Discoveries from Brazil World Cinema

A solitude of 800 square meters, in which the mirror is no longer enough. Plastic artist Darel Valença Lins discovers in video art an inseparable companion. Darel, however, does not like to make movies.

Based on the life of the player Afonsinho, who was banned from playing football for growing his beard and hair and refusing to cut them. Fighting for his rights, the player managed to become the owner of his own transfer rights, that is, he obtained a "free transfer". From this incident, the film examines labor relations in Brazilian football.

"Yesterday, by the afternoon, I went to see if our theater was still there. And it was".

In the early morning, Luiz Miguel wakes up and, when his parents don't show up after he calls, the boy realizes he has the difficult task of going to the bathroom alone without being noticed by the terrible Swamp Monster that lives under his bed.

"For one human being to love another: that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation." Rainer Maria Rilke.

A musical documentary on the popular 'brega' music from the state of Pernambuco, Brazil.

Reveals the real, day-to-day life of penitentiary officers from São Paulo, Brazil.

Documentary about the most famous dribbler in Brazilian Soccer (some say in Soccer's history!) at the zenith of his career, showing classic scenes of 1958 and 1962 World Cup. Garrincha was a very original and talented player, having curved legs. Women and alcohol were his passion, and the cause of his later decadence. After a glorious career, he died in financial misery, forgotten.

Tribalistas were a short-lived but popular brazilian musical trio consisting of Marisa Monte, Arnaldo Antunes and Carlinhos Brown. Their one-off collaboration resulted in the popular album Tribalistas, released in Brazil in late 2002 by EMI and in international territories in 2003. The album attained considerable popularity despite the group never performing any song on TV or giving any radio interviews. A DVD release featuring the 'making of' and all the tracks on the album was also released internationally. The song "Já Sei Namorar" was featured on the video game FIFA Football 2004 and the song "Velha Infancia" was used in a soap opera in Brazil called "Mulheres Apaixonadas" as its main theme.

Within the revelry of Rio's Carnival, Ilma writes to her son. How does she sense his presence in the crowd?

A fragile friendship reaches its breaking point when two childhood friends, Sofia and Parker, meet again after years apart.

Ozualdo Candeias was a grumpy truck driver. He never lost the verve of this strange form of freedom, trapped in the cab and facing the varied itineraries of the world. Among the many jobs he held, he was also that of a filmmaker in Boca do Lixo, at a time when making films lacked pride and friends. He had both in abundance. His complexity can now be revisited in a process of image and sound collages, guided by a frank and reflective conversation, recorded at the end of 1997, about the cinema of yesterday, but also about today.

Caio and Fabrício share the same cell in a prison. They live together in a relationship based on physical, sexual and psychological violence. Caio wants to get rid of Fabrício's domination. The desire for revenge feeds and disturbs him. His past is revealed, enabling new ways.

Pedro, distressed for not bidding farewell to his mother, stumbles upon letters addressed to his father, who vanished 30 years ago, unveiling that his life has been a big lie, compelling him to overcome pride to unveil the truth.

Videoclip for the song 'Clima Ameno', by Gabi Andrade

When the flowers of the Mari tree bloom, dreams arise. The words of a great shaman lead to an oneiric experience through the synergy between cinema and the Yanomami dream, presenting poetics and teachings of the peoples of the forest.

Jorge is 70 years old and is one of the most capricious and dedicated janitors at the Paradise Motel, except for a single detail: He secretly records the audios of the room’s guests. Selling these audios to Alberto earns him an extra income as well as affection, even though Jorge no longer remembers what his own pleasure sounds like.

A homicide detective returns to a bizarre case after a period away from his job that will expose him to demons of his past.

After 7 years living abroad, the son comes home to try and reconnect with his father. Over the dinner table they share a meal, memories, grievances and so much more that needed said but never was. After so long apart, what will be different this time?

Aspects of the city of Congonhas do Campo. The preponderance of baroque architecture, the Basilica of Senhor Bom Jesus de Matozinho, the six chapels on the terrace leading to Morro do Maranhão. Each chapel contains statues representing moments of the Passion of Christ. While in the first chapel there is Santa Ceia figuration, in the second there is the Passo Horto scene. The kiss of betrayal and the imprisonment of Christ before the scene of the third chapel. In the fourth, two scenes are gathered: the coronation and the flagellation. On the fifth, the Christ bears the cross and the crucifixion is featured in the sixth chapel. The twelve apostles of Aleijadinho and the Latin inscriptions of each one. The interior of the Basilica and its main altar, with the figure of the Lord Dead.

