Midnights

In Sao Paulo, Janaína and João take care of each other. She has epilepsy. He is in a relationship with a man who prefers to keep his distance. Above their lives floats the vague trauma of a mudslide that may have buried men and machines alike. Together, they try to protect their bodies from the evil that seems to spread like a fever.

Tan needs to cry.

Obstinate Daniel’s grumpiness is evident. He really doesn’t want to accompany his mother to an oncology conference. However, an unexpected meeting makes it an interesting weekend after all. Shot on grainy film stock, with camera work as uncompromising as Daniel is.

"Do you think we will be able to be apart from each other?"

Sofia was forced to leave her home and is now homeless. The young woman spends her days wandering the alleys of the University of São Paulo campus, where she offers her services as a tattoo artist. One ethereal night, her wanderings mingle with memories of an unfulfilled love. Wrapped in a dark, melancholy atmosphere, the film contemplates the fragility of a youth left behind. In a story that transcends borders, the life of an impenetrable fictional Sofia is imbued with the experiences of the actress of the same name who plays her. As enigmatic as an oracle, the original Portuguese title evokes the impermanence and ambiguity that haunt Sofia. She is carried away by perpetual motion, her future forever unknown.

Some trees and some snow.

"Last year, December 1st, my friend called me saying he was going to kill himself."

In a small town in northern Germany, a young person wanders and endures the winter. Driven by a desire for something new, they wait and turn in circles.

Mario and Gabriel meet one night. Mario goes to a political demonstration. Gabriel wants the divine manifestation. The street is the only possible stage for the two.

"Passion during monster attacks."

Among ruptures of memories, geographical and affective displacements, we revisited with Bruno the incursion into a city full of noise but that still emits a minimal murmur of love.

After two years, a trans woman returns to Brazil to care for her father, who is recovering from eye surgery. In the absence of words, guiding touches and small gestures become the language of their reencounter.

"Happiness can be found even in the darkest hours, if we remember to turn on the light."