Social & External
Xandinho | Filmmaker
Deivid Michael | Apresentador
Yasmim Victoria | Roteirista
Miqueias | Gravador de Som
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Mariana
No measure of hellfire preaching can quell the boisterous and bawdy passions of Maracatu, an Afro-Brazilian burlesque carnival tradition with roots in slavery that takes place in the northeast state of Pernambuco. As the Falstaffian character Tiao, Valmir do Coco leads a nonprofessional cast of authentic Maracatu practitioners in a tale told through dance, music, and the supernatural, set in the sugarcane fields outside Recife.
When Max, a former MMA world champion about to retire, discovers he has an 8-year-old autistic son, his life is turned upside down. Now, as he trains for one last opportunity to regain his world champion title, Max must deal with his new family and his father, from whom he has long been estranged.
This short film follows Pelé, a retired nurse who looks back on his time as a Mateus in the century-old Bumba Meu Boi group, Boi Tira-Teima. As he builds a new boi for the festival, he revisits the defining moments of his journey as a performer, carnival artist, and son of Mestre Gerson, the group’s former patriarch. The film explores how the way we carry our memories of the past shapes who we become in the present.
Short by Jomard Muniz de Britto
Lucía escapes from a painful past in her hometown and moves into an old house in the heart of Madrid, looking to start afresh. But she soon discovers that the house is home to inexplicable phenomena.
A Christmas story. The goat is the solution to the problems of a family in Recife, Brazil.