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.

Неоднозначный портрет молодой девушки, испытывающей одновременно восторг и муки от того, что она отказывается от еды, пытаясь таким способом найти свое место в жестоком неопределенном мире.

Цены на жилье взлетают до небес в городах по всему миру. Но не доходы.  PUSH проливает свет на новый тип безликого домовладельца, на наши все более неприспособленные для жизни города и на ширящийся кризис, который отражается на всех нас. Это не джентрификация, это другой монстр. Фильм наблюдает за Лейлани Фархой, специальным докладчиком ООН по вопросам достаточного жилья, в ее поездках по земному шару, в которых она старается понять, кого вытесняют из города и почему. «Я считаю, что существует огромная разница между жильем как товаром и золотом как товаром. Золото не является правом человека, а жильё - да», - говорит Лейлани.

Одним из крупнейших достижений неврологии является открытие того, что младенцы - это нечто большее, чем генетический груз. Мы призываем всех задуматься: уделяем ли мы должное внимание первым годам жизни человека? Изменяя начало, мы изменяем все.

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.

Petra heads to New York in search of her older sister after a long time of being separated. They are both movie actresses and heirs of the wounds of the Brazilian dictatorship. But Petra has only a few clues: home movies, newspaper clippings, a diary...

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.