L A Árvore dos Desejos e a Máquina do Tempo
During Fazendo Gênero 13 (2024), children and teenagers who took part in the congress contributed their ideas to the event through artworks…
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A Carta Histórica
“A Carta Histórica” is based on the short story written by Guilherme Pierdoná, a 2022 9th-grade student at the Jacinta Nunes Municipal…
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A Guerra dos Pelados
In 1913, in Santa Catarina, the government grants land to a foreign railway company and expels former settlers, sparking the revolt of…
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A Jornada de Piatã
Brazil, 16th century. During European colonization, Piatã, a Guarani warrior, is captured by the Xokleng and forced to fight against the Spanish.…
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A Lua dos Beijos Silentes
Upon turning 18, Nino must, according to the traditional rites of the Lagoa da Consagração community, find a young woman to form…
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A luta de um quilombola polinário
The film briefly portrays the struggle of the remnants of the Campo dos Poli quilombo in Fraiburgo (SC). Cristiane Goulart is quilombola…
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A Maravilha do Século
Known as São João Maria, Monk, or Prophet João Maria in southern Brazil, the Italian Giovanni Maria de Agostini arrived in the…
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L A Menina Hip Hop
Tired of losing at football to Ana Paula, the boys decide to teach the São José crew a new game: the rap…
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A Sússia
To the sound of drums, tambourines, and bass drums, women and men of all ages sing, play, clap, dance, recreate traditions, and…
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L A Vida de um Sapo, Contada por um Sapo
In this film, a frog documents his life from a tadpole and shows that growing up is not just about changing —…
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Acordo com Lampião? Só na boca do fuzil!
The documentary tells the story of the Nazarenos, residents of the district of Nazaré do Pico, in Floresta (PE), who confronted Lampião,…
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African Roots: The Hearts of Little Blacksheep
The documentary interviews four young people of Afro-Indonesian descent and explores their cultural dilemmas, following how they adapt to Indonesian culture while…
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Aluno Perfeito
A high school student searches for ways to become perfect in the eyes of her classmates, teachers, and families.
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Antonieta
“Antonieta” is a documentary about Antonieta de Barros (1901–1952) — a woman, Black, teacher, chronicler, and feminist who in 1935 became the…
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L Arpilleras: atingidas por barragens, bordando a resistência
Ten women affected by dams from the five regions of Brazil who, through an embroidery technique that emerged in Chile during the…
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As contas do rosário
A presentation of the trajectory of the Afro-Brazilian manifestation group “Moçambique Zumbi dos Palmares,” which performs each year at the Congada, a…
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As Últimas Protagonistas
Maysa is a student dissatisfied with her school and family life. The situation worsens when she decides to organize a student union.
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Áudios de Casa
A mother sends WhatsApp voice messages to her daughter, who has moved to another continent and is going through hard times. In…
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Baile
There are days that make us grow up more. Andréa is only ten years old and perhaps still doesn’t realize her day…
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Baú
Lucas is a boy full of courage and imagination who sets off on a fantastic mission to the mysterious Sphinx Island. There,…
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Bea
An immigrant from Venezuela, young Bea learns to deal with the lingering effects of the world she left behind, while discovering the…
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Beira: além das margens do Rio Uruguai
A river movie that travels the Uruguay River from end to end, crossing the borders of Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, observing the…
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Betânia
Betânia portrays the story of a 65-year-old woman who gives the film its name. The matriarch of a large family, she works…
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Blackout
A film that portrays the conditions of many quilombola communities that still lack minimal amenities such as electricity. It prompts reflection on…
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Boi Romeiro
Guided by a dream, Mestre Junim sets out on a journey to the interior of Piauí to fulfill his father’s promise. Between…
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Canção Imigrante
Three foreign musicians meet in Rio Grande do Sul, where they arrived by different paths. Loua, Ana, and Dulce share their stories,…
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Candombe do Açude: o passado contado pelo canto
“CANDOMBE DO AÇUDE — the past told through song” is a series of three documentaries about the Açude quilombo. The first episode…
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Cascabeles
Emma (7) is a girl from Cali who loves football, brave in everyone’s eyes, but who keeps an important secret: she is…
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Cemitério do Parque da Luz
In the heart of the city, the present-day Parque da Luz arose where the old municipal cemetery once stood. Júlia, Maitê, and…
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Cerrado Vivo e a luta pela agricultura familiar no Assentamento Silvio Rodrigues
The documentary tells the story of love and struggle of the families of the Silvio Rodrigues Settlement for the land. Born from…
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Cica
In the Cerrado, where drought is never absence, Océane tries to cross a desert made not of sand but of stares, erasure,…
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Cinema Mudo
Cinema Mudo is a coming-of-age story set in a small cinema at the end of the silent film era, where a former…
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L Colheita mitológica
A video that narrates a parallel world, in uncertain times. A huge collapse of environmental origin triggers wars, mobilizing armies of followers.…
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12 Courage
Grace Elvira Djeundjie Habit is a Cameroonian immigrant who has lived in Goiânia for a short time. However, the disadvantage of living…
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Da Janela
“Da Janela” is a poetic portrait of memory and the transformations of the environment around us, where time is the protagonist. From…
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L Dança Macabra
An epidemic strikes the people of Recife, driving them to dance for days through the city streets.
