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Bethânia returns to her land, where the family’s old sugar mill was built, the Wanderley Mill. Between photographs, fantastic creatures, bills to pay and workers claiming their rights to the land, Bethânia faces herself in a present where both the past and the future look menacing.

Audiovisual recording of the 2017 album Tribalistas.

‘How are women doing in Brazil?’. It is this intriguing question, posed by an Italian journalist, that Helena Solberg tries to answer through elements of her films, from the 1960s to the present day. Along the way, encounters with figures such as Heloisa Teixeira, Rita von Hunty and Helena Vieira illuminate some of the cracks in this broad debate.

The work and life of the important Brazilian filmmaker Geraldo Sarno are intimately revealed during the filming of the series "Sertão de Dentro" and the feature film "Sertânia".

At 91, TV news anchor Cid Moreira opens the doors of his house and to his unconscious, revealing surprising facets of the man who entered the homes of millions of Brazilians every night for 30 years. Brazil’s most famous voice narrates his own history, deconstructing his mythical image and guiding the spectator through a maze of memories. Archival remembrances and images trace a panorama of his life, which is tied to the history of Brazilian TV.

Participants recall a series of festivals held on a farm in Brazil during the '70s and '80s that evolved into liberating celebrations of music.

Through the eyes and voice of biologist Janine Benyus, the non-fiction feature “Biocentrics” takes the viewer through different corners of the planet to reveal the birth and the principles that guide biomimicry, a methodology of innovation inspired by nature. As a hub connecting ancestral knowledge, diverse cultures, natural technologies and initiatives that choose the continuity of life as their premise, the charismatic activist proposes a common agenda, a new posture and a tool, which is the vanguard of contemporary science, to face the global challenges that lie ahead and putting life back at the center of decision-making.

The documentary celebrates the poetic legacy of Lupicínio Rodrigues, investigating the musical contribution and historical context of this composer born in Rio Grande do Sul and author of hits that surpass generations.

It explores the last two years of Brazilian singer Cazuza's life, from his AIDS diagnosis until his death. Nilo Romero, Cazuza's music producer and the film's director, created a collection of rarely seen and controversial images.

Police reporter Luarlindo Ernesto is the only eyewitness to the creation of the death squad, the first Brazilian extermination group. 60 years later, young journalist Yasmin Santos researches the origins of the militia in Rio de Janeiro and, upon discovering that Luarlindo is alive, decides to track him down to try and convince him to tell her everything he saw.

Five documentary filmmakers were invited to dive into the collection of the Museu da Pessoa and to propose rereadings and authorclippings from the life stories of Brazilians who passed through the museum.

Documentary about the editorial and literary movement O Gráfico Amador, which emerged in Recife between 1954 and 1961, and its influence on Brazilian culture. In their youth, artists such as Aloísio Magalhães, Ariano Suassuna and João Cabral de Melo Neto participated in the movement. Attentive to the technical quality of the books, the group introduced color and graphic art into their editions, which are now collector's items

A historical overview of what Semana de 22 was and its understanding over time, the event took place over three nights at the Theatro Municipal de São Paulo (February 13, 15 and 17, 1922).