Rabbi Capoeira(NaN)

Documentário Salvaguarda da Capoeira da Bahia(pt)

Môa, Mother Africa Roots(pt)

The documentary that began together with Mestre Môa do Katendê before his political murder, tells the life story of this capoeirista and founder of Afoxé Badauê, intertwined with the rise of black cultural manifestations in Bahia, based on a last interview left by him.

O Porto de Santos(pt)

A portrait of Santos Port, its geography, workers and the life that surrounds it, including the poor, prostitutes and the night life inhabitants.

52 Blocks: Show and Prove(en)

As beautiful and sleek as it is deadly, 52 Blocks merits special conservation efforts as the United States' only existing native martial culture, as it is indeed, the jazz of the martial arts world. Across the African diaspora, there are manifestations of African-derived warrior-dances, capoeira in brazil, mani in Cuba, ladja in Martinique, pinge in Haiti- yet the US offshoot has remained esoteric, because it was suppressed throughout slavery, Reconstruction and Jim Crow and then obscured in the criminal justice system. The history, interviews and training of the martial arts style that created Breakdance and boxing greats like Mike Tyson.

Buying the game(en)

Amadeu(pt)

Mestre Eziquiel - História e Memória do Regional Mais Angoleiro(pt)

Mulheres da Pá Virada(pt)

Menino quem foi seu mestre?(pt)

The Assailant(pt)

Based on the life of a legendary capoeira fighter from Bahia, "Besouro" spins a fantastic tale of a young Brazilian man of African descent in search of his mission.

Sedition(pt)

Get Hard(en)

When obscenely rich hedge-fund manager James is convicted of fraud and sentenced to a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him one month to get his affairs in order. Knowing that he won't survive more than a few minutes in prison on his own, James desperately turns to Darnell-- a black businessman who's never even had a parking ticket -- for help. As Darnell puts James through the wringer, both learn that they were wrong about many things, including each other.

Fio do Afeto(pt)

Thousands of Brazilian women have contributed to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to a solidarity network of mask making and donations. Eight women seamstresses - quilombolas, indigenous, riverside, and peripheral - reveal how they came together to survive, ensure income generation and food security for their families, filling gaps left by the State.

Elis & Tom: It Had to be You(pt)

Elis & Tom is considered one of the most important albums in the history of Brazilian music. Recorded in Los Angeles, in 1974, it was all captured by a team of filmmakers led by director Roberto de Oliveira, who arranged for the duo to meet. The original footage was kept for 45 years until restored and remastered in 2018. The film is also an exciting reunion of the director with the artists and the material he filmed nearly five decades ago.

Luzes, Mulheres, Ação(pt)

Otto: De Trás p/ Diante(en)

The life story of journalist and writer Otto Lara Resende. Paulo Mendes Campos, a personal friend of Otto, provides intimate insights into the artist's life. The documentary's central theme is the interview published in 1975 in Manchete magazine, celebrating his centennial.

Quando a Coisa Vira Outra(pt)

Vladimir Carvalho's Cinema of Inequality marked the documentary filmmaker's trajectory over decades of activity. Considered one of the most important Brazilian documentary filmmakers in activity, his images influenced the emergence of Cinema Novo and the new Brazilian documentary years later. Quando a Coisa Vira Outra covers the most important films made by Vladimir, revealing where ideas come from to show the true reality of a country.

O País da Pornochanchada(pt)

The son of a filmmaker from the 1960s and 1970s searches for his father's latest unreleased work. In this search, he retells the history of pornochanchada and presents a look at cinema and Brazil.

The People Between(en)

A BAFTA UN Award nominated feature from Canada.

The Alabama Solution(en)

Incarcerated men defy the odds to expose a cover-up in one of America’s deadliest prison systems.