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Deixa o PPG Voar
Written and produced by students living in Morro do Papagaio based on their own experiences, it portrays the daily life of those…
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Dentre Nordeste e Sudeste
The documentary follows the life stories of Northeasterners who migrated to São Paulo. It addresses themes such as prejudice, housing, and family…
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Disque quilombola
Children from Espírito Santo talk in a fun way about what life is like in a quilombola community and on a hillside…
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L E se eu tentasse?
What do they think when we talk about work and the future? The short follows the dreams and fears of students who…
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Efapi Boul
The moving journey of a football team made up of Haitian immigrants who, united by the dream of becoming professionals, win the…
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El corazón y la espada
Friendship and hope can arise in the most unexpected places. It tells the story of Manu, an autistic teenager who has been…
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10 Encadenats
After a collective act of cruelty, a group of teenagers begins to experience a new feeling: guilt.
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L Entre Mundos, Entre Cidades
A film made during the workshop “O Minuto que Foi,” mentored by filmmaker Yasser Socarrás. “Entre Mundos, Entre Cidades” portrays the journey…
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L Escola mal-assombrada
Once upon a time, it was a normal day at a normal school with kind, studious children. Until the ordinary gives way…
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Eu Sou de Lá
Eu Sou de Lá presents a dynamic dialogue of ideas and images that reveal various aspects of the lives of students from…
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Experiência
A cat wakes up in her room and encounters more chaos than she should even before having breakfast.
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Fale Comigo Verão
An immigrant filmmaker decides to make a home movie about his biographical experiences in Paris, re-enacting the story of a foreign couple…
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L Farrapo Velho
An animation about the uncertainties in relationships over time, portrayed through the tender bond between a granddaughter and her grandfather with dementia…
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L Filme Método
Filme Método consisted of producing pedagogical devices on the relationships between cinema and education in workshops with the 9th-grade class. It relates…
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L Fim de Festa
“Fim de festa” is a video-oriented performance of an experimental nature, in which the artist wraps his own body with balloons and…
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Fishboy
A boy feels the pressure of his overly enthusiastic father’s wish for him to continue his legacy in swimming.
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L Fôlego
A video-dance from the Côncavo e Convexo project that honors the life and work of Maestro Carlos Gomes, reflecting on questions of…
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12 Fragmentos de Existencia
A visual refuge that explores memory and identity. Through a monitor, the skin and the pulse of the earth are fragmented into…
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Gambá
João sets out on a journey deep into the forest, but has no idea the road goes far beyond what he can…
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L Garoto Barba
A fable about a child who, due to a rare disease, has a beard. Felipe likes being the way he is, but…
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Geração Alpha
Rebeca, a girl who loves reading, tries to convince her neighbor and best friend, Marcelo, to read a book.
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Grietas Atraviesan Este Vidrio Multicolor
Valentina (23) shares a room in a Paris hostel. Her new roommate, Nadia (50), abruptly demands that she not look at her…
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L Hilos Fronterizos
An animated short created within the research project of Professor Megan Ryburn at the Institute of International Studies of the University of…
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L Igual a um nativo
Three immigrants from different countries face the Portuguese language upon arriving in Brazil. Between barriers and triumphs, their stories reveal the search…
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Imigrante/Habitante
The lives of three immigrants in Porto Alegre are connected when they question their stability and permanence in the new country.
