Bode de Natal

A Christmas story. The goat is the solution to the problems of a family in Recife, Brazil.

O Carnaval é de Pelé

This short film follows Pelé, a retired nurse who looks back on his time as a Mateus in the century-old Bumba Meu Boi group, Boi Tira-Teima. As he builds a new boi for the festival, he revisits the defining moments of his journey as a performer, carnival artist, and son of Mestre Gerson, the group’s former patriarch. The film explores how the way we carry our memories of the past shapes who we become in the present.

PASSAGENS

The film depicts Bruno's encounter with an old flame at the Recife airport. He then recalls the moments spent with Alice during a carnival, and his feelings start to resurface. But could that passion have been just a creation of his mind?

O Matador

In lawless badlands, reclusive Cabeleira sets out to discover the fate of his gunman father and grows to be a feared assassin himself.

Mãos de Pedra

Brincando com Maracatu

Aline Morales is one of the main broadcasters of Maracatu in Toronto. From a meeting with members of Recife's Maracatu Estrela Brilhante Nação, she and her traveling companions reflect deeply on the different aspects of this genre, beyond music.

Pesado: Que som é esse que vem de Pernambuco?

Documentary about the heavy rock scene in Pernambuco.

Nação Zumbi Ao Vivo no Recife

Drag Queens em Cena: A Expressão de Almas Artísticas

Olho de Palha

Black Out - A História Apagada no Palco da Arte

No Fio do Destino: Mulheres e Jeans em Toritama

La Ursa

O Rap do Pequeno Príncipe Contra as Almas Sebosas

A documentary that focuses on two young male inhabitants of Recife (statistically, the fourth worst city in the world to live in) who have both reacted strongly to their situation. One has become a drummer in a rap/rock band. The other has killed forty-four people and is now in jail. Both use the term "Wicked Souls" to describe their enemies.

Vivencial I

Short by Jomard Muniz de Britto

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