Elisa Bracher

The film follows the daily lives of residents of a community, made up of two favelas and a housing complex in São Paulo, which is about to undergo an urbanization process. However, possible urbanization generates resistance from residents of the most valued area of the neighborhood, in a movement known as “Not in my backyard”.

The trajectory of a romantic couple of contemporary artists reveals how the limits, contradictions and obsessions of a romantic relationship are reflected in each of their artistic endeavors.

A sensitive portrait of the behind-the-scenes at the Tom Jobim Youth Orchestra in São Paulo, where young artists with classical backgrounds are challenged to immerse themselves in Brazilian popular music and create together. All scores are specially composed or arranged for the training orchestra, where these young musicians discover their Brazilian roots through a process that transforms not only the music, but the artists themselves.