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Camila JAM (Nome Próprio)Camila JAM tells the story of a young woman struggling to become a writer. Her life is her narrative. Camila is intense and brave. She wants her literature to be an act of revelation. More Information View Trailer |
Body (Corpo)São Paulo, today: a corpse is found in a common grave serving as a converging element for the stories of five characters: the coroner Artur (Leonardo Medeiros), Lara, the forensic expert, a dead female activist, her daughter, Fernanda, and a sociologist, the only person who can identify the corpse. More Information View TrailerOfficial Website |
Proper Eyes (Por sus propio ojos)Alicia, a cinema student prepares to film a documentary on male prisoners’ wives. She goes to the entrance door of the jail. A woman called Elsa offers to talk, her son is imprisoned... ...Elsa’s eventual testimony: she used to live with a permanent knot in her throat, worrying that at any moment her son would be delivered shot on her doorstep; however, she prefers things as they are now. Although far from the ideal situation, she can now at least rest easy because he’s alive. More Information View TrailerComing Soon on VOD |
Alice's House (A Casa de Alice)Chico Teixeira’s multi-award winning first feature about contemporary life in Brazil. As portrayed by the luminous Carla Ribas, Alice, a middle-aged manicurist living in Sao Paulo, has to overcome obstacles by the male dominated world she finds herself trapped in. Filled with profound insights about family, relationships, and trust, it is the most unlikely of Brazilian films. More Information View TrailerNow on VOD |
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Critic (Critico)70 critics and filmmakers discuss cinema from the age old conflict between the artist and the observer, the creator and the critic. From 1998 to 2007, Kleber Mendonça Filho has collected points of view about this relationship in Brazil, USA and Europe, using his personal experience as both filmmaker and critic. Crítico opens a window to an art which is more and more judged by the industry and which struggles to remain human in the way it is realized and observed. More Information View Trailer |
The Prison In The Street (O Cárcere e a Rua)Cláudia is the oldest and most respected inmate at Madre Pelletier Penitentiary. The one who gives the orders and who protects. She protects young Daniela, for example, whose life is at risk because she is accused of having killed her own child. But Cláudia, like Betânia, is to leave the prison soon. Betânia feels the temptation of leaving the rules of the semi-open regime to one side, to live in freedom with a new love. More Information View Trailer |
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BlackoutAt the end of a tough workweek an assistant congressman and his friend go to an abandoned room in the Capitol building to relax and smoke a joint. While trying to unwind the assistant congressman complains about his job. He is doing all he can to cover up his boss’ scandalous sex affair but nothing seems to be working. “Things can’t get any worse”, he proclaims. . . but they do! More Information View Trailer |
Day-In Day-Out (Cotidiano)Some call life the period of time from the moment you wake up until the time you go to bed. This film is about those who spend this period of time not living, but seeing life go by. More Information View Trailer |
A Stem (Um Ramo)Clarisse finds out a small leaf growing out of her right arm. More Information |
One Life Or Another (Uma Vida E Outra)Eighteen-year-old Nara (Sara Vasconcelos) is two months pregnant. The baby’s father, Victor, tells her he will not marry her and wants nothing to do with her. Her friend, Juliana, advises her to have an abortion before it is too late. After much contemplation, Nara has the abortion, and then brings Victor the proof. More Information |