The Innards

With unprecedented access to the Brazilian Senate, director Dandara Ferreira follows the entire trajectory of the Covid-19 Parliamentary Inquiry from the inside, transforming this exclusive footage into a cinematic record of one of the most defining moments of the pandemic in Brazil.

Jorge is 70 years old and is one of the most capricious and dedicated janitors at the Paradise Motel, except for a single detail: He secretly records the audios of the room’s guests. Selling these audios to Alberto earns him an extra income as well as affection, even though Jorge no longer remembers what his own pleasure sounds like.

I recorded four years of the life of a great friend of mine in the attempt to catch some sort of catharsis. As I tried to deal with endings that were taking place in my life, the inevitable happened to him. His mother passed away without leaving any record on video. This is a movie to refrain from the fear of forgetting.

Letícia is a woman who, during the pandemic, had to start working as a CamGirl, in pursuit of her dream of becoming an actress. For one of the clients, a surprise: his old love, Fernando.

The scars on the bodies of four women mark a past difficult to forget. When one of the rooms of the house where they live is taken over by something unknown on the eve of a great party, their safety is put to risk. They are no longer alone.

A young black man, who as a baby was adopted by a white, upper-middle-class family, faces a series of everyday conflicts that lead him to question what makes him alike or different from the universes around him.

Gisele says she is the only female guitarist to wear niqab. Leading a heavy metal band, she shows the world that she is serious.

In the village of Barra Grande, among appearances and disappearances, the animals keep the dead company.

In the 1980s, the musical and futuristic teacher Clara Celeste arrives at a school surrounded by bullying problems driven by issues of ethnicity, sexuality, gender, physique, and behavior. With the teacher's help, a group of students are finally able to find their voice and experience empowerment, with the freedom to live as they wish. Despite this, prejudice still surrounds the school, always seeking to intimidate the students. To win this battle against intolerance and censorship, the group will need to stick together and believe in the power of change.

Marcela disappeared without leaving a trace. Those who were left to deal with her absence try to figure out who and what Marcela really was and the reasons behind her disappearance.

From Brussels to São Paulo, letters are sent to someone who never answers them and may not even receive them. With the streets collapsing and the police sirens ringing incessantly, a cry for help.

The faces of ten women, actual mothers of [pH2]: estado de teatro’s members, expand the face of Helena Failure and enact the misfortunes that tackled her life.