Janice D'Avila

Lair is exhausted. He can no longer drink, his wife is dead, and all he gets for his 80th birthday is a visit from his daughter's insufferable family and a lousy cake. But when he casts them out of his house, he receives a tempting call from the beyond.

Genuine connections between children and nature can revolutionize our future. But is this discovery still possible in the world's major urban centers? The new chapter of "The Beginning of Life" reveals the transformative power of this concept.

Camila is passionate about fashion and counterculture, living her days between the clothes of the store she works and the writing of her master's project. At a party she meets Anisha, who lives in a squat in Berlin. Inspired by her, Camila rekindles her dream and begins planning to move to Germany.

정치적으로 혼란스러운 1990년대 브라질. 클라라는 굶기를 자처하며 그 속에서 환희와 고통을 동시에 경험하고 위안을 찾는다. 많은 것이 함축된 이 논픽션 영화에서 거식증은 클라라가 여성성에 도전하며 불확실하고 초현실적이며 잔인한 세상에 자리 잡을 수 있게 하는 방편이 된다.

Housing prices are skyrocketing in cities around the world. Incomes are not. PUSH sheds light on a new kind of faceless landlord, our increasingly unliveable cities and an escalating crisis that has an effect on us all. This is not gentrification, it’s a different kind of monster.The film follows Leilani Farha, the UN Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing, as she’s travelling the globe, trying to understand who’s being pushed out of the city and why. “I believe there’s a huge difference between housing as a commodity and gold as a commodity. Gold is not a human right, housing is,” says Leilani.

바람직한 유아기 성장 환경을 제공하면 인류사회가 어떻게 달라지는지 전 세계 과학자, 전문가, 부모가 함께 생각해본다.

The artist Cildo Meireles in search of the sound of Brazil's main water basins in order to construct the sound sculpture Rio:Oir (River:Hear) created from the play on words and concepts. From Foz do Iguaçu to the Pororoca of Macapá, from the Águas Emendadas Park to the mouth of the São Francisco river, and later, in a studio, gathering the pieces and matching them to the cacophony of residual waters and human laughter. The documentary "Listening to the River" reveals the artist's simplicity, the relation of region's inhabitants with water, and it enhances our perception between sound and image.

브라질 출신의 엘레나는 자신의 어머니가 영화배우를 꿈꿨듯이 그녀 역시 같은 꿈을 안고 7살 난 여동생 페트라의 곁을 떠나 뉴욕으로 향한다. 20년이 흐른 뒤, 페트라 역시 배우가 되어 언니 엘레나를 찾으러 뉴욕으로 향한다. 그녀는 몇 되지 않는 단서만을 지닌 채 엘레나를 찾기 위해 뉴욕의 거리를 배회한다. 마침내 페트라는 예기치 못한 장소에서 엘레나를 찾게 되는데... (2013년 제5회 DMZ국제다큐멘터리영화제)

How much does urban space influence our interior space?

In "The Impassive Muse", Adrine is of Armenian descent and has OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder). Edivaldo is from Pernambuco and suffers from immobilizing absence seizures which make him stand as still as a statue. Adrine is married to Adilson, a brutalized man who do not bear to be touched by the woman. Edivaldo wants to marry Gladis, unlikely aspirant to the fashion world. Adrine don't want to be noticed. Edivaldo need to 'be somedbody' to win back his bride. One morning, the lives of Edivaldo and Adrine cross because of ripe orange. Among historical monuments, sculptures, people of different backgrounds and dreams, Edivaldo and Adrine share a journey of recognition and acceptance without imagining that what they live, in fact is the oldest and necessary of the stories: a love story.

'Lulu's Dream' integrates the actress Simone Spoladore's monologue "Louise Valentina", conceived from two female figures who hold strong personality traits and independent spirit: the north american actress Louise Brooks and the comic book character Valentina, created by the Italian Guido Crepaz. These are dreams from both characters, fantastic frames from the imaginary of a silent movie actress who left many words.

An investigation into three São Paulo urban legends: The Devil Baby, the Blonde of the Bathroom and the Clown Gang. Originated in rumours, they were reported by the extinct tabloid Notícias Populares (NP) at different times. From this search, a universe is revealed where fantasy and reality are confused.