BUILDING BRIDGES is a film that pursues a possible relationship between Heloisa, the filmmaker, and her father, an engineer who had his moment of glory during the Brazilian military dictatorship. Projections and maps become the first bridges to connect with the past. However, it is the inescapable present that really strikes Heloisa and Alvaro as they position themselves on opposite sides of the troubling political situation of Brazil.

Trans icon Luana Muniz explores gender and metamorphosis in this visually stunning, poetic documentary. Official Selection at the **Berlin International Film Festival**.

On the outskirts of the city, a car is riddled with bullet holes, some the size of a fist. You’d think it was a gangland shooting, but these bullets were fired by the police, and the passengers were unarmed teenagers. In Rio de Janeiro, more than 16, 000 civilians have been killed in police operations over the past twenty years, all in the name of self-defense. This powerful and disturbing film follows the mothers of these victims as they fight...

A journey through the art and life of the Brazilian landscape architect and painter best known for the iconic black-and-white mosaic promenades that line Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana Beach. LANDSCAPE FILM shows the full contribution of the landscape artist to the national flora. Born in São Paulo, the son of a German Jew and Catholic from Pernambuco, Burle Marx was a forerunner of ecology and defense of the environment. The landscaper valued native...

The challenges of the present, expectations for the future, and the dreams of those who experience the reality of public high school in Brazil. Through the voices of students, principals, teachers and experts, “NOT EVEN IN A WILDEST DREAM” offers a reflection on the value of education.

MARIA LUIZA da Silva is the first transgender in the history of the Brazilian Armed Forces. After 22 years of work in the military, she retired due to disability. The film explores the complex barriers she faced and her path of affirmation as a trans, military and Catholic woman.

In one of the richest and most conservative states of Brazil, public education suffers a setback when high school students react to an official decree that determines the closure of 94 schools. Using social media as their main tool, students organize the occupation of 241 schools. Through interviews and cameras operated by them, the film offers an unprecedented glimpse into the birth and growth of a peaceful movement that ultimately succeeded in maintaining...

South America’s geographic giant is polarized due to seemingly endless corruption investigations and a less than optimistic economic recovery. . In an accessible and constructive way, twelve interviewees seek to bring a renewed type of debate about Brazil in the 21st century through broader themes such as corruption, racism and machismo, education, violence, economy, media and culture. Rather than presenting answers, the documentary aims to stimulate...

Who is Jair Bolsonaro and how he became the president of the sixth most populous country in the world? "OUR FLAG WILL NEVER BE RED" answers this question by examining the influence of the Brazilian media in the socio-political events that took place from 2013 to 2019. Brazil has "6 berlusconis" that together control 90% of the national audience in all types of media. According to the interviewed, the Berlusconis were responsible for one of the greatest...

The utopian city of Brasilia is in transition more than half a century later. What is it like to live in someone else’s idea? A meditation on living in one of the most planned cities on earth. Brasília is unlike any other: a concrete utopia designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer and urbanist Lúcio Costa that spawned out of the desert. Featuring a haunting, intimate score and images that take us deep into the city, this documentary brings a human...