Depois da Primavera

7 Haircuts in Congo

One hair salon. Seven haircuts. Seven experiences of exile. The documentary stars the owner of the salon, Fernando “Pablo” Mupapa, as he unfolds from the haircut ritual to open himself up to the voices and reports of immigrants from the Democratic Republic of Congo living in Brazil. Through a connection with Africa, the dialogues between Pablo and his clients recorded by the filmmakers reveal assertions of identity and the dream of an anti-imperialist revolution.

L.A.P.A.

Documentary about the world of hip hop and the daily life of those who seek to survive from music in Brazil, all set in the traditional neighborhood of Lapa Carioca.

Não Se Pode Viver Sem Amor

So Hard to Forget

Julia is a 35-year-old English Literature teacher struggling with depression as she tries to get her life back together again after her long, intense love affair with Antonia. Feeling totally abandoned after she and her enigmatic girlfriend broke up, Julia is thrown into a desperate, painful process. Her life and her values have been tinged with unbearable melancholy and her life's measure seems reduced to out-of-focus fragments of her memories. Her inner turmoil and conflicts hamper a process now made necessary - that of readapting to her new life. It is impossible for her to disguise her pain when she attempts to narrate emotions.

Soldado Estrangeiro

Three Brazilians live different stages of the same choice: to be a warrior in a great army of a foreign nation. Discover stories of characters who have enlisted in the Foreign Legion, Israel and the United States.

Let's Make a Toast

On New Year's Eve, six friends reunite to celebrate the new year. As the night progresses, the revelry soon gives in to long-seated conflicts as well as joys and hopes for a better future.

Fernando Coni Campos: Cada um Vive como Sonha

Rubens Gerchman: O Rei do Mau Gosto

Discover the trajectory of the artist Rubens Gerchman between 1963 and 1978. Learn more about the artistic creation and activism of a generation that was experiencing the hardest years of its political life

Mário de Andrade, O Turista Aprendiz

Caminho de Volta

André Câmara is a 45-year old Brazilian photographer who's been living in London for 20 years. 87-year-old Maria do Socorro left for the US 25 years ago to follow her son, Fernando. Both André and Maria wish to return to live in Brazil. In this attempt, difficulties boil up in André's journey as he faces a need to reconnect both emotionally and professionally. Neither has any idea of what kind of country lies ahead after more than two decades away from it. The place they fled from is no longer the same one they left behind. Between emigration and a return to their roots, they will have to forge a new identity.

A Symphony for a Common Man

As head of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, Brazilian diplomat José Bustani became an obstacle in America’s march to war with Iraq. Ousted from his position, he now revisits the chilling events that marked a turning point in global power structures.

The Corporation

Since the late 18th century American legal decision that the business corporation organizational model is legally a person, it has become a dominant economic, political and social force around the globe. This film takes an in-depth psychological examination of the organization model through various case studies. What the study illustrates is that in the its behaviour, this type of "person" typically acts like a dangerously destructive psychopath without conscience. Furthermore, we see the profound threat this psychopath has for our world and our future, but also how the people with courage, intelligence and determination can do to stop it.