Self-defense

A woman conceals an intimate secret in São Paulo, unaware that her sister is following her closely with a camera.

In Natal, on the Brazilian north coast, the country is preparing to launch its first manned space rocket into space. A couple lives with their two children near the space centre, she is a cleaner and he is a mechanic, but she dreams of other horizons.

Working as a TV host of an important political campaign for mayor, Luisa suffers with the professional relations with her co-workers. It’s the last week before the first round of local elections and Luisa, away from her hometown and family, discovers a serious scandal that could jeopardize the entire election. Not only must she now decide her fate, but that of an entire city.

Catarina is a researcher in quantum physics. She studies the sound spaces hidden in the variations of light. By immersing herself in the images she distorts, Catarina discovers a new form of sound spectrum, which seems to open an access to another temporality.

Ília suffers from a syndrome named Capgras that prevents her from recognizing her own sister. What desperate ways will they have to take to keep themselves close to each other?

About to enter the stage for the final time, a drag queen revisits all the scars that make up her Carnival.

The desire for freedom still resonates in Margarida and the idea of being stuck in a daily routine leaves her suffocated.

Natal, 2022: A portrait and a historical document of the city, in time and space, based on eight real characters and urban landscapes. Romildo Soares, Vera Gomes, Moacir de Freitas, Dionila Morais, Amém Ore, Manoel "O Poeta da Passarela", Judson Andrade and Claudio Slayer talk about their lives, work and their experiences in Natal.

The quick response of a body in social isolation. The dancer moves alone in the living room of her apartment and expresses her feelings in the face of quarantine. A solo choreography of the automatic desires of a body that needs movement.

In order to invent a region, it is necessary to create its culture, preferably with the help of cinema. Inspired by the book and play “A Invenção do Nordeste”, this is a re-editing of Brazilian films essential to the foundation of the Northeastern imaginary.

Jonas works at a fast-food restaurant. Next door, the noise from an evangelical church disturbs his rest. One day, after leaving work, he finds a creature in the trash.

After years of monastic silence, a voice emerges from within, indicating the time to leave. Encounters create realities that fork in time. Desire is immanent in action. Physical and affective boundaries are diluted. Only the here and now on Earth remains.