Guilherme Umeda

"Every time a righteous person cries out, an executioner comes to silence them. Those who are worthless are left alive, those who are good are ordered to be killed" - Cecilia Meireles

In the light, art shines like glitter; in the shadows, it heals and saves. This documentary short follows two Drag stars, Lusea Star (Rodolfo Araujo) and Brigitte Bordô (Marina Espinoza), as they present their costumes and prepare for a performance. Along the way, they reflect on the powerful relationship they've built with their personas and art itself, revealing how these effects echo far beyond the stage.

How do you find beauty when everything seems dead? Midst a world that refuses to slow down, cemeteries emerge as a refuge of silence and reflection. The workers of the Vila Mariana Cemetery reflect on life, death, and the invisible, while searching, among remnants and absences, for what insists on remaining.

During a party, Helena, a young adult with Sensory Processing Disorder, decides to give love a chance after catching the eye of the extroverted Erik, but the couple must face the chaotic and noisy environment — as well as their own insecurities — in order to find each other before the party’s over.

Venus convinces Matheus to create a documentary series about their lives, attempting to bring the representation they always dreamed of during their adolescence to reality. Meanwhile, they try to balance their love lives, harsh family realities, and questionable mental health with this ambitious project. It's a last-ditch effort to boost their careers by creating something original and starting their adult lives 'for real' on the right foot.