Sunny Sunday on the hood. A proud uncle, a fabulous mother and an artist kid.

Two sisters get together after a time apart.

Road movie through Peru, Buenos Aires, São Tomé das Letras, Recife and São Paulo, but with no defined destination. It records the lifestyle of those who live free in the world, nomads in the sub-continent of Latin America.

Portraying the drag scene in São Paulo, the film presents the transformation of marginalized status to the drag queens mainstream and features testimonials and presentations by national artists and former participants of RuPaul's Drag Race. More than characters in the entertainment of the night, drag queens show that the plurality of art has no limits.

Juliano Cesar (Passos, April 29, 1960) is a singer, songwriter and Brazilian presenter. He began his career in 1985, after being pedestrian rodeos and farmer. The interior of Minas Gerais, Julian spent his nest-egg on his first album independently, which featured his performance in reworkings of hits and Chitãozinho Xororó and Millionaire and Jose Rico, among others. In the late 80s he moved to São Paulo, and in 1990 released his first album for a record deal, this time with his compositions, including "not learned to say goodbye", later covered by Leandro and Leonardo. For this disc Julian won the Sharp Award singer revelation. After five years with no record and a trip to Nashville, the mecca of country, where he maintained contact with the popes of the genre, Julian launched in 1997, his first album for Paradoxx, already fully dedicated to country music.

A train derails, leaving 14 people stranded at a small train station in San Francisco, waiting for another train to pick them up. When David (William Catelli) realises that his fiancée Willa Stuart has disappeared (Priscilla Doná), he must now cross a road full of wolves to find Willa and discover why everyone hates her.

Vanessa and Antônio are at a bar.

Tafers Code follows five teenagers at the T.A.F. language school in Itaquaquecetuba, guided by the charismatic Teacher Gilmar. Each episode explores the unique challenges and strengths of the students as they discover how learning English can transform their lives. With humor, emotion, and a touch of documentary style, the series culminates in a final project that inspires not only the characters but everyone to take the first step toward a brighter future through language learning.

A poetic dive into the cultural richness and strength of women who play a fundamental role in maintaining the musical traditions of the Amazon. A journey through the region's sonic aspects, from samba de cacete to carimbó, through masters such as Iolanda do Pilão, Miloca, Bigica and Onete.

Luísa, a professional photographer, lives her life normally with Júlia, her girlfriend and inspirational muse, until one day they have an argument that ends with Júlia's death. Luísa spends the next day thinking about what happened and feeling guilty. After all, was it herself or Luísa who killed Júlia?

Busca is a brief essay on the family tree of Rodrigo Sousa & Sousa and Family.

“Almost Absent” ultimately refers to the gestures of a generation of films that have originated and developed amid the contexts and aesthetic restrictions of the pandemic. While elaborating these elements, the film also explores how our screen-mediated reality affects our way of looking at the world, and in what way this gaze allows us to reflect upon cinema.

Experimental projects carried out during scientific initiation - 2002 / UFRJ

Chico ventures himself into changing his life, regardless of the risks. In order to reach this objective he must rely not only on his courage but, above all, on Tereza.

“While we are here” mixes fiction, travelogue, film diary and documentary to tell the story Lamis, a Lebanese woman who just moved to New York and Wilson, a Brazilian man living illegally for 10 years in the same city. The film narrates the story of their relationship in a personal way by articulating macro-political issues with intimate ones.

Joana is a sophisticated, beautiful woman, so she has a choice of lovers, and destinies. She will let down Pierre, the French consul at São Paulo, and with him the frivolity of tea-parties and comfort. Her wild inner-soul will develop into the wild forest surroundings of a landlord's farmhouse. To the extent she will defend her land like a 19th century owner - of lands and men alike.

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

With the aim of finding Desire, so-and-so performs a ritual to go down in the depths of himself.

In this retro comedy, Renan wants to return being single without having to break up with his girlfriend Taís, whom he loves. Little does Renan know that Jorjão, his dashing genetics professor, has the solution to his problem: human cloning.

In the heart of the Amazon, Tauary (Brazil) inhabitants invite us to listen to the sounds of the jungle, the birds, and animals. However, there are also some weird sounds: a creature prowling around the trees. Some of them have heard it, very few have ever seen it, and those who did find it never came back. Curupira, creature of the wood takes us in search of this being: a reflection about myths and their place in the contemporary world. It’s a sound thriller in the midst of the jungle.

A small isolated town in Brazil is becoming windless.

Mothers share their experiences adopting their children.