Caçadores do Sobrenatural: A Perna cabeluda

Chico Science e Nação Zumbi - Especial MTV

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.

O Último Aviso

Amanhã você vai embora

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

Bruscky: Um Autorretrato

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.

Documentary about the heavy rock scene in Pernambuco.

Mãe

Mãos de Pedra

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

La Ursa

Sociedade do Caos

A documentary that focuses on two young male inhabitants of Recife (statistically, the fourth worst city in the world to live in) who have both reacted strongly to their situation. One has become a drummer in a rap/rock band. The other has killed forty-four people and is now in jail. Both use the term "Wicked Souls" to describe their enemies.

Ave Maria ou Mãe dos Sertanejos

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.

Recife no Centenário da Confederação do Equador

Floresta Sul

Olho de Palha

Raízes do Sertão 2