Paulo Silver

Inspired by Wilson Santos' story, a quilombola from Brazil's Northeast region, the film shows the trajectory of a musician and percussionist who founded the Orquestra de Tambores de Alagoas, dedicating his life to music and the dissemination of popular percussion as a tool for the social inclusion of young people.

Habito tells the story of a poor, fat black man in pursuit of his dream of being a filmmaker, facing academic and personal challenges after his mother is diagnosed with breast cancer. A narrative that intertwines life, family and cinema, exploring the roots of Alagoas and Bahia.

In a landfill, a boy observes the imposing wall of a luxury condo. Gabriel uses his imagination to build his fantastic world

Marcelo’s mother disappeared when he was 10 years old, leaving him with an endless void. The boy grows into a young man who wanders through cemeteries and takes refuge in invented memories to cope with reality. One day, two mysterious beings cross his path, and Marcelo sets off with them on a journey across the boundaries between the world of the living and the world of the dead.

At home for a problem in his arm, Paulo watches from couch the transformations in Brazilian society in 2016 without reaction power.

The sinking of the ground caused by a mining company to extract rock salt results in holes and cracks in the homes of residents in the neighborhood of Bebedouro, in Maceió. The imminent risk of collapse makes the neighborhood uninhabited, leaving space for the exploration of the territory, until a gang of teenagers plans to destroy the machine responsible for the collapse, turning the imagination into a possibility of inhabiting an uninhabitable territory. (K.M.)

On the eve of leaving the informal work sector and being hired, Samuel is haunted by his work instrument: the engineer mascot.