Discoveries from Brazil World Cinema

A nameless woman waits for a mysterious man she is in love with. As time goes by, she moves through a range of emotions born from his absence and her solitude, reflecting on the stillness she finds herself in.

In this animated fairy-tale Filly, a lesbian fairy with nimble fingers, seduces women by day dressed as a boy. But at night something strange happens and soon half the population of Whatsit Village are eagerly queuing up.

In this documentary-essay, we deeply follow the fears and traumas of Thereza, Bebel and Enrico.

A tailor's son ran away to become a juggler. A retired magician sees his troupe's downfall. A former aerialist will become a grandmother for the first time. Fire, knives, applause. At the circus, they saw the world.

Following the life of theater actor Edson Aquino, the documentary plays with his character's actions to discuss performance as a way of nullifying reality itselfю

At her only child's 9th birthday, Lucas, Estela, a telemarketing operator, plans a party that has minimal chances of success.

Using home movies and other media, a filmmaker returns to Sintra, Portugal to search for memories of her late husband, Brazilian filmmaker Glauber Rocha.

Ted Boy and Renato, two clumsy mechanics from the countryside, are dating two young women who live in a luxurious mansion near their workshop. Ted Boy gets into a fight with some catch fighters, and their coach, thrilled with his performance, invites him to train. Ted Boy trains diligently and, in a dizzying career, becomes a serious contender for the ultimate title. Criminals try to buy him into losing the final fight, but when they fail, they kidnap his girlfriend and threaten him with blackmail.

Miracles still happen—or so they say… What is the place of the sacred in the contemporary world? Looking again at a myth that haunts us, that of Saint Anthony of Lisbon (and also of Padua), through the timeless painting of Goya, 13 Alfinetes is a story of love, revenge, and blood. It begins with a reenactment of an episode supposedly occurring in medieval Lisbon, filtered through the cosmopolitan 18th-century Madrid, and returning to Lisbon today, where miracles, in truth, no longer happen.

The documentary "In Search of Cruzeiro's History" explores the beginnings of Società Sportiva Palestra Italia, a team founded in Belo Horizonte by Italian immigrants in 1921. From its origins to becoming Cruzeiro Esporte Clube and winning the first Brazilian championship in 1966, the documentary features interviews with former players, historians, and fans, among others. The film is a production of the Palestra Italia Institute in partnership with the Vivas Institute and lasts 60 minutes.

After having invaded liquid, gaseous and solid substances, a strange voice takes possession of a woman's body and for the first time experiences the taste of something truly human. Together, the voice and the body seek for belonging and an identity of their own as they question their roles within society.

Cleopatra leaves her home for another day of work. In fact, a long night of hard work throughout the darkest and saddest places of the city. After suffering several embarrassing situations, she ends up going to visit his mother in an asylum, where the arrival of an old doll to change her life forever. Cleo does not know, but the old doll is cursed and that will result in the release of her darkest and most obscure secrets.

March 8, 1980, 05h20min AM: 10,000 people remain in silence looking at the sky waiting for a flying saucer coming from Jupiter. Edílcio Barbosa, the messenger of Jupiter, had announced the extraterrestrial mission a few months before and, mysteriously, the fact gained international proportions. A story that looks more like science fiction movie really happened in the municipality of Casimiro de Abreu, Rio de Janeiro. The media widely covered the event recording the visible presence of the army, the whole structure built by the city and the arrival of thousands of people from several cities in Brazil-and even exterior- that have transformed the place into a brazilian ufological Woodstock .

"Café Quente" is a heartwarming documentary guided by Dona Ângela, a 69-year-old woman who, in addition to sharing life experiences, reflects on the arrival of old age.

Maria Luíza is a seven-year-old child who lives a happy life with her family. Her naivety is struck when she discovers that her mother is in love with her nephew, who is a helper on his father's farm. The possible dismantling of her family puts her in a state of melancholy and fear, as the intruder approaches the nucleus and family structures dissolve.

"É Dez" is the tenth studio album by Brazilian singer and presenter Eliana, released on August 30, 2002 by BMG, and produced by Guto Graça Mello. It was Eliana's first album to be released on DVD and VHS kit. It presents a story called "Eliana.com alegria", where Eliana is transported inside a computer and stay stuck there until the end of the story. There she meets several people, and also a Robot called "Ajuda".

By the pool, Toby faces the fear of talking to the beautiful Tina.

