Garden City Beautiful (2019)

Between hangovers and floods, the film proposes a reflection on the relationship between Rio de Janeiro and the forces of water from images of archives and soundscapes that evoke conflicting aspects, however constituting a city that, formed by grounding processes, seems have as destination the submersion.

There was once a very rich count, a slave owner, who had three daughters by his slave Olímpia: the three Marias. The count, who didn't want to dirty his feet in the mud, made the slaves build a path: The Stone Path.

In this deeply personal video diary, a young researcher tries to make sense of her fascination for the film "The Pain of Others" by Penny Lane. A deep dive into the discomforting world of YouTube and online conspiracies, that challenges traditional notions of what documentary cinema is, or should be.

Documentary about the works

Memories of the Brazilian slavery past overflow into ethereal landscapes and harrowing noises. Through a visual poetic essay, an intimate and sensory journey reflects on the silencing and invisibility of black people in diaspora.

In fifteen shots, all but one running for 90 seconds, the audio-visual landscapes of a video game are examined as its day-night cycle mimics passing time, and the radiant AI of its characters creates the illusion of free will.

Фильм смонтирован из видеозаписей камер, установленных в боевых летательных аппаратах американских и французских вооруженных сил в Афганистане, Ираке и Сирии. Что высокотехнологичная оптика современной воздушной войны позволяет разглядеть на земле? Как выбирать цель? По какой сигнальной системе действовать? Что думают и чувствуют пилоты, когда сбрасывают смертоносный снаряд?

First part of a collage / exposed series of a feverish delirium.

A film of a dying world populated by mythic creatures and spirits, our personal meditation on nature and the environment captured on Super 8 film.

Two images by unknown authors and unknown times share the war.

Melissa is 21-year-old college student and a mother, living in Para’s countryside; Marcelly, at 35, is unemployed and lives with her family in rural Amazonas. They are trans women living in different spots of the Trans-Amazonian Highway, a land where the long-awaited development has never arrived.

A meeting with music, composer, poet and sociologist Negro Léo. He gives his thoughts on the development of music, Brazilian and international politics, the rise of neo-pentecostal evangelical churches and obsession over social media, in parallel with his own life story.

Dorival, a man in jail, has only one wish: to take a bath. To achieve his objective, he defies the private, the corporal, the sargeant and, finally, the lieutenant in charge of the prison.

Уличив в краже из ювелирного магазина молодую красивую женщину, полицейский Холк не смог устоять перед ее чарами и в конце концов согласился не давать делу ход. А вскоре он уже был готов и жениться на ней, когда на сцену вышел ее давний возлюбленный, ограбивший на днях один из парижских банков…

When bandits take the town of Sertânia, Antão gets shot, arrested, and left to die. Bleeding out, Antão's delirious mind begins to recall the events that led up to the incident through a sequence of increasingly unreliable fever dreams.

In the city of São Paulo, the routine of gravedigger apprentice Deodato changes when a new working girl arrives at the cemetery. Together, they must re-register the abandoned tombs, but strange events make the apprentice wonder about the consequences of messing with the dead.

Новичок Рой Фехлер приходит в полицию и принимается за работу с рвением, приводящим к развалу собственной семьи. В напарники ему достается опытный и принципиальный коп — настоящий матерый волк. Каждый раз, выезжая на дежурство, они балансируют на грани жизни и смерти, строго придерживаясь в своей деятельности главного лозунга: «Защищать и служить»

A young girl shuts herself away in her apartment and goes about her business in a strange way, as she wastes the night in the kitchen – humming all along.

An astonishing creation, Limite is the only feature by the Brazilian director and author Mário Peixoto, made when he was just 22 years old. Inspired by a haunting André Kertész photograph on the cover of a French magazine, this avant-garde silent master­piece centres on a man and two women lost at sea, their pasts unfolding through flashbacks propelled by the music of Erik Satie, Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky, and others. An early work of independent South American filmmaking, Limite was famously difficult to see for most of the twentieth century. It is a pioneering achievement that continues to captivate with its timeless visual poetry.

The sinister Count Oetsch scandalizes the aristocratic social gathering at Castle Vogelod as he announces his intention to "crash" the festivities. Baroness Safferstätt is expected shortly, and the guests are well-aware of the rumors that Count Oetsch murdered the baroness' late husband. Oetsch refuses to leave, vowing that he will reveal the identity of the real killer. Before the weekend is through, the Count and Baroness will reveal secrets too shocking to be believed!