Black Wave

After almost 30 years of silence, a victim shares new and disturbing details of the horror she experienced in the home of the person who became known throughout Brazil as the woman with white ointment on her face.

Between the arrival and departure of the train.

Maybe that's what they like, a little bit of melodrama.

During a routine fitting at work, lingerie designer Anna discovers a grotesque source of inspiration.

The birth of a child and their first conflict.

A documentary that captures 24 hours in Downtown Rio de Janeiro, in September 2019.

An intimate and ongoing dialogue between filmmaker Paula Gaitán and Ken Jacobs. Filmed over the last decade in New York, the documentary reveals Jacobs' thinking and presents previously unseen footage of Ken and his partner in life and art, Flo Jacobs.

“The Human Being is Only Free When One is Master of One’s Self”. These words cap a mural in Cantagalo, a favela high over Rio De Janeiro. Epictetus’s words frame the lives of three beach vendors descending from the hills to sell homemade foods on the “Farme” section of Ipanema Beach. These three independent spirits working for themselves have maintained their dignity in a harsh economy and love their work. This is why they have been known and loved by the LGBTQ+ community for decades.

New York City attracts Jane and Carlos, like so many others, with the promise of a better life. That's why they've left their home country, Brazil. Yet as immigrants, they don't have all the opportunities that the American dream implies. Their search for a new and better life represents that of all the immigrants who dare to attempt a fresh start in another country. It is also the story of changes taking place in United States and Brazil. The fictional story about Jane and Carlos in this experimental film is intertwined with the personal experiences of the film team, which reports in interspersed episodes about their own immigration and that of others they've researched.

The trees in Super-8.