Discoveries from Brazil World Cinema

This Brazilian documentary follows four drag‑queen artists — Tchaka, Hellena Borgys, Márcia Pantera and Vera Ronzella — as they share their personal journeys, performances and identities. Filmed between late 2022 and early 2023, the film explores both the celebratory, glamorous side of drag performance and the challenges these performers face (prejudice, resistance, the work of building a public art identity). Beginning with their stories and everyday lives, the documentary invites viewers into their creative worlds — how each developed their persona, how they navigate their art in society, and how they claim their truth on stage and off.

Guided by a fortune teller, a young Black gay man embarks on a journey through the tarot cards to revisit the wounds of his past, overcome rejection, and understand the price of freedom. Between pain and self-discovery, he dies and is reborn to realize that the true bail for freedom is confidence — in himself, his voice, and his purpose. Blending six songs and seven poems into a cinematic narrative, Livre com Fiança is a visual album about self-esteem, faith, and liberation. Written, directed, and produced by Spartakus, with music videos by Ricardo Souza, Marco Antonio Ferreira, and Breno Shinn, the film reflects on how the pursuit of success and popularity can imprison the soul — and how self-love and respect for diversity can become the path to true freedom.

A male youtuber teaches his audience how to make a vagina origami

An obsessive fan breaks into the dressing room of her idol Irene after a show, and has her worldview called into question after finding out the singer’s just a regular person.

Pedro is a simple man. He goes to work, eats dinner and goes out with his wife. But, on an ordinary night, he receives a call that changes his whole perspective in life, unlocking memories that were buried a long time ago.

A woman answers a knocking at her door. Inspired by the short "Peephole".

A short film built around footage shot during ten Sundays, from February 12 to December 30 of 2012, in the city of São Paulo, creating a reference for time and space that helps build a narrative marked by temporality. A film in which the main characters are the city of São Paulo and the work of Danish artist Olafur Eliasson. A new look on the city, its spaces, occupations and habitants.

Documentary made from conversations with LGBT + people, united by a common thread: all have already been part, or still are, of some religious institution. The film provides an instigating panorama on the relationship between religion and sexuality.

A journey through the deeds of Paul of Tarsus (Alexandre Galves), one of the main propagators of Christianity.

The tragic story of the misery and abandonment Brazilian indigenous populations have been suffering for over the last 500 years. Maksuara chronicles the wisdom of indigenous people, who live in perfect harmony with nature without destroying or damaging it.

The saga of Severino, a poor guy living in the back country of Northeast Brazil, leaving for the big city of Recife, in search of a better life.

A son's murder has left a former agent immersed in paralyzing grief. Fearing his lethal past, criminals invade his home to eliminate any chance of retaliation. Trapped between memories and imminent death, he is forced to cast aside his pain to survive a night of terror.

Another year ends and another begins. Between the obvious and the unusual, New Year's Eve celebrations inspire dreams and break rules.

A shy young man does everything he can to find out who owns a T-shirt on the collective clothesline of his building.

Life in a small Brazilian town is shaken by a crime: somebody stole the money from the selling of a goat.

Roberto, Pierre and Pedro are very different men, with very different life paths; However, one thing unites them: the three are suspected of having murdered Colonel Pacífico, the rich and powerful owner of the city of Parada de Deus, in the interior of the state of Minas Gerais. However, jail may be the least of his problems, as the colonel's brother is a bloodthirsty gunslinger looking for revenge.

Two young farmers are visited by a stranger who wants to spend the night.

Rebeca wakes up in a room and sees a woman with a familiar face, this is Ana. Rebeca's memories will serve as a basis for understanding more about the relationship between them.

The movie shows the life of Roger Mancha, the coach of the Brazilian Skate Olympic Team. Mancha is one of the most important brazilian skaters of all time, responsible for elevating the level of the tricks in the country from the 80s and 90s. Mancha was part of legendary teams, like City Stars.

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.

Bondomil, a quiet little town, becomes famous because in its main square there's a tree with strange fruits, with the format of the male sex organ, supposed to be an aphrodisiac for women. Soon the population grows wild, and tourists gather around it.

It presents the pioneering work of Casa Dibarro, its Fouther Mother, and some of their "children" who make up the house and the ballroom scene in Sergipe, showing that clay carries the fingerprints of those who shaped it.

“Flash” is a post-industrial play with a touch of stochastic Freudian genealogy that has been to all the royal theaters and opera houses - then back to trashy punk clubs and now churches...

After winning the most famous reality show in the country, Felipe Almeida tries to understand how his romance with one of the reality participants, Michelle, ended so badly and discovers that there are certain things that cannot be faked.

Tiny film made for the "1-minute Film Festival". When the death comes, it is time to kiss her.

