Sou Carnaval de São Salvador(2019)

Meditação de Carnaval(pt)

Ijó Dudu: Memórias da Dança Negra na Bahia(pt)

Dr. Ocride(pt)

Cosmovisions(pt)

In Southern Bahia, seven indigenous women invite to reflection, sharing their mythology, ancestry and paths to living well.

A Última Vanguarda(pt)

70 years ago, a visionary management in education and culture as a political strategy for the dissemination and development of Bahia gave rise to an artistic vanguard that still impacts Brazilian culture today.

O Carnaval é de Pelé(pt)

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.

Sonho de um Carnaval(pt)

Nossa Escola de Samba(pt)

A year in the life of a samba school, from the first rehearsals to the parade on the avenue.

O Cristo de Vitória da Conquista(pt)

Ebony Goddess: Queen of Ilê Aiyê(en)

Ebony Goddess: Queen of Ilê Aiyê follows three women competing to be the carnival queen of Ilê Aiyê, a prominent and controversial Afro-Brazilian group with an all-black membership. The selection is based on Afro-centric notions of beauty, in counterpoint to prevailing standards of beauty in Brazil, a country famous for slim supermodels and plastic surgery. Contestants for the title of Ebony Goddess dress in flowing African-style garments, gracefully performing traditional Afro-Brazilian dances to songs praising the beauty of black women.

Deixa O Samba Me Levar(pt)

82 Minutos(pt)

O Mundo de Arlindo(pt)

The documentary talks a little about the carnival experience that Arlindo Rodrigues had during his more than 25 years of artistic life.

Batatinha, Poeta do Samba(pt)

A portrayal of the life of one of the most important samba musicians in Brazil, Bahian sambista Oscar da Penha, popularly known as Batatinha (1924 -1997). Through memories of their father, his nine children share their perspectives, as well as interviews with family, friends and musicians, to tell the story of Batatinha’s life, history and work.

Carnaval Claudia Leitte: We Can Do It!(pt)

Arthur et les confettis(fr)

Biografía de un carnaval(es)

La casa del Carnaval(es)

Trans and queer communities shaped carnival traditions in the Canary Islands, exploring their historical role in developing costumes, performances, and celebrations that define the region's festive identity.

A Raça Síntese de Joãosinho Trinta(pt)

A King Like Me(en)

Follows members of the Zulu Club, New Orleans’ first Black Mardi Gras, as they work to bring the Zulu parade back to the streets for Mardi Gras Day 2022, in the face of a global pandemic, hurricane Ida and the loss of members due to COVID and gun violence.