Bateria Mercenária - TABU 2024

Standout tells the powerful story of Ben Kjar, born with Crouzon Syndrome, a rare craniofacial disorder. From birth, doctors warn that his life will be overshadowed by limitations. Ben yearns for an ordinary life free from the harsh scrutiny he faces daily. However, each experience of adversity, including relentless bullying and a series of painful surgeries, ignites a fire within him. Wrestling becomes his proving ground, a place where he learns to transform his facial difference into a source of power. Determined to succeed, he pushes himself relentlessly, breaking through physical, social, and even romantic barriers that once seemed insurmountable. But as unexpected challenges arise and ridicule resurfaces, Ben finds himself at a defining crossroads: fade into the background of a “normal” life, or fully embrace his unique path and boldly stand out.

Sandra rummages in the fragments of her memory and photographs in order to reconstruct the portrait of the life and death of her brother.

Alcione - Duas Faces

A woman's story of love and redemption during the Christian youth revolution that swept across America in the 1970's.

A loving elderly mother dedicates herself to caring for her child with mental health struggles. As she provides unwavering love and support, her own health begins to decline, causing uncertainty and distress for her child.

Santa, an eight-year-old girl from the desolate Bolivian Altiplano, embarks on a rollercoaster journey to take her mother from a life of misery into paradise. The two of them made a pact: when her mother passes, the girl would follow the stars and carry her body across the desert toward heaven, a place they are certain is physically real. Crossing the wilderness, Santa encounters a group of female wrestlers that help her on her way. Also, a gruff policeman who arrests Santa but soon suspects she has magical powers. He decides that to achieve his own salvation he must join Santa on her quest beyond the horizon.

Documentary made to commemorate the centenary of the birth of the legendary Paulo Benjamin de Oliveira, Paulo da Portela.

the narrative follows Rajveer Singh, a professional stock car racer whose career takes a downturn following an accident, and his journey of personal and professional redemption with the support of his wife Radhika and their two children.

In the bustling, nostalgic lanes of North Kolkata, Sumit Dasgupta, a 40-year-old software engineer, lives a routine-driven life with his teenage daughter, Mohor. Ever since his wife, Supriya, passed away unexpectedly a year ago, Sumit has been struggling to balance his demanding job and single parenthood.

Acústico MTV: Zeca Pagodinho

T'Day

A short film of lovely poetic, observational elements and interviews with the famed samba singer/songwriter Nelson Antônio da Silva, whose adopted last name ‘Cavaquinho’ refers to the small guitar-like instrument that he played and used to compose his songs.

A Valentine's Day story about a young couple, how they get together, and how they fall apart. All because of one tree.

Under the relentless sun, a killer stalks through the mountains, where the innocence of a young couple becomes prey. With no shadows to hide their fate, the hunt is a macabre game in broad daylight, where fear is not hidden in the darkness, but burns with the rawness of the unperturbed noon.

A mother struggles to hold her family together as multiple crises threaten to destroy them.

A struggling young man secretly plays a magical trumpet that transports him from his desolate world into a colorful "bliss." When his younger brother discovers his secret, their relationship is put in jeopardy.

The Mangueira slum is the scenario where Tantinho and the old samba composers remember stories about the slums and samba.

Captured by smugglers when he was just a hatchling, a macaw named Blu never learned to fly and lives a happily domesticated life in Minnesota with his human friend, Linda. Blu is thought to be the last of his kind, but when word comes that Jewel, a lone female, lives in Rio de Janeiro, Blu and Linda go to meet her. Animal smugglers kidnap Blu and Jewel, but the pair soon escape and begin a perilous adventure back to freedom -- and Linda.

Tomás and Marco are two friends who embark on a journey to find Tomas' father, they travel in the roads of Jalisco and Colima guided by an old photograph, on the way they meet a mysterious boy and their trip becomes an adventure.

A Cambodian American wants to advance into the next tier of amateur boxing but his loyalty to his cousin threatens to keep him out of the ring.