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Invernada dos negros – fotografia e vídeo
In southern Brazil, “invernada” means a time of winter, a place of shelter for the herds. Through popular language, the word came…
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Invernada dos Negros (2021)
The documentary briefly tells the story of the quilombolas of Invernada dos Negros in Campos Novos, shows aspects of their culture, and…
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Irani
The filmmaker, camera in hand, mingles with the characters of the festival that marks the anniversary of the Contestado War in the…
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Irritante Prodígio
Obsessive, vulnerable, and irritating, Luiza is 20 years old when she uses her camera and voice as a risky attempt to tell…
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Jugar a ser mayor
Elena is throwing a birthday party to celebrate turning 13, but when her friends suggest playing spin the bottle, she begins to…
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L Kagpó Jó (A origem)
In the beginning, nothing existed. Two forces float in the sky. Warara and Kandawara wander alone, one to the North and the…
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Kaingang, herdeiros da teimosia
In the region of Seara, in western Santa Catarina, the heirs of the “stubborn chief” João Maria Rodrigues fight for the lands…
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Kiana Malek: The Value of Freedom
Kiana Malek shares her story as an Iranian activist who, after fleeing persecution in her country, found a new home in Uruguay,…
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Kiki – O Ritual da Resistência Kaingang
The most important ritual of the Kaingang indigenous ethnicity, the Kiki, held in 2011 at the Condá village in western Santa Catarina…
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Lamento incontestável
The project “Ritmo Contestado” was launched in March 2022, the result of the EP of the same name and of the documentary…
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Larfiagem
Shoeshine boys, luggage porters, and other children aged 7 to 15 mingled with travelers at the Herval d’Oeste railway station in the…
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Lembrança do que uma vez foste
An animation about the uncertainties in relationships over time, portrayed through the tender bond between a granddaughter and her grandfather with dementia…
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Linha da Memória
A Brazilian feature documentary that tells the century-old saga of the Contestado Railway, a stretch of the São Paulo – Rio Grande…
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Llaneros Em Boa Vista
A documentary that dives into the life of Venezuelan migrants in the city of Boa Vista, Roraima. It highlights llanera musical culture,…
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L Lo que queda en el camino
A single mother decides to flee with her four children from an unbearable past. But to find a new future, they must…
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Ludmilla
Ludmilla, an unmotivated physical education teacher, confronts her past when her fourth-grade students ask to compete in the Taguatinga School Games in…
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Luiz Telles – Artista do Amanhã
Archive footage and affective memories reveal Luiz Telles (1946–1991), a surrealist artist from Balneário Piçarras (SC). Although he worked across various media,…
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Luta da Erva
A documentary about yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis) and its deep relationship with the Guarani people: from ancestral harvesting knowledge in the forest…
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Luta e resistência – Invernada dos negros
Living in the quilombola community Invernada dos Negros demands much struggle and resistance, especially to realize its residents’ dreams. Dreams long idealized,…
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Lxs Pilotxs
Carlos is a boy who lives with his mother, Lily, waiting for his father, Fernando, who works as a truck driver. One…
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Madre
Ambar misses the sea and her homeland. A refugee in Brazil’s capital, the Venezuelan woman embarks on a journey immersed in nostalgia…
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Mama – Africanos em São Paulo
The journey of the Senegalese Diamou Fallou Diop, popularly known as Mama África, lets us update our view of the rich cultural…
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Manity
On a sunny day, 11-year-old Firas resists his father’s expectations, based on gender stereotypes, during a bird-hunting outing in the Lebanese mountains.
