Yá me conte histórias

lembrar daquilo que esqueci(pt)

Ôrí(pt)

A look at the Brazilian black movement between 1977 and 1988, going by the relationship between Brazil and Africa.

KM 100(pt)

Young African-Brazilian Miguel drives across the country in search of a long-lost relative to find out about his ancestry. However, a deeper understanding emerges through his encounters along the way.

Jack Kerouac's Road: A Franco-American Odyssey(fr)

Part documentary, part drama, this film presents the life and work of Jack Kerouac, an American writer with Québec roots who became one of the most important spokesmen for his generation. Intercut with archival footage, photographs and interviews, this film takes apart the heroic myth and even returns to the childhood of the author whose life and work contributed greatly to the cultural, sexual and social revolution of the 1960s.

Mary Remembering(en)

A short animated documentary featuring archival recordings of the filmmaker's Volga-German Great-Great-Grandmother, Mary Frank Lind, in which she recalls key memories of childhood—her father's windmill, warm rains, wolf sightings, bone trading, and her passion for carpentry, which broke gender norms but was supported by her father.

Guardaram Por Nós(pt)

Razões Africanas(pt)

The Grand Amir and Donna Maria(es)

Maria suffers from the strangest illness; it resembles cancer but with one distinct difference: it somehow connects Maria to the fate of a 15th century woman named Donna Maria. Maria begins to time travel, gradually discovering the absolute brutality of history. She learns that Donna Maria was a Hungarian princess taken to a Bursa harem as a concubine of Ottoman's Sultan.

We Exist Triply(en)

A sock puppet explores a family history told from the perspective of a mother and father.

Mandinga(pt)

Benedito wakes up for another day of work as a motorcycle courier. Cradled by Raidol's Mandinga and guided by his Orishas, he receives mysterious deliveries to leave them at a final destination but the paths that open up go far beyond his everyday reality.

Egum(pt)

after years abroad due to his brother's murder, a renowned journalist returns to his family's home to take care of his mother, who suffers from an unknown illness. late at night, he is visited by two strangers. as new events unfold leading him to suspect that something ominous and deeply disturbing has struck his mother, a new tragedy rises.

Eleguá(pt)

Mariana, a young black woman is recovering from a heavy depression. she just wants to be happy, but hasn’t found her way yet.

Iemanjá - Ocean's Goddess(pt)

Following a crucial theme in Brazilian culture, “Iemanjá – Ocean’s Goddess” will tell the story of Iemanjá, an Orixá or goddess adored by the Brazilian people and also known as the Queen of the Sea. With Ogum, the King of War, as her mentor, Iemanjá, who has psychic abilities, battles with Iansã, an Orixá worshiped as the Storm Goddess.

Eyes of the Rainbow(en)

"Eyes of the Rainbow" deals with the life of Assata Shakur, the Black Panther and Black Liberation Army leader who escaped from prison and was given political asylum in Cuba, where she has lived for close to 15 years. In it we visit with Assata in Havana and she tells us about her history and her life in Cuba. This film is also about Assata's AfroCuban context, including the Yoruba Orisha Oya, goddess of the ancestors, of war, of the cemetery and of the rainbow.

Say My Name(en)

People from different ethnic backgrounds with "difficult" names by Western standards share their experience with moving through the world with an identity that challenges others to simply just say their name. A short social docu-film by Mariam Meliksetyan, “Say My Name” is a meditation on identity, otherness, assimilation, community, and ancestral roots.

Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters: An African Tale(en)

Mufaro's daughters are tested unknowingly to reveal which one is worthy enough to marry the king in this award-winning production, lush with Steptoe's magnificent paintings and a rich musical score.

Ghost Dog: A Detective Tail(en)

A loyal police dog's spirit takes control of a criminal's body to search for its killer.

Scheherazade's Last Night(ru)

The continuation of adventures of a heroes of "Scheherazade's 1002nd Night"...

The Brady Bunch Movie(en)

The original '70s TV family is now placed in the 1990s, where they're even more square and out of place than ever.

The Acorn People(en)

An unemployed teacher becomes a counselor at a summer camp for severely disabled children.