The documentary "Caixa D'água: Qui-lombo is this?" It reports, through testimonies from former residents and photographic collections, the importance in the cultural and historical scope of the Getúlio Vargas neighborhood located in Aracaju, capital of Sergipe. Emphasis is placed on black culture and the presence of black slaves and their descendants, with the rescue of issues related to their origin, orality, geographical location and awareness of their racial identity, showing that, although this community exists in an urban area, it still maintains many aspects of the quilombo life of the former black slaves in Brazil.
Preciso Te Contar Uma Coisa
As Cores do Meu Reisado
Documentary realized in the Quilombola community Serrote do Gado Brabo, Pernambuco. Here are their stories and struggles.
Essa Terra é o Meu Quilombo
Tempo, O Curta.
Tempus
A black family tries to defend their land against invaders but gets caught between a mischievous witch and a tortured spirit eager for revenge.
TEMPO
This short film is an in-depth exploration of a young adult's personal relationship with his inner child, transcending the limitations of verbal dialogue to communicate through powerful visual elements. The narrative develops like cinematographic poetry, revealing the complexity of emotional experiences that often remained to verbal expression. Through these visual sequences we are taken on an introspective journey that explores the recesses of the creative mind and the complexities of emotional experiences that often remain inarticulate.
Miguel and his friend build what could be the first time machine. The device is designed to send a small object a few minutes into the future—but before the final test, another object unexpectedly arrives from the future. The two young scientists disagree and must face the dilemma of whether to send the artifact back or keep it in the present, in order to prevent a quantum and personal catastrophe.
Fragmentos
A worker tries not to lose his mind completely with his routine and a light that prowls around his house in the early hours of the morning.
Anima Kronos
Mountains seem to answer an increasing need in the West. More and more people are discovering a desire for them. Following two different people living in the Italian Dolomites, this documentary explores what it means to live with nature.
One man's search for the prolific funk legend, Sly Stone.
Documentary feature about 11-time Jeopardy! champion and Internet iconoclast, Arthur Chu.
Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter (which, back in 1965 was off-season for surfing) in search of the perfect wave and ultimately, an endless summer.
An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in 1932. Insalubrity, misery and lack of opportunities provoke the emigration of young people and the solitude of those who remain in the desolation of one of the poorest and least developed Spanish regions at that time.
Megacities is a documentary about the slums of five different metropolitan cities.