities. Stripped of glamour and filters, the film connects different realities through a shared truth: working hard isn’t a lifestyle choice, it’s survival. A raw, urban and honest portrait of daily struggle, belonging, and real life.

A rare and exclusive spicy booze arrives at the city of Cuiabá and four young people plan its robbery, but their lack of experience and chemistry can be a deal-breaker.

2064. Cora, a Danish woman, finds an unfinished documentary in which Benjamim, her Brazilian father, attempted - fifty years earlier - to investigate the story of his own parents: Teo, who, afflicted by insanity, died when he was still a child, and Elenir, a mysterious woman he’d barely heard of. In the course of his investigation, Benjamim discovers that both characters are part of a complex family puzzle, filled with traumas and taboos, and starts seeing himself as an important piece in the puzzle. The footage found in Benjamim’s documentary is reorganized by his daughter, Cora, in an attempt to understand her family’s lost past.

An astronomer is forced to leave the city where he lives in order to save his relationship. He ends up returning to the place he never intended to come back: The small town where he was born, stage of a great childhood trauma. Once there, he will discover the truth that will change his life forever.

The documentary follows the commemorative tour for the 20th anniversary of singer Jorge Vercillo's career.

On January 14, 2012, 10,000 devotees of "São Marcos de Palestra Itália" stopped the streets of the west zone of São Paulo to thank the graces received during its 20 years of career from their patron saint who exclusively defended the alviverde goal of the Palmeiras and the Brazilian team.

A family moves to a farm and witnesses some cattle thefts, then being chased by the criminal responsible for the crimes.

An ethnographic documentary following the Folia de Reis party that is celebrated every year at Morro de Santa Marta on Rio de Janeiro.

A decadent hooker, her pimp and the bordello's gay cleaner fight over the gigolo's missing money, with the utmost mental cruelty.

On a sunny day, three individuals reflect on the space they inhabit and the people around them.

A story about how football, cinema, photojournalism and intimidation with power can come together in a protagonist figure in Brazilian history: Luiz Carlos Barreto, better known as "Barretão". Narrated in first person, the documentary explores Barreto's view of himself, recounting his artistic and political trajectory, which blends with the history of Brazilian cinema as a whole.

When a laser pointer prank goes wrong, an anxious teenager crosses São Paulo in a single night to save his crush’s severely injured cat, as guilt and paranoia drive him toward collapse.

The friendship between Jorge Amado, Dorival Caymmi, and Carybé, artists who were largely responsible for creating an image of the culture of Bahia that persists to this day, and who believed that the strength of their work lay in documenting what they saw on the streets.

A white man, yet forged in the samba de engraxate that had its main stronghold in downtown São Paulo, Germano Mathias became an icon of a musical style that mixed a lot of "malandragem" and poetry. We follow Germano as he recounts his life, journey, and brings us memories of a city that, while it no longer exists, is still hidden from our distracted gazes.

Written and directed by Luiz Bolognesi, this short film tells the adventures of two homeless men on the streets of São Paulo. The film was inspired by old popular legends about the wandering of Jesus and Saint Peter around the world.

Experimental documentary that poetically exposes the reality of public transport in the city of Curitiba.

Police officers have as their primary task the investigation of misconduct by those who once swore to uphold the law. In this team, Lieutenant Wilson is the most inflexible when the law is broken – and, at home, conflicts with his girlfriend end up being inevitable.

Eugenia, a young Bolivian middle-class woman, decides to separate from her husband, leave her job and move to her father's house in another city. She wants to start a different life. As time goes by she gets disappointed with her surrounding environment until one day she receives a notice that will put her long-awaited independence at risk.

The story of Cris, a transgender person who is facing very difficult situations to their age.

​The worker, the work, and the search for a reward.​

Friday the 13th, Valentine’s Day, Ezequiel dares to summon love but something else answers.

A heart transplant surgery is performed. What the doctors didn’t expect, however, was to find a furry heart.

A man walks 13 blocks through Curitiba, connecting two of the city's most important cinemas.

Freely inspired by the song "Iracema", by Adoniran Barbosa, this film brings the story of Patrícia, a grieving woman who lost all the photos of her recently deceased wife.

Sometimes, lying in the dark, I wonder: how will we get out of this? We're living in a world that's falling apart behind our backs. We're living with our persecutors and they're coming back quickly. We know, yes, we know, we are unkillable. But they're coming to kill us. [...] They want to kill us because we keep on dreaming. They want to kill us because we keep on existing. They want to kill us because we are still here, in spite of you. And, therefore, we are establishing a force that says: THEY WILL NOT KILL US NOW. "I Wanna Find a Place", the result of a collective work recorded together by Ellie Fernandes, lucas lins, Sofia Rodrigues e viníciux da silva, is a production that seeks, through the sound and the voices, to find and impossible place where trans/travestis bodies cand land and fable. What do you hear in complete silence?

Film based on five short stories by Clarice Lispector (“A Bela e a Fera”, “Amor”, “Feliz Aniversário”, “Preciosidade” e “Mal-estar de um Anjo”).