Fran
Vovô Fulepa
Noemi
Fran (adulta)
After leaving her fiancé, a conflicted daughter must confront her overbearing mother and grandmother while scouting for wedding venues.
Four Brazilian friends meet to reflect on the importance of the friendship network they built from being immigrants in Argentina. Drawn by nostalgia, they travel a sensory path to their roots and, through food and dance, they explore the challenges and satisfactions of living in another country.
"Saudade" is a much stronger feeling than simply missing someone. It's a deep nostalgia, with a giant affection. It's the feeling of wanting someone to be close, it's a look at the past with love. "Saudade", such a unique and particular feeling, in this documentary, people talk about their biggest longings in their lives.
Jay Parini finds himself stuck in a Morris Minor, chauffeuring the brilliant, blind Jorge Luis Borges through Scotland. Quiet and conservative, 23-year-old student Parini dreams of becoming a writer but is at a loss to make sense of the wild, irrepressible 70-year-old Borges. As the journey takes a surreal turn, their differences magnify until, in the tradition of a classic road trip, the two ultimately find common ground.
José goes to the beach and remembers the last moments he spent with his late wife, having a glimpse of the past at an Iemanjá party.
Lins came from the interior of Bahia and now faces difficulties reconnecting with his origins.
Two friends meet and the news is given that the grandmother of one of them has died. What was supposed to be a moment of consolation ends up becoming a change of perspective on death.
Lifelong friends Óscar and Eli find themselves in a messy situation after a drunken night leads to unexpected consequences. Forced to replace a ruined wedding dress, they embark on a chaotic journey filled with setbacks and awkward run-ins with their exes.
International success has put the heart-rending melodies of the morna, the Cape-Verdean blues, firmly on the world music map. At once generous and secretive, swaying to the rhythms of the waves, this film is made in the image of Cesaria Evora, the unchallenged queen of the morna.
A young man runs to try to get on the bus, he can't catch it so he has to wait for the next one; while he waits a girl accompanies him at the bus stop.
Aurora and Bernardo are experiencing moments of happiness, but their joy is interrupted by the onset of war.
Luca, a young photography, arrives in an Asturian village to develop one of his artistic projects and explore his own roots. He stays at the home of Xuan, a veteran cheesemaker who rents part of his house to supplement the meager income from his artisanal work. Luca is met with Xuan's innate brusqueness, a facade that the young man soon discovers is tied to a past shadowed by old rumors and sexual prejudices. As Luca’s camera captures the intricate details of Xuan's hands at work, he awakens in Xuan a passion for life long thought lost, prompting the older man to reflect on cherished memories and connections. Gradually, Luca uncovers a universe distinct from his own, as he confronts the complexities of identity and heritage. Through shared gazes and unspoken histories, they find unexpected connections in lives that initially seemed worlds apart. As their bond deepens, they encounter the delicate interplay of life and death, illuminating the invisible threads that unite us all.