Marcelo Grabowsky

Testemunha 4

A character, an actress and the passing of hours in a Holocaust interrogation. The film moves through the echoes of reality: representation, testimony, memory, fiction and investigates the limits between actress and character.

Manas

Thirteen-year-old Marcielle lives on Marajó Island in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. To break a terrible cycle that imprisons the women around her in an isolated region, she must do the impossible to liberate herself and her younger sister from a dark abyss of silence held by her own family.

Housemaids

Seven adolescents take on the mission of filming, for one week, their family's housemaids and hand over the footage to the director to make a film. The images that confront us uncover the complex relationship that exists between housemaids and their employers, a relationship that confuses intimacy and power in the workplace and provides us with an insight into the echoes of a colonial past that linger in contemporary Brazil.

The Reservoir

Lucas is a quiet, ruggedly handsome, stoical man on a mission. As he crosses the country to locate an obscure forgotten plot of family land from his late mother’s will, Lucas encounters strange places, eccentric new friends, random dreamlike circumstances, plus a long lost brother and a surprise romantic/erotic situation with a young motorcyclist.

Cloro

Under the blinding sun Clara struggles to see her family and the reality that surrounds her.

Medusa

By day, Mari and her friends broadcast their spiritual devotion through pastel pinks and catchy evangelical songs about purity and perfection, and by night they form a vigilante girl gang, prowling the streets in search of sinners who have deviated from the rightful path. After an attack goes wrong, leaving Mari scarred and unemployed, her views of community, religion, and her peers begin to shift.

Sinfonia

The birth of music from the noises recorded in the memory of a violin.

Phryne

"For one human being to love another: that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation." Rainer Maria Rilke.

Les Inshortables, Vol. 8

Eighth series of short films from "Les Inshortables" with five works on issues dealing with the LGBTQIA+ community. From the bustling streets of Beirut to the homes of Brazil, these stories explore love, ambition, and the twists and turns of fate. Experience Mohammad's transformation on a construction site, Louis' grief over unrequited love, and Paul's challenges in fatherhood. Discover the secrets revealed when guests disrupt the lives of Rafa and Matheus, and follow Leo's descent into paranoia and obsession.

Hotel Room

One guest, one room, one body.

Private Photos

A sweet couple invite a third person over for the night, who brings a lustful energy to spice things up.

Tribuna de Honra

Jockey Club. Rio de Janeiro, August 7th. Hats circulate through the halls of the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Study for the Wind

It's dusk when the wind blows.

Greta

Pedro, a 70-year-old gay nurse, is taking care of Daniela, his ailing transgender friend. In order to find her a vacant hospital bed, he decides to help an arrested and wounded criminal to escape.

Vídeo-Chamada

Through virtual conversations, the film reveals a diverse panel of experiences of Brazilians living abroad. They are students who have moved in search of academic knowledge and professional training, and now have to deal with issues such as being a foreigner, the distance from Brazil and the impact of their choices. Made from the research material for “Bildungsroman”.

O Fim da Noite

Based on Guy de Maupassant's "The Night".

The Gay Agenda 32

In this anthology of shorts, the phrase "Gay Agenda" is reclaimed from the religious right and transformed into a celebration of gay culture. Sit back and enjoy "Life in Love with Nick & Kaiden," "John," and "Private Photos."

The Male Gaze: Shadows on Skin

​From a swimming pool in Brazil to the back seat of a car in Germany via an apartment in the early hours of the morning where three men dance to the beat of wild passions, here are four stories about the marks that can be left when skin touches skin. Even in brightness, some shadows will always linger. The 4 short films are: Offline [Desconexo] (2020); Hedon (2019); Adán & Esteban (2022); Private Photos [Fotos Privadas] (2020).