Discoveries from Brazil World Cinema

Deraldo, a popular poet from Northeast Brazil, arrives in the capital of São Paulo, making a living only from his poetry and pamphlets. All is well until he is mistaken for a multinational worker who killed the boss at a party where he received the title of symbolic worker.

Going down the river to wash her clothes, Iris finds much more than just the sound of the water.

In the heart of the forest, Pedro hears a beautiful chant and meets Iara, the Mother of the Waters.

A comedy based on a true story about singer Raul Seixas.

Spin-off of "Monica's Gang" starring the character Horacio, a Tyrannosaurus that lived among the humans of The Cavern Clan. He was banned from the village for eating all their food and started to search for his mother, who abandoned him while he was in his egg. In most of his comic strips, he is reflecting about existence, or similar subjects. He does it mostly alone, but he also enjoys speaking to his few friends. Unlike common Tyrannosaurus stereotypes, he is very kind and friendly. He is also a vegetarian, having his very own lettuce crop near his cave.

After an aspiring writer moves into a new house with her boyfriend she finds herself unhappy. Through writing, she travels to the past in the body of an unknown woman, finding many similarities and conflicts between the past and the present.

A threesome that takes place against the backdrop of Brazil's 2018 presidential election. Three young adults in a love triangle seek to understand the world and who they are on the brink of a shocking and highly-divisive election that puts the future of each one in check.

Célia is just a simple woman who lives in São Paulo, until she remembers her dreams and an old passion when she receives in the mail a dress from the time she used to dance at school.

On a cold morning, a curious kitten and a venturous puppy decide to embark on a furious sled experience. The puppy takes the lead, while the cat follows along. The adventure, however, brings some unfreezing surprises.

Na Câmara da Morte (In the Deathroom) is a short film based on Stephen King's short story of the same name. Armando Costa (Gabriel Alsan), a Brazilian journalist stationed in Colombia, is kidnapped by a local militia. During a violent interrogation and various acts of torture, Pablo Escobar (Uriel Martínez) tries to extract information from Armando, while his allies plan his rescue.

In a world where nature is fading, in a town in south Brazil's countryside, people from the original settlements still exist, but face difficulties surviving due to the unproductive lands. Lauri is one of them. However, unlike the others, he has a dream that takes him to the Great Tower.

An experimental film following a trip made by three friends in which the contrast between the agitated city of São Paulo, Brazil and the calmness of the beach leads the flow. No script. No story. Just vibes.

In a near future, Guilherme, a 10-year-old boy, lives isolated in his house. Searching for company, he purchases an AI called “Leo”, in the form of a chip implanted into his neck. Despite the attempts of a friendly interaction, Guilherme faces the dissatisfaction of having an AI inside his head while a mysterious frog narrates the story in the house's backyard.

A film made with printers and scanners.

Trapped by the pandemic in the apartment where her blind grandfather used to live, Ava tries to create a new glass eye for him, exploring a variety of images, so he can “see” the world she now lives in. This video explores a journey of a character in her different possibilities of existence and fragmented pieces of new possible landscapes.

Documentary about the man who is currently considered the father of violation of human rights inquests, Roger Casement (1864-1916). The actions during the time he spent in Africa, Brazil and in his native Ireland still echo in our days.

The biggest names in alternative transportation reunite years after the show ended. Rogerinho is now a psychic. Renan got rich. Julinho has a death sentence hanging over him, and Maurílio created the first script.

Alice, a young woman, marked by a traumatic past, tries to rebuild her life, while her mother, a detective, investigates cases of brutal murders.

While chaos reigns in the outside world, a woman maintains peace by tending a small vegetable garden, until she receives a strange order from distant lands.

Carlos Eugênio Paz recalls his participation in the armed struggle against the military dictatorship between the 1960s and 1980s. Using the code name “Clemente”, he participated in the National Liberation Alliance and in several urban actions. Through her own testimony and that of her fellow fighters, director Isa Albuquerque builds a portrait of a troubled moment in Brazilian history and of an entire generation that fought for their country's democracy.

Álvaro Cordeiro, a failed and depressed writer, fights against a creative block that keeps him from writing his next book. Leonel Carraça, producer of popular television works, discovers Álvaro and invites him to write his next novel. The writer resists the invitation, believing that his talent is to write the classic "great literature." However, financial difficulties make him accept.

In this short film, we follow the life cycle and transformation of sugarcane from harvesting, through the milling and boiling process, culminating in the production of the molasses stage. The film focuses on the historical character and community life in a rural area of ​​the high hinterland of Paraíba. It is a record of the knowledge of the workers at the Silva sugar mill through sound experiments and comedic interludes.

Liz’s life now started facing changes every day, because of that, anxiety began striking her all the time, and one should never deal with this alone.