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Maputo
Three older children lead Tatu to believe that if he overcomes certain challenges he will become a Maputo, someone with the ability…
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Maracatu Liberta
“At school, the teacher talked about many things, and said that the German boy had his culture; that the European girl had…
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Mbyá Reko Pyguá, a luz das palavras
The Guarani people’s sensitivity in educating children remains alive despite the influences of contemporary society. But the paths and efforts of the…
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Medo Monstro
A poetic and powerful short film that explores the imaginative world of a girl, where a monster threatens to take over everything.…
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Memorável Trem de Ferro
A documentary that recovers the 100 years of history of the Contestado Railway (São Paulo–Rio Grande Railroad) aboard the Maria Fumaça steam…
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Memória de Pivete
During the 2006 World Cup, a group of children experiences the magic of Brazilian football and of childhood on the outskirts, where…
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L Memória de uma rezadeira
In a lively classroom, children share their memories of Tia Dorinha, the most important prayer healer of Jacarezinho, and discover what the…
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L Menina de Asas
In a magical world where everyone is born from shining eggs and has soft, cotton-like wings, Ruth is a special girl. Raised…
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Migraciones
Where do you come from and where are you going? A retelling of the most significant moments in migrants’ journeys around the…
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Missão 1313
A video circulating on social media triggers a series of actions with very real and irreversible consequences. Not everything we see online…
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Monstro da Rejeição
Two brothers, Joaquim and Call, live their daily routines in Vila dos Anjos. Call’s monotonous routine reveals how lonely he feels compared…
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L Movimento em Cor
An invitation to the affectation of color for three movement artists. Performer-creators: David Botelho, Gui Fant, and Julia Milan.
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Mulheres da terra
Women of the Peasant Women’s Movement of Santa Catarina and their relationships with agroecology, heirloom seeds, and the preservation of life.
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L Mundinho
A father gives his daughter the most special gift of all: a little world just for her! As he explains to the…
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Não é um conto
Não é um conto is a Cuban story told in Brazil. Pomelapocha D’ Cuba is a multi-talented artist — poet, musician, writer,…
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NHANDEREKO comida e educação
The Guarani language does not distinguish culture from ecosystem — it is all the system of life and also a way of…
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L Nos Batuques dos Tambores: o sonho de muitos
We are the continuation of our ancestors’ history and the hope of our children. The griots are living libraries: they tell, sing,…
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Notáveis do Samba
In the city of Joinville, nationally known as the “City of Dance” and marked by a strong European heritage, a heart also…
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Nove águas
In 1930, Marcos and his group of descendants of enslaved people left the Jequitinhonha Valley for the Mucuri Valley. Fleeing drought, hunger,…
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Novo Mundo
A paradise for the eyes — the phrase defines the character’s destination, the Land Without Evil. After walking through forests and ruins,…
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L Novos amigos, novas soluções
At recess, new friendships arise to drive away problems and find new solutions.
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O Contestado – Restos Mortais
A mythical recovery of the Contestado War (1912–1916): drawing on the testimony of thirty mediums in trance, combined with the memorial of…
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O Engraxate Que Escalou o Everest
After a humble childhood in the backlands of the caatinga, Rosier Alexandre, a mountaineer from Ceará, reached the peak of every continent,…
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O Fio de Ariadne
An ancestral force crosses times and spaces to guide two women in their processes of becoming who they are. They share a…
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L O ódio foi ao VAR
Two rival teams, 11 fears, and one VAR room. Fans and dogs. Many of them. Who will finally win the HATE CUP?
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O Rancho da Goiabada, ou Pois é Meu Camarada, Fácil, Fácil Não é a Vida
The film discusses labor relations through Alex’s life. In a timeless flow, the character tries to make a living as a general…
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O Silêncio dos Lobos
After another exhausting day of work, Dante, a Black civil police officer, decides to stop by a supermarket at his wife’s request.…
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O Sonho de Maria
The short film “O Sonho de Maria” tells the story of a lonely woman tormented by a disappointment in her youth. Now…
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Olhar Contestado
The documentary addresses an episode that took place almost 15 years after the end of the Canudos War. With similar proportions and…
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Ora e Trabalha
The challenge of immigration through the eyes of those who suffered, resisted, and won.
