The Dust of The Little Secrets

A profile of Francisco Marto, an actor and dancer from Paraíba, and his relationship with the artistic world. Colleagues from work and his aunt, with whom he lives, testify about his art, talking about provincial prejudices, the dream of stardom and the possible migration to a big city.

The comic docu-drama that follows four characters who share their stories (real and imagined) about frustrated love, addressing the most diverse superstitions and rituals performed in search of success in love. To delve into the nature of the accounts, fortune tellers, pais de santo, mums-de-santo, and seers are consulted to predict futures, give advice, and explain why people are obsessed with loving and being loved.

Marcia, a transsexual from Paraíba, tells a personal and intimate story about the dilemma of living the feminine universe in a man's body, while waiting to remove the last vestige of the sex that torments her existence.

Filmed with a Super 8, this independent production portrays discrimination among homosexuals themselves and stereotypes often attached to gay men. At a Carnival camp, two boys meet and get involved. One of them catches the other dressed as a woman. A disagreement ensues.