In a bus trip, thoughts, dreams and memories mix together as the day dawns

In this haiku-film, Giordanno Bottezini recounts his experience with death from Rabies Lyssavirus and the split-second moment between the complete deterioration of the brain and death; a moment after existence but included in experience.

A doctor teaches new methods to relieve tension through sex.

Willing to do anything to succeed in an artistic career, and roused by her own mother, the TV go-go girl Zelinda tries to seduce the director of the studio where she works.

Things get tense between a director and an actor during an interview about their new movie.

A mockumentary that unveils the mystery of the fate of USS Kerenza, a vessel that left the Brazilian coast in 1983, never to be seen again.

Horacio, an old smuggler hiding from the law, lives in a surreal, baroque apartment with Petulia, his daughter, and Milton, his favorite thug. While he keeps his daughter locked up in her bedroom, Horácio flirts with his goon, for whom he has had repressed feelings for years. However, Milton's love for a mysterious woman, and Petula's attempts to free herself with the help of a former lover, clash with Horacio's tyrannical whims.

Following a life-changing tragedy, a boy is raised under a controversial theory - unaware of the truth behind his upbringing.

"Admirável Chip Novo (Re)Ativado" is a short documentary celebrating 20 years of Pitty’s groundbreaking debut album. It features reflections on the album’s legacy and includes personal testimonials from the guest artists who reinterpreted its songs, highlighting the continued relevance of its themes like identity, rebellion, and technology.

After managing to prove her innocence, a woman from the outskirts of São Paulo will have to go after those who were really responsible for her arrest to get answers, even if it costs her life.

After losing his scholarship to the course, Márcio finds himself faced with his last chance to enter medical school. As the Entrance Exam approaches, the young man is immersed in a universe of competition, paranoia and violence.

A journalist suffers an existential crisis on a sudden holiday.

A detective lurks around a pond as she plots the destruction of the creatures behind the chaos.

How an indigenous group once slaved comes back to their original culture and finds a way how to thrive? For the Huni Kuin people at the Amazon forest, the answer is ayahuasca.

Tom, a conservative cisgender jock encounters Sarah, a non-binary person, in a university men’s toilets, but when he intends to leave, they have been accidentally locked in and are stuck together until morning.

His job was to place every little step sound in sync with the video. Looked like it wouldn't take him very far.

Middle-class teenage girl has a serious boyfriend that her parents approve of. Suddenly, she meets another boy with whom she is shown to have a greater identification.

Galinha Pintadinha, (English translation: The Dappled Chicken) known also as "Lottie Dottie Chicken" is a Brazilian project for children's music, created by Juliano Prado and Marcos Luporini. The songs are originally in Portuguese and are getting millions of downloads on YouTube. Some of the songs have been already translated into Spanish and English.

The forró musical genre from Northeastern Brazil is a male-dominated industry. Some of the few female musicians who managed to fight prejudice and misogyny in order to succeed offer their perspectives on the matter.

Thiago is a young man of 18 who is simple, Christian, and passionate about astrophysics. His life takes a turn when he realizes that he is developing feelings for his best friend. As their friendship deepens, Thiago is confronted with unexpected feelings that go beyond his comprehension. Intrigued, Thiago embarks on a quest for self-knowledge and acceptance, seeking to complexities of the human heart. As he dives into this journey, some obstacles make him question his faith, the universe, and his growing passion.

The quiet city of Veredas is home to Casa Rosa, a famous brothel in the backlands of Minas Gerais managed by Ismael's mother, known to everyone as O Filho da Puta. Tired of his life, the young man leaves with his dog towards the coast in search of the father he never knew. Along the way, he finds himself faced with situations that, at the same time as they transform him, insist on reminding him of the fate he is fleeing.

"Cute Exorcist," tells the story of two excommunicated priests who are pursued by a sect of evil in search of an artifact that can defeat Lucifer, the prince of darkness.

Everyday records of a young lesbian’s life are transformed into a homemade documentary celebrating her twenty-first birthday through the lens of her best friend’s camera.

Night falls and the noisy and chaotic population of the city of Rio de Janeiro goes to their homes, preparing for a new day. But while most people sleep, how does the city function? Early morning seems, to unaccustomed eyes, something lonely and even scary. What is life like, then, for those who work and live while the city sleeps?

A young girl runaway from home to join the circus.

While out with his friends for fun one night in São Paulo, Leandro is confronted with glimpses of his own violence. The film is loosely inspired by the homophobic attack that occurred in the Paulista Avenue area, in which teenagers used fluorescent lamps as a weapon.