Encontro Silencioso

a documentary and a fiction about reflecting on "pre-cinema".

A blind child singer, thrown onto the streets of Bangkok, must sing to free himself from the gang that controls him.

Priya, a 20-year-old dance instructor for children, lives with her 7-year-old brother Paya. After the loss of their parents two years ago, Priya took on the responsibility for her brother alone. Seeing Paya's high performance in the first grade, Priya decides to enroll her brother in an elite state-run school for the second grade. However, the interview with the school administrators will not go as they expected.

When high school best friends Jack and Yu graduate high school in 2017, they think that nothing will tarnish their friendship. Now, at 23 years old and after six years of no communication, the two meet up at very different places in their lives and bond over old shenanigans while reevaluating their relationship to each other.

Xiao Yufan’s bold move earns him a spot on his high school basketball team, but he faces skepticism and challenges from teammates and classmates. As they train and grow together, their bond deepens. Balancing school and dreams, they strive for success in a crucial game, aiming for something remarkable.

Jorge and Aarón, two young boys growing up in a quiet town often miss classes to go together to the cinema matinee. One day they are kidnapped by robbers while traveling in a truck. After the disintegration of the band, they begin to participate in the robberies until the adventure turns into something more sinister and dangerous.

Ana Belén, motherless and daughter of a powerful businessman, lives in a luxurious mansion; but she is not happy, until she attends a circus performance, where she meets Zampo, an old clown with whom she becomes close friends.

A New York salesman goes on a self-destructive spree of sex after finding his wife cheating on him.

When a pair of young lovers are discovered dead, a tangled web of deception unravels revealing that behind the passionate tragedy lies a dangerous truth.

A young woman descends on to a household seeking revenge for her sister’s attack, and is presented with two possible targets - both protesting their innocence once a battle commences.

It all happens in the flight to Europe. An incident occurs during tumultuous trip with various passengers and also many stories friends flight attendants. A funny story from well-known Thai director.

A weekend retreat with a partner turns sinister for a social media influencer when he is pursued by an online stalker.

Jacob has been struggling hard for several years, which has paid off. During a dramatic day, when Jacob's entire life is turned upside down, he is forced to decide whether that price is worth paying.

A success-hungry lawyer finds himself unable to turn his back on a suspicious case involving a child who claims she murdered her brother.

A young man, of Romani descent, returns to his hometown of Gloucester. He is met by local garage mechanic, Dunleavy. They embrace, smiling. But what past does the young man carry with him? What awaits him back amongst people he doesn't really understand and who don't understand him? And what lurks in the forest, watching, silent, old as the trees?

There is something that has tormented Cristina since she was the age of her little daughter Regina and that could endanger the happiness of both of them. Because the scars of a traumatic past can be passed on to children and that is what Cristina wants to avoid at all costs but does not know how.

Exibided at Cinemateca do MAM

Awa, a 15-year-old schoolgirl, is happily living her teenage years alongside her twin brother Adama who dreams of Europe. When their grandmother dies, her aunt Fatou and her uncle Atoumane promise to marry in order to preserve the family union. But Fatou does not love Atoumane and the latter, tired of waiting to consummate his marriage, commits an act from which there is no going back.

The plot is all about 2 childhood friends, with connected family bonding through their ancestors and how different the life of the 2 boys were. Enter the girl. A common name "Krishna" leads to a lot of confusion, misunderstanding and lots of banter. Enter the same girl again. You know where it's heading! Oh yes, some more confusion, misunderstanding and lots of banter.

In one continuous shot, SHTTL shows the lives, loves, and inner conflicts within a Yiddish speaking shtetl on the border between Ukraine and Poland - one day before the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union.