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Orígenes
María always knew a part of herself was missing, but never imagined her search would take her so far. In an envelope…
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Outro Lugar
Júlia found a giant egg in a magical place inside her school and believes that when it hatches she will become a…
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Panela Histórica: Memória Gastronômica da Cidade de Marabá
A medium-length film that explores the rich gastronomic tradition of Marabá, in southeastern Pará, highlighting the influence of indigenous, Lebanese, Northeastern, and…
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Para não esquecer a guerra
A short documentary dedicated to keeping alive the memory of the Contestado War (1912–1916) — a conflict that many descendants chose to…
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Parquinho Jurássico
Agatha, an Anhanguera species: this pterosaur from Ceará is the bravest and cleverest of the group; her favorite activities are flying and…
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Passa a Bola
Mira and Renata are sisters constantly at war, and moving to a new house only increases the fights. Passionate about football, Mira…
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Pedaço de Chão
Have you ever felt at home? Pedaço de Chão is a poetic documentary about the struggle for the right to land, territory,…
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Pele Negra, Justiça Branca
Resilience, poetry, silence, and a muffled cry. A Black mother separated from her small daughters. The violence employed by the State, which…
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Pólen
A giant monster appears in the skies of the flowery town of Blütendorf. Ademir, an ordinary man, struggles for his sanity amid…
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Primeiro Assalto ao Trem Pagador
Between the divergences of popular tales and the official version of events, the story relived here recounts that on Sunday, October 24,…
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Brazil, 1973. During a train journey, the ousted former congressman Paulo Stuart Wright recalls his political trajectory, from Christian militant in Santa…
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Queimando por Dentro
Born into a neo-Pentecostal evangelical family, Samuel grew up at the heart of a religion that has gained great influence in Brazil…
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Receita de Vó
‘Receita de Vó’ takes us into the warmth of grandma’s house, where foods sing and dance to the sound of the magical…
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12 Resiliencia
After crossing the border, there is always the hope of returning with a better future.
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Restrito
Reem, a talented Palestinian runner, qualifies after years of training for the final of a world championship — only to see her…
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Saber Brincar
A film about the charm of being a child in the heart of the Cariri region. The documentary dives into the colors,…
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São Sebastião
A Santa Catarina animation that presents the Contestado War and tells the story of the imprisonment of the statue of Saint Sebastian…
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Se for cair, se atire!
The school years are a difficult time for many children, and for some they are even worse. Caio is an introspective, intelligent…
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Sinfronteras
Stories of migration, resilience, and hard work. After crossing the border, there is always the hope of returning with a better future.
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Sobreviventes de Taquaruçu – Guerra do Contestado
The video presents testimonies of Survivors of Taquaruçu — Contestado War. It was recorded and produced around 1986. As it was on…
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Sonhos de um negro
The film takes place in the times of slavery, with the suffered life of Black people working under the eyes of the…
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Terra Cabocla
A hundred years after a war of extermination against the traditional population of the Santa Catarina highlands — the Contestado War —…
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12 Terra Mãe Mãe Terra
Interweaving daily life in the occupation with the struggle for rights, the documentary follows the Warao indigenous people and portrays their experiences…
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12 Theodora
Between political and intimate borders, the film crosses the experience of motherhood marked by distance. From the encounter between a Cuban woman…
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Tico-Tico no Fubá
A monkey gets annoyed by a sparrow that keeps pecking at his crop, in a lighthearted tribute to the classic by Zequinha…
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Students install a hidden camera in the classroom and discover a terrifying nighttime event.
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Trigo Viejo
Two best friends try to open up to each other in their last one-on-one basketball game. They must confront their feelings before…
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Ulises
Little Ulisses gets a perfect score on a school test. A strong wind carries the sheet from his hands, and it is…
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Uma Erói
A mother and daughter search for some motivation to get through an intense period of grief. Lis doesn’t quite understand the feeling…
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Un habitant y su ciudad
Ousmane Sow is a Senegalese immigrant in Madrid. Although he has lived more than half his life there, he faces the harsh…
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Vale da morte
Tomé lives on the fine line between love and hate; in the valley of death he finds a figure that guides him…
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Vãnh gõ tõ Laklãnõ
An archaeologist, a poet, a pastor and kujá, a teacher, and a rapper reconstruct the history of their people, the Laklãnõ/Xokleng, inhabitants…
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Vida Vertical
Jean is a young Haitian living in Santiago, Chile. He is in love with Edeline, a Dominican woman who works in the…
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Vila Usina
The documentary is set in Vila Usina, a community in Caçador (SC) that lives without the basic necessities of electricity and water;…
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Voices of the Mountains
Created with young authors from Tajikistan, it reflects on a mountain town affected by landslides. Through drawings and narration, it explores how…
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L Voz de Sofia
In the school environment, an isolated student finds a secret refuge to express her thoughts.
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