Best of Three

Life is what we don't want it to be.

Brenda Lee and the Palace of Princesses

A musical that brings a bit of the history of Brenda Lee, called the "guardian angel of transsexuals", activist who founded the first support house for people with HIV/AIDS in Brazil. She has a pension for trans women who, for the most part, live off prostitution. Despite the reality of violence in which they live, inside the house, the transsexuals are welcomed by Brenda, who teaches them to want more out of life.

Ergui as Mãos aos Céus e Não Havia Mais Luz

Rythm & Resistance

"RHYTHM & RESISTANCE" tells the story of three protagonists who are involved in the traditional cultural scene in north-eastern Brazil. Until the day the country's presidential elections draw ever closer. Suddenly, nothing seems the same anymore and it's all about preventing the populist Jair Bolsonaro.

A Culpa é do Sol

Among Big Cats and Anteaters - With Lydia Möcklinghoff in Brazil's wildlife

Fulano de Tal

Untenable Pantanal

Luciano Candisani, award-winning Brazilian photographer, returns to the Pantanal, the world’s largest floodplain, to document its biodiversity and raise awareness about severe environmental threats. The region faces drastic water flow changes and unprecedented fires, yet Candisani finds hope and resilience amidst the challenges.

Gutierres

Roberto Pires: Êle Fêz O Cinema Baiano Nascer

Before Cinema Novo revolutionized the Brazilian cinematic scenery, a young craftsman and Bahian filmmaker had already paved the way for the beginning of the journey for some of the biggest and most popular films of Brazilian history. The documentary tells fragments of the story of director Roberto Pires, through snippets of his life and a journey through his body of work, interspersing archival footage, scenes of his films and an interview with his son, also a filmmaker, Petrus Pires, followed by a poetic narration and an original soundtrack inspired by his film Abrigo Nuclear.

Rio Doce - 60 Dias Depois

Movimento Hip-Hop: Londrina, 2024

2024

Próxima Parada

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

SAUDADE

Four Brazilian friends meet to reflect on the importance of the friendship network they built from being immigrants in Argentina. Drawn by nostalgia, they travel a sensory path to their roots and, through food and dance, they explore the challenges and satisfactions of living in another country.

Women at the stake

"Granddaughters of Witches"? A discussion about the reality of the modern woman. Featuring anthropologist Carla Cristina Garcia and artist MC Tha.

Criadores de Saci

4 de Novembro: Fluminense, Vitória e Glória Eterna

Goiânia's Punk: Trans Voices

Are there trans people in the punk movement? How does punk resists in a brazilian state as conservative as Goiás? Is it open to different gender expressions?

Deus Vult