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The Other Side of Fear

The Other Side of Fear signifies the actions which incite religious violence and broaden the divide of cultural and moral beliefs in society. The film shadows two clashing perspectives both of which are searching for safety in their own communities and these perspectives blend testimonies of trauma and manifestos of power. By using poetic documentation, the director acknowledges that there are more than two sides to every story and intertwines these sentiments, embodiments and experiences into one journey to understand what is happening behind the doors of communities the other hasn’t experienced.

Misidentified

DESFEM

The documentary questions femininity through the perspectives of two defeminized women, who share their experiences and the stigmas they face in society because of the way they dress.

A Propósito de Willer

In this short, Willer’s poetic images and his voice dress the streets, the skies, the avenues. Here is Willer, the great poet and living legend of the sixties generation, in front of the camera, letting us into his universe, which Priscyla Bettim & Renato Coelho approach as a poetic encounter, in which experimental cinema becomes a powerful catalyst for his poetry. From an erotic and personal approach, the filmmakers give substance to what Willer states...or perhaps it’s the reverse: it is the images that coexist freely with the sound field of words and music.

Vozes do Mangue

Antonico e sua mãe

My Story Speaks for Me

A Brazilian production that portrays a journey of struggle, faith, hope and transformation through powerful life experiences.

Sociedade do Caos

A Culpa é da Fumaça

Dayendji - Vida de Imigrante

Ludimar

This documentary tells the story of Ludimar, who at 73 found in rap and poetry a path to expression and freedom.

Dezoito

Samaricity

This documentary explores the Samaritá neighborhood, the oldest community in the continental area of São Vicente, São Paulo, Brazil’s first city. Discover the history of a region whose origins lie in the construction of a railway and that has since evolved into a community where art and culture guide the daily lives of its residents and local artists.

Cacos

Amid threads, fabrics, and the crying of her newborn daughter, Vivi tries to piece together something that has shattered.

Tia Morgana

Morgana is a trans woman who was kicked out of her home at 18 and has since had little contact with her siblings. After her mother’s death, she attends her nephew’s birthday party.

My Mother’s Father

Davi, a ten-year-old boy, shares a deeply affectionate relationship with his mother, Rosa. When Rosa experiences a schizophrenic episode, the dynamic between them is reversed: Davi assumes a caregiving role that no child should have to occupy. Set against the backdrop of a house move in Nilópolis, in Rio de Janeiro’s Baixada Fluminense, the film follows the small gestures of survival, tenderness, and exhaustion that shape their bond after his mother’s episode. My Mother’s Father is an intimate drama about love, premature maturity, and everyday resilience, approaching mental health not through the lens of diagnosis, but through the territory of affection. A quiet portrait of a childhood marked by pain, but also by the possibility of carrying on.

A Febre do Macaco Preto