São Paulo, Constante(2024)

Deixa, João(pt)

Carandiru(pt)

When a doctor decides to carry out an AIDS prevention program inside Latin America’s largest prison: the Casa de Detenção de São Paulo - Carandiru, he meets the future victims of one of the darkest days in Brazilian History when the State of São Paulo’s Military Police, with the excuse for law enforcement, shot to death 111 people. Based on real facts and on the book written by Dráuzio Varella.

Linha de Passe(pt)

In the periphery of São Paulo, the pregnant single mother Cleuza works as maid in the apartment of a middle-class family. Each of her sons has a different unknown father: the oldest, Dênis, has a baby son that lives with his mother and he works as motorcycle courier.

Brasil, Vermelho-Amarelo(pt)

Time of Fear(pt)

Year 2006. There are riots in São Paulo. In the middle of the violent situation, widow Lucia is trying to get her young son Rafael from prison.

Nina(pt)

After losing her job, an unstable woman sinks further and further into a violent fantasy world.

Confessions of a Brazilian Call Girl(pt)

Rachel is a girl, adopted by an upper middle class family, who rebelled at 17 and left her family and studies at a traditional college in Sao Paulo to become a sexy call girl. Shortly after starting work, she decided to write a blog about her experiences. Since some clients thought she looked like a surfer she adopted the name "Surfistinha" which means little surfer girl.

I'll Come Back for You(pt)

Murilo, a Black graffiti artist from São Paulo, Brazil, shares his memories in an animated diary blending 2D, 3D, and live-action about his best friend, childhood, and the Brazilian hip-hop scene.

The Simplest Thing in the World(pt)

The short film deals with the character of Henry Dorn, who tries to write a script for a commercial movie after a major failure, the character will have to deal with his demons and his constant indecision in trying to find an approach that is pleasing to his eyes. Based on the tale "The Simplest Thing in the World" by Ayn Rand (available in The Romantic Manifesto)

They Don't Come in Peace(pt)

As two brothers watch a news cast about extra terrestrial beings, the older brother uses the opportunity to make an analogy about their world being invaded by unwelcome visitors.

Amarela(pt)

On the day of the World Cup final between Brazil and France, Erika Oguihara, a Japanese-Brazilian teenager who rejects her family's traditions, experiences a violence that seems invisible and plunges into a painful sea of emotions.

OG: The Harry Jumonji Story(en)

'OG' is a film about a legendary, Brazilian born, NYC skateboarder, Harry Jumonji. In the course of telling his story, through his triumphs and travails, Jumonji emerges in this portrait as an adolescent innocent, much like skateboarding itself. He is irrepressible, manically energetic and ultimately, pure. He has a transcendent presence, well beyond charm or charisma, of such unalloyed joy that nothing he does is unforgiveable. This is fortunate because, as a drug addict, unsurprisingly, he lies, cheats and steals. Harry is rendered as the poet, the sprite, the artist and the street saint he is.

The Most Red Thing in The World(pt)

Catarina, a young and insatiably curious journalist, becomes involved in a contest to discover the most red thing in the world, which strains her relationship with Gabriel. Her growing obsession with finding the answer brings up deep and conflicting emotions about their unstable relationship.

Air Bridge(pt)

Bruno and Amanda have to face the difficulties of a long distance relationship after meeting in a flight forced into an emergency landing.

Stories of Samba(pt)

At a bar table, old samba singer and composer Adoniran Barbosa tells a young waiter stories about a São Paulo that no longer exists. He fondly remembers the maloca where he lived with Joca and Mato Grosso, their passion for Iracema and other characters eternalized in his sambas, chronicles of a metropolis swallowed up by the voracious appetite of progress.

7 Prisoners(pt)

An impoverished teen seeking to escape the clutches of a human trafficker must weigh living up to his moral code against his struggle to survive.

The Flow(pt)

Amid an identity crisis, Fábio, 22 years old, a young black man from Cidade Tiradentes, reconnects with his past through a funk party with friends. On their way to the Fluxo, as these parties are called, he faces internal and external challenges that make him confront his feelings after his recent breakup. The film investigates the experiences of young people who live in the extreme east of São Paulo, the biggest city in Brazil and considered one of the main pillars of funk history.

Francisco(pt)

APOTHEOSIS 85(pt)

In 1985, a spy risks everything to stop a conspiracy that threatens to prolong the dictatorship in Brazil. While facing the military, she becomes involved in a forbidden romance with the heiress of a megacorp.

Café da Manhã(pt)