Samya de Lavor

Pacarrete

Allan Deberton

Marcélia Cartaxo, João Miguel

Russas, a small town in northeastern Brazil, is the home of Pacarrete, a grumpy retired dance teacher who dreams of getting a big shot and starring at a dance spectacle for the whole town to see. She's close to fulfilling that dream, but not without overcoming a few impediments along the way.

Paloma

Marcelo Gomes

Kika Sena, Ridson Reis

On a hot summer day, Paloma decides to fulfill her most cherished dream: a traditional wedding in a church with her boyfriend Zé. She is a devoted mother, a hard-working farmhand in a papaya plantation and has been saving to afford the celebration. The priest’s refusal to marry her and Zé will force Paloma to confront the rural society. She suffers violence, betrayal, prejudice and injustice but nothing shakes the faith and determination of this transgender woman.

My Own Private Hell

Pedro Diógenes, Pedro Diogenes

Yuri Yamamoto, Demick Lopes

Desimar is the owner of Inferninho, a dark and run-down bar that is refuge of dreams and fantasies. Her dream is to leave everything behind and go away to any distant land, as far as possible from that place. Falling in love with Jarbas, the handsome sailor that arrives at the bar, dreaming of finding home, will completely change her life and the lives of the bar employees: Luizianne, the singer; Rabbit, the waiter; and Caixa-Preta, the cleaning lady.

Neon Bull

Gabriel Mascaro

Juliano Cazarré, Maeve Jinkings

Iremar works at the rodeo in North East of Brazil. From his home, the truck he uses to transport the animals, he dreams of a future in the region's booming clothing industry.

Com os Punhos Cerrados

Pedro Diógenes, Ricardo Pretti

Ricardo Pretti, Luiz Pretti

In Fortaleza, Brazil, Eugenio, Joaquim and João use a clandestine radio to scream their hunger for freedom and revolution. They hack the traditional radio stations, overwhelming them with poetry, rebel music, quotes, sound archives and provocations, attacking the bourgeois and capitalistic society. But one day, Salomé, a mysterious and beautiful listener, crashes into their lives, transforming their destiny.

O Barco

Petrus Cariry

Rômulo Braga, Everaldo Pontes

In an isolated fishing village, Esmerina is married to a fisherman and has 26 children. The oldest son secretly desires to leave to see the world beyond the sea. The daily routine of this family is suddenly altered when a mysterious boat runs aground on the beach entering Ana, a girl who survived the shipwreck.

O Último Trago

Pedro Diógenes, Ricardo Pretti

Mariana Nunes, Rômulo Braga

The living call for revenge. The dead minerals and vegetables demand revenge. It is the hour of general protest. It's time for the destroying flights. It's time for the barricades, the shootings. Famines, desires, cravings, lost dreams, miseries of all countries, unite.

Guerra da Tapioca

wislan esmeraldo, Luciana Vieira

Samya De Lavor, Galba Nogueira

Solange is heartbroken to discover that Manuel, her fiancé and work partner, no longer wants to marry her. Not knowing how to go on with her life, she ends up opening a tapioca stand, which competes with Manuel's. The two develop a rivalry that gets worse when Manuel feels jealous when he sees Solange involved with another man.

Oceano

Amanda Pontes, Michelline Helena

Samya De Lavor