The Midnight Threshold

Diana, a pregnant architect, is hired to work in the renovation of the old Cinema Khouri, abandoned after the tragic death of a child. However, when she gets trapped inside there, Diana discovers the old cinema is not only alive, but hides an entity that wishes to keep her in there forever.

Roberta and Ilana are sisters and reach out again to each other after their father, a violent alcoholic, dies. In a single day, they reminisce good and bad memories, old wounds that are still open, and find themselves having to negotiate and share blame, loyalties and their unavailability. How can you see into the future, if the waters of your past are still murky?

Antuérpia is a 70 year-old woman who lives in the neighborhood of Penha, in Rio de Janeiro's north zone, with her husband Inácio. For decades, she carries a secret within her. Now, however, she must go through a high-risk surgery. The fear of death and of the truth being revealed are manifested through memories of her adolescence, in the city of Nova Iguaçu, Baixada Fluminense. Seeking for Cesario, her first boyfriend, she returns to a place unseen to her eyes for many decades, from which her only vivid memories are the scent of the orange trees.

Ana surprises Nicholas, her husband who has just arrived on a trip, with a romantic dinner. However, this will not be the only surprise of the night.

Set in the future, where Brazil is ruled by a dictatorship capable of infiltrating and invading people's minds, bending their thoughts and controlling their dreams. A worker from the Censorship Department is forced to join forces with a group of rebels that seek to free the people throught dreams that recall a distant and lost art: the movies.

An university professor wants to write a book, named The Dreams of Sleeping Beauty. For days, he has been having dreams about the princess awakening from her deep sleep. However, he fears that his age and his family issues might paralyze him from writing it.

Anatomy of Fear explores how experiences and trauma are transformed into cinematic horror. Through interviews, it examines how fear is constructed and shaped by individual experiences.