Social & External
Moça
Rapaz
After hearing about a Brazilian folklore party at the neighborhood school, Fernando, an 8-year-old child, decides to go dressed as Curupira, with a skirt and everything, and suggests it to his grandfather, Mr. Lino, 70 years old. The dynamics between grandfather and grandson begin to be affected as Lino perceives Fernando to be a different child. Through subtleties in the dialogues and the silence, social conventions and the responsibility of being the guardian-protector of something precious, the film evokes conceptions of the masculine within a queer childhood.
Camila is a bored young woman. She begins to romanticize her life... until she realizes that there is something supernatural in this fantasy.
A man breaks into people's houses at night and observes them, without stealing or violating anything. He simply looks, putting himself in their positions and searching for something he has lost within him, but not thinking that he could be being watched too.
“A Noiva Natal” is a photo film narrated by the city of Natal itself, the capital of Rio Grande do Norte, in the first person. The short film, divided into three parts alluding to mourning, records a vision of the capital after being neglected and forgotten by the Public Authorities and its inhabitants.
The musical “Se Essa Lua Fosse Minha” tells the story of a people who abandon their land in search of a place to build a new tomorrow. Upon reaching the island of Porto Leste, they discover that the place is already inhabited by another people with conflicting beliefs and cultures, making a division of the land indispensable in order to avoid a war. However, when residents of opposite sides begin a forbidden romance, not even a clash between peoples can separate two passionate hearts.
"Girl and Wolf" is an animated feature film for a young adult public based on the Roc Espinet's homonymous graphic novel. It tells the story of Paula, an innocent girl who lives in a medieval village attacked by wolves. Paula will have to face dark childhood traumas, soulless hunters, magical wild spirits and an ancient pack of wolves.
Somewhere in present-day China, Mu Yi, a mischievous 14-year-old, lives with her beloved grandmother in a quaint and picturesque village, selling bamboo figurines to tourists. One night, Mu Yi discovers a very ancient helmet. As she tries it on, she transforms into one of the mythical war heroes of Ancient China, known as The Handsome General. This life-changing discovery uncovers terrible secrets that surround her birth. Resentful and angry against her world, she takes refuge in the new identity that the helmet offers her. Under the guise of the Handsome General, Mu Yi will go at war against the injustices of the past.
In Tulugalik things are getting busy. The village is building a new harbor to make room for the increased tourism. 12-year-old Maliina adores living here, but her mother wants for her to get a real education in the big city. As things start to heat up between the two, a mystery occurs. The fish has disappeared and soon the town starts to suffer. Maliina learns that she is the one who can solve the mystery. Facing her own fears and the unknown of the Spirit Realms, she begins her journey. But as she delves down into the depth of the sea, destructive storms strike the town. Can Maliina persevere enough to find and calm the Mother of the Sea before the town – and life as they know it – unravels?
Agnès, Juliette and Carmen's neighbour, writes children's storybooks that take place in a fantasy world, The Kingdom of the Winds. The intrepid sisters discover a passageway between their world and this extraordinary universe. Once on the other side, the girls take on the appearance of cats and discover Sirocco, a terrifying character who can control the wind.
Tad accidentally unleashes an ancient spell, endangering the lives of his friends Mummy, Jeff, and Belzoni. With everyone against him and only helped by Sara, he sets off on an adventure to end the Curse of the Mummy.
Pil, a little vagabond girl, lives on the streets of the medieval city of Roc-en-Brume, along with her three tame weasels. She survives of food stolen from the castle of the sinister Regent Tristain. One day, to escape his guards, Pil disguises herself as a princess. Thus she embarks upon a mad, delirious adventure, together with Crobar, a big clumsy guard who thinks she's a noble, and Rigolin, a young crackpot jester. Pil is going to have to save Roland, rightful heir to the throne under the curse of a spell. This adventure will turn the entire kingdom upside down, and teach Pil that nobility can be found in all of us.
Maurice is a streetwise ginger cat who comes up with a money-making scam by befriending a group of self-taught talking rats. When Maurice and the rodents meet a bookworm called Malicia, their little con soon goes down the drain.
In the mid-20th century, in a forested valley between Italy and Yugoslavia, a stingy widower befriends a young woman and helps her depart across the ocean to find there a better life. A chance encounter gives rise to a dreamy parable on loss, loneliness and the power of imagination.
A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.
In 1965 Mexico City, Flavia, a wealthy yet lonely schoolgirl, befriends Veronica, a young orphan girl who has a fascination with witchcraft. Veronica convinces Flavia that she is a real witch and forces her to be her assistant. The children's games gradually become more serious and Veronica demands more from Flavia.
