Caçadores do Sobrenatural: A Perna cabeluda

No measure of hellfire preaching can quell the boisterous and bawdy passions of Maracatu, an Afro-Brazilian burlesque carnival tradition with roots in slavery that takes place in the northeast state of Pernambuco. As the Falstaffian character Tiao, Valmir do Coco leads a nonprofessional cast of authentic Maracatu practitioners in a tale told through dance, music, and the supernatural, set in the sugarcane fields outside Recife.

Bruscky: Um Autorretrato

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An arrogant man argues with a beggar about the value of alms.

This short film follows Pelé, a retired nurse who looks back on his time as a Mateus in the century-old Bumba Meu Boi group, Boi Tira-Teima. As he builds a new boi for the festival, he revisits the defining moments of his journey as a performer, carnival artist, and son of Mestre Gerson, the group’s former patriarch. The film explores how the way we carry our memories of the past shapes who we become in the present.

In the neighborhood of Peixinhos, located between the cities of Olinda and Recife, fragments and pieces of memory are contested amid abandonment.

When Max, a former MMA world champion about to retire, discovers he has an 8-year-old autistic son, his life is turned upside down. Now, as he trains for one last opportunity to regain his world champion title, Max must deal with his new family and his father, from whom he has long been estranged.

Sociedade do Caos

Documentary about the heavy rock scene in Pernambuco.

The Governor of Pernambuco, Sérgio Loreto, and politicians from his cabinet pose for the camera. The celebrations of the Centennial of the Confederation of the Equator included a Public Force parade (Infantry, Cavalry, and Fire Brigade), an open-air Mass celebrated by Archbishop Dom Miguel Valverde, and the laying of the foundation stone of the Palace of Justice.

In South American woods, lives a mysterious bird that has inspired myths and stories among indigenous peoples. Some of them link that bird with ghosts, due to its ability to use camouflage. Others say that whoever hears its unusual song will be haunted. During an investigation, the encounter with the bird triggers a series of strange events.

Black Out - A História Apagada no Palco da Arte

Drag Queens em Cena: A Expressão de Almas Artísticas

Ave Maria ou Mãe dos Sertanejos

Criadores de Saci

Lucía escapes from a painful past in her hometown and moves into an old house in the heart of Madrid, looking to start afresh. But she soon discovers that the house is home to inexplicable phenomena.

A Dama das Onze Horas

Mãos de Pedra

No Fio do Destino: Mulheres e Jeans em Toritama

A Christmas story. The goat is the solution to the problems of a family in Recife, Brazil.