Samanta do Amaral

A feature documentary on the life of Alzira Espíndola and her impact and influence on different generations of Brazilian music. From her origins on Mato Grosso do Sul to her breakthrough as a instrumentist and composer in São Paulo, the movie explores her life, work and ventures with partners such as Itamar Assumpção, Ney Matogrosso and her sister Tetê Espíndola with irreverence and erudition.

Strange lights appear at night in the Mexican desert, an invitation to widen our eyes in the twilight, and listen to sounds hidden in darkness.

After relocating to Tokyo, a Brazilian writer begins a new novel, provoked by her experiences in Japan and by one of the last scenes she witnessed in Rio de Janeiro: a female swimmer tearing up the horizon with powerful strokes in the wide, open sea. Those two women apparently share no connection, until their lives start to interfere in one another, strangely linked through the sea. Hannah, the writer, plunges into a journey of self-discovery in Japan, while Ana, the swimmer in Rio de Janeiro, oddly has her body transformed into some kind of inner Ocean.

It’s dripping through the ceiling, the space for sleeping is scarce. Under poor living conditions, a young mother handles everyday life with her two daughters in the Brazilian suburb as best she can. When they unexpectedly acquire a load of frog legs, this gives rise to a celebration that will not soon be forgotten.

Two girls run away from the police after the Women's March. In the midst of violence, they find a way to live their desire.

Two girls run away from the police after the Women's March. In the midst of violence, they find a way to live their desire.

En los años treinta, dos hermanas separadas por el destino se enfrentan a prejuicios y sexismo, una por parte de la alta sociedad en una gran ciudad y la otra por un grupo de renegados en el campo. A pesar de la distancia, saben que solo pueden contar el uno con el otro y ambos se impondrán a su manera y sorprendentemente.

Nalu lives with Ruben, her father, in a small country town near the Brazilian border with Uruguay. When Ruben realizes that his daughter is becoming a woman, an ambiguous closeness begins to develop between them.

A shy student suddenly becomes the center of attention when she wins a huge birthday party that she never asked for.

Every day is the same thing: Zeca's mother wakes him up, putting his shoes on. It is the reason why he has never learned to tie them. All was well. Mainly because the most beautiful girl in school has a crush on him. But taking a big tumble in front of her was such a shame. Zeca needs to take a radical attitude.

Théo goes to the funeral of his childhood best friend. Then, memories return.