The film recreates the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition (1913-1914), commanded by the Brazilian colonel Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon and former US president Theodore Roosevelt. Together, they crossed the Pantanal and Amazon Rainforest to explore the mysterious Doubt River.

On a lonely night, a girl searching for her missing dog is transported to a magical world, where she reunites with her friend in an unexpected form. As she explores this whimsical realm, she confronts memories from her life.

Beto is unemployed and gets involved in making a porn film, where he ends up mixing his own story with that of the character he plays.

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.

In the underworld of "Boca do Lixo" in São Paulo, a heterogeneous group of prostitutes turns an alley into a meeting point where customers are attracted. They are women who sell themselves to men of all classes. Surrounded by drunks, addicts, bandits, drug dealers and pimps, together they form a gallery of characters put together by affliction and disappointment. Cora, an older woman who works to support her paralytic son. Beth, kind of a leader, who had to prostitute herself at an early age after leaving her small country town. Sônia, the most intelligent of the group, who lets herself be exploited by a ruffian. Brigite, daughter of factory workers. Vera, who just started in the profession. In addition to the drama of these women, there are many others who give themselves daily to customers who ignore their fate

Ana is a dedicated housekeeper, considered "part of the family." When her employer demands cod for an important dinner, and there is none at home, the desperate search for the ingredient turns into anxiety, pushing Ana to her breaking point.

A journey into the interior of garbage, contemplated as a phenomenon of the human spirit, and not only as a product of human action. This essay-documentary, inspired by modern chaos theory, transits between the reality of statements and the surrealism of poetic images, seeking to integrate the conscious and unconscious life of the human mind. Apparently simple phenomena hide very complex behaviors. Maybe garbage is all that we don't want to see

At nightfall, Gabriela arrives home and witnesses a supernatural manifestation through a headset she just bought at a bazaar. Through the acquisition, a message tries to reach her.

Alessandro is a young immigrant of Italian origin, with a difficult past, who, after leaving his country of origin and moving permanently to Italy, finds himself in a complex existential dilemma when he is unable to converse with Pietro, his boyfriend, who has a vision of the world completely different from his. Thus a clash of different realities starts that can ruin everything. "Floating In The Liquid" is the first part of the "Trilogy of Work", written and directed by Vinicius Bellemo.

Through reports from people who live or have experienced the routine of fighting drug trafficking and the police, mixed with reports from security specialties, psychologists, writers and journalists, we want to present the public with both sides of the same tragedy. Without taking sides either way, bringing the viewer to reflect on our current public security policy and its consequences on the lives of the population.

The Waiãpi indigenous people decide to meet and document the Zo’é people. after met, the Zo’é make the visitants know their ancestors' life style; the Waiãpi tell them about the dangers of the white world.

In a desolate place, a discovery by a mysterious entity sets in motion a chase through abstract space. As two organisms fight for the light amidst the darkness, their story reveals the always volatile nature of power.

MTV Ao Vivo - Jota Quest é um CD/DVD ao vivo gravado pela banda brasileira Jota Quest em Belo Horizonte, na Praça do Papa, nos dias 1 e 2 de maio de 2003, extraindo-se do programa MTV Ao Vivo - Jota Quest, com transmissão da MTV Brasil. Lançado em 15 de Setembro do mesmo ano, foi produzido por Liminha. No Brasil, foi o quinto CD mais vendido em 2007, vendendo mais de 500.000 mil cópias e sendo certificado Diamante.[1][2] A música "Do seu lado" poucos meses depois da gravação do MTV Ao Vivo, se tornou tema da novela Malhação, junto com a faixa "Só Hoje".

Edson is having an affair with actress Maria do Rosário, who dreams of being a movie director. So he tries to get some easy money for her film, but is arrested and meets a police torturer instead.

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.

This film is a recording of the events of the ideal school's science fair in 2024, showing the conversations and events that involved the people involved in the event.

Submerged in the sea of greenwashing that drowns them daily, two Amazonian filmmakers have decided to denounce, in this film manifesto, the entrails of the historical process of inventing and exploiting the forest as an inexhaustible Garden of Eden. Between Munich and Belém, they reveal how racism and prejudice, in Brazil and throughout the world, are still organised around the idea of a “savage demographic emptiness”, unable to speak for itself.

A wife dissatisfied with her husband's vagrancy asks her father, who lives in Paraíba, for help. He then sends two henchmen to Rio to make his daughter a widow, but she reconciles with her husband and needs to prevent the tragedy. Based on the play by João Bethencourt.

Sleepless all night, Kobra remembers his life, from the poor childhood in the outskirts of São Paulo to the international recognition of his work. The events unfold between reality and dream. In an intimate journey, we get to know a rebellious, self-taught youngster doing graffiti illegally on the streets of São Paulo's suburbs, up to worldwide fame as a muralist and peace activist.