Trench

On Christmas Eve, two women engage in a conversation in a boat, as it glides over the waters of a dark, cold pond. An unexpected event will leave its mark at the end of this crossing. Based on a short story by Lygia Fagundes Telles.

Inspired by Wilson Santos' story, a quilombola from Brazil's Northeast region, the film shows the trajectory of a musician and percussionist who founded the Orquestra de Tambores de Alagoas, dedicating his life to music and the dissemination of popular percussion as a tool for the social inclusion of young people.

On the eve of leaving the informal work sector and being hired, Samuel is haunted by his work instrument: the engineer mascot.

In 1898, isolated in the backlands of Alagoas, mother and son welcome an unknown and injured man into their home, an event that changes the course of their lives.

Habito tells the story of a poor, fat black man in pursuit of his dream of being a filmmaker, facing academic and personal challenges after his mother is diagnosed with breast cancer. A narrative that intertwines life, family and cinema, exploring the roots of Alagoas and Bahia.

Marcelo’s mother disappeared when he was 10 years old, leaving him with an endless void. The boy grows into a young man who wanders through cemeteries and takes refuge in invented memories to cope with reality. One day, two mysterious beings cross his path, and Marcelo sets off with them on a journey across the boundaries between the world of the living and the world of the dead.

After the death of her husband, Jande tries to rebuild her life. Paulo, her son, tries to understand the direction that things are taking.

The sinking of the ground caused by a mining company to extract rock salt results in holes and cracks in the homes of residents in the neighborhood of Bebedouro, in Maceió. The imminent risk of collapse makes the neighborhood uninhabited, leaving space for the exploration of the territory, until a gang of teenagers plans to destroy the machine responsible for the collapse, turning the imagination into a possibility of inhabiting an uninhabitable territory. (K.M.)

At home for a problem in his arm, Paulo watches from couch the transformations in Brazilian society in 2016 without reaction power.

These men are all dripping in sweat, but it doesn't matter.