Laços de Natal

Two lonely young men, Raul and Saul, start working at the same company in São Paulo. Initially out of place, they soon discover they share much more than just similar names. What began as a convenient workplace friendship slowly turns into a relationship that draws looks and whispers from those around them.

During a series of travels and experiences, a young filmmaker records fragments of days marked by doubts, silences, and memories in formation. Between the impulse to record and the need to simply be present, the documentary follows a delicate search for belonging.

A group of friends find Cauê's body at an abandoned construction site where they had gone to relax. Amid smoke and laughter, the mood shifts as accusations and suspicions arise.

After a year of trying to cope with the inexplicable disappearance of her parents, Gabriela returns to the family farm in search of answers—or perhaps peace. But some wounds do not heal with time... and others, much older, still bleed silently. Alongside her boyfriend, she faces not only the ghosts of the recent past, but also echoes of something much more remote and primal.

Zara and Carol move through a series fragmented spaces, where memories, conflicts, and different versions of themselves intertwine, until they reach the only entrance they have yet to discover.

A lonely witch and a strange creature come together on a magical night where everything could spiral out of control.

Kalú Kariú, a trans artist and poet from northern Brazil, reflects on how “saudade”, an untranslatable feeling of profound nostalgic longing, becomes a powerful source of creation. After eight years away from his roots, Kalú invites us into a space where memory, distance and identity intertwine, and art is born from absence.

Women find empowerment behind the red nose and makeup, revealing the playful and subversive spirit of female clowning. Through poetic and intimate performances, the clowns share stories that go beyond laughter, exploring their role as manipulators of energy and expression.

After taking a pill that makes him relive memories, Elias returns to the last moment with his first love, ready to face, years later, the true reason for their breakup.