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.
No Meio de Campo
Piracema - uma carta de amor ao teatro
‘Joao Gomes: The Pitbull’ covers start of the midfielder’s second year in England as he experienced becoming a father for the first time and a full Brazil international within a matter of weeks.
Craiova Versus Craiova
Vibrações
The film is about the vinyl record culture and presents a panel of stories, searches, collecting, in various locations in Rio de Janeiro.
O Terceirão dos Lobos
Based on parts of Rita Lee’s autobiography “Uma Autobiografia”, the documentary explores Rita’s remaining legacy in her childhood home, which is currently the residency of missionaries. This film seeks to investigate the persistence of memories of spaces that no longer exist.
Crenças no ensino
Uma das Marias
In a record of images and sounds, a young HIV+ man recounts his experience on the border between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.”
O Médico e a Propriedade
Mãos de Pedra
Amparo de Valença: Uma Fé Inabalável
Coisa Triste Eu Esqueço
Fragmentos
O Imperfeccionista
Baixada Bow Arqueria: uma história do tiro com arco em Nova Iguaçu
O Futuro da Memória: 60 anos do Instituto Histórico Geográfico de Nova Iguaçu