Matanga(2026)

Encontro das Águas(pt)

This short film follows the journey of Rosane Pires and Iara Viana, during the preparations for their wedding, as well as the civil and religious ceremonies.

SAMBANCESTRAL(pt)

Close Your Eyes(pt)

It's a day of waiting for the young boy Chico and his grandmother Rosa, both for better news from the hospital and for the lunar eclipse.

ENCRUZILHADAS DO SOM(pt)

The documentary adresses the meaning of music and the musical diversity present in Umbanda (a Brazilian religion with afroindigenous roots). With interviews with four umbandistas from Fortaleza - Ceará, Crossroads of the Sound pays reverence to the enchanted dimension where the sounds cross each other to make the spirits dance.

Best of Three(pt)

Life is what we don't want it to be.

Tempo Rubato(pt)

What would you do if only after the death of your husband, or your father, or your best friend, you found out that he had loved another man? “Tempo Rubato” is a story about two grieving processes—Ravi’s, who lost his first love to police violence, and Dora and Edu’s, who lost their husband and father, respectively. Tiago, Ravi’s childhood friend, visits his family after the funeral and brings with him two boxes full of videos that Ravi recorded throughout his youth, including a farewell video-letter to his family, in which he confesses the secret he kept his entire life.

Clarice(pt)

Lágrimas Holandesas(pt)

crystallizes; resonates(pt)

A snapshot of the celebration with drums, the terecô.

Folha virada(pt)

The short film follows the daily lives of Pai Marcos Luciano de Oxalá and Madrinha Catingueira, LGBTQIAPN+ Umbanda leaders in Piauí. The film looks at their experiences inside and outside the terreiros, showing the tensions between gender, sexuality and religiosity. The title refers to the expression "turning the leaf", used to describe a ritual in Afro-Brazilian religious shrines in which people's sexual orientation or gender identity was "turned".

Ausente(es)

As Memórias de Hugo(pt)

I Wait for You(pt)

The man who isolates himself from the world to delve deeply into his thoughts. Searching less for answers and more for memories that can bring him closer to those he loves and reflect on all his personal interactions that were sometimes not taken advantage of.

Batchan(pt)

Teachings of an Issei. Advice, spirituality and challenges.

Carapicuíba City O Filme(pt)

Ofélia na Praia, versão estendida(pt)

My mind wilted into perfection(es)

Aby, a 17 year old girl, can't move on from her father's death. Trapped in guilt and sorrow, she refuses to let him go. But when vivid nightmares begin to haunt her, she realizes they aren't just dreams; they're visions, triggered by a presence that forces her to confront what she fears the most. In a journey through dreams and memory, Aby must face her grief and learn how to live with it.

Ainda te Espero(pt)

Words with Gods(en)

The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. Comprised of several short films by some of the world's most exciting directors, Words with Gods follows the theme of religion - specifically as it relates to an individual's relationship with his/her god or gods...or the lack thereof. In Words with Gods, each director recounts a narrative centered around human fragility, as well as environmental and cultural crises involving specific religions with which each has a personal relationship; including early Aboriginal Spirituality, Umbanda, Buddhism, the Abrahamic faiths, Hinduism, and Atheism. An animated sequence by Mexican animator Maribel Martinez is woven through each of the film segments, with each segment narratively connected as a feature-length film.

Sob a Pele(pt)