The starting point for this colourful film is a letter from human rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois to the American embassy in Brazil. The fact that in 1927 it was impossible for African Americans to travel to Brazil reminds us of the inequality still faced by that country’s black inhabitants.

From Friday night 'til Sunday morning, the doors of a new world open inside a nightclub in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. We watch the emotions and conflicts experienced by a series of characters, who find on the dance floor the ideal stage to represent the tragedy of their lives.

One dance floor, many bodies, a sound that moves through them.

A charming con man and a debt-ridden doorman see the death of a millionaire as their chance to get rich. But the perfect scam turns into a series of disasters for the duo.

A young woman, victim of violence, takes refuge with an old sailor.

After the tragic loss of their child, a couple must prepare to witness their last day of light before the world fades into ever winter and darkness.

Mateus, his wife Antônia, their three kids and his brother Pedro opened a grocery/bar in Goiânia, Brazil, in 1959, called "Armazém Brazil". But in the opening party, the Police, headed by a violent inspector nicknamed "Capitão", arrive to arrest, with extreme violence, an outlaw known as "Flexa". This violent scene scars the family permanently and becomes the prelude to a tragedy.

'The Desert of the Desert' is a feature documentary about one of the longest-running and least- known colonial conflicts and the plight of the Sahrawi desert nomads of Western Sahara since Morocco's 1975 invasion. Shot in Jan./Feb. 2014 in the Saharawi Liberated Territories of Western Sahara, and in the Saharawi Refugee Camps in Tindouf, Algeria, the film shows the saga of the Sahrawis, their struggle to regain their homeland and the sad paradox of a nomadic people forced to live in confinement. During production, the crew made a rare treck through 3,000 kilometers of bleak and dangerous desert, becoming unwitting participants in the conflict when their jeep was blown up by an anti-tank mine less than a kilometer from their destination on Western Sahara's Atlantic coast.

The film tells the saga of Guima, a young poet who believes he suffers from “solar ultra violence” during the hottest summer in 50 years in Salvador. The alleged disease is caused by the relentless heat that hits the city. Under the marginal eyes of Guima, in a mix of reality and fantasy, the film presents a tropical/chaotic Salvador, as opposed to the stereotypical city seen in postcards, on a journey of a search for a redemptive air conditioning that can rid this contemporary antihero of what suffocates his existence.

This is a live DVD recorded for MTV in 2004, where the former Titãs frontman performs 18 songs from various phases of his career. As usual, when it comes to these MTV live recordings, the sound and production is very slick and elaborate, constituting a rich framework for Nando Reis' music. Worth special mention here are the versions of some of his own tracks that were previously recorded by other artists, such as "Relicário," "All Star" and the beautiful "O Segundo Sol" (all three by Cássia Eller) and "Do Seu Lado" (Jota Quest). The old Titãs material is also excellent, as for example the hit "Cegos do Castelo," the reggae "Marvin" and the slightly odd but humorous "Não Vou Me Adaptar." The mildly meditative "Mantra" is another highlight. On "Pomar" Reis is joined by the young band Ultramen from Rio Grande do Sul. The fine production and excellent song material make this perhaps Nando Reis' strongest effort as a solo artist.

The comedy tells the story of Hermanotheus, brother of Micalateia and typical Hebrew of the year zero, companion, good shepherd and obedient. He receives the divine mission to guide his people to the land of Godah, in a satire on the biblical story of Moses. In a setting that represents an immense desert, actor Ricardo Pipo plays Hermanotheu, who encounters characters on the way from Cleopatra to the son of the Whole -Powerful. Actors Adriana Nunes, Adriano Siri, Jovane Nunes, Victor Leal and Welder Rodrigues take turns in the other roles. The voice of God, which appears in the off-screen, is by Chico Anysio. Following the group's line of satire, “Hermanoteu in the Land of Godah” visits the diversity of the Bible. The comedy also makes numerous quotes from the modern world, bringing the past closer to the present.

Daniel turns 20 and has the night in his life that will redefine who he is, his future and his moral self.

The principal of a school turns the classroom into a studio and makes his students porn film actors to be displayed in the motels of his property. At school, the principal sells grades and diplomas, not interested in academic performance.

Carlão, aka Toro, a detective who's tormented by his past as a criminal. After he left working on the police, Carlão became a taxi driver. He tries to move on with his life even still being tormented by his past and new problems.

Incapable of facing the loss of Pedro, Lucas and Mari dive in past memories. Remembering of happy moments, they discover that pain can, in the end, also mean longing.

While trying to bring Danrley into her newfound sense of freedom, Tigrezz looks for a date on a few dating apps — even if that means having to negotiate her own freedom.