Cecília dos Anjos

After finding a mysterious brain in the street, a reclusive artist plunges into a frenetic cycle of creation and destruction, trying to unravel the connection between his disturbing art and the object's terrifying influence, while confronting a guilt that threatens to consume his sanity.

Years after losing her grandmother, Roberta lives a solitary life. Her isolation leaves little space for affection, and she is trapped in a draining daily grind. Everything changes when she discovers an old recipe book belonging to her late grandmother, a master in the kitchen. Following the handwritten instructions, Roberta redescobers her love for food and the art of bringing people together.

When Samira goes to the beach at night alone to meditate in search of inspiration for her screenplays, she experiences something otherworldly.

On Christmas Eve, Alexandre, a lonely young man burdened by his own emotional defenses, invites Guilherme—a male escort who has just been kicked out of his home—to stay at his house. As the hours pass, the ordinary night transforms into a deep dive into the vulnerabilities, fears, and desires of both, showcasing the hesitant and contradictory construction of an inescapable connection that remains uncertain: whether it is love, friendship, or simply the recognition of two mirrored lonely souls.

A community of cats lives in the Soledade Cemetery Park in Belém. "7 Vidas" follows these animals through a fictional letter written by one of them to his former owner. With real images of the cats among graves and trees, the film builds a sensitive narrative about abandonment, freedom and memory, revealing the poetry hidden in the coexistence between life and death.

Amidst a monotonous and tiring routine, Clarissa finds herself lost. Without recognizing her own essence, she asks herself: if I were me, how would it be?

Cornélia is on her way to meet her wife, Carmem, at a restaurant that holds special memories for both of them. As the meeting unfolds, small cracks appear in their conversation and silences, revealing hidden layers of their relationship and leaving the impression that not everything is quite as it seems.

In the Human Resources conglomerate of Hell, where employees eternally toil in perpetual justice, veteran employee Ruth Honda faces an unprecedented dilemma: a convict appeals his sentence, claiming innocence. While attempting to resolve the case, Ruth and her colleagues find themselves trapped in a labyrinth of absurd procedures and eccentric figures, exposing the ironies and contradictions of a hellish work system.