Gláucia Vandeveld
2021
Araby
Affonso Uchôa, João Dumans
Aristides de Sousa, Murilo Caliari
André, a teenager, lives in an industrial town in Brazil near an old aluminum factory. One day, a factory worker, Cristiano, suffers an accident. Asked to go to Cristiano’s house to pick up clothes and documents, André stumbles on a notebook, and it’s here that Araby begins — or, rather, transforms. As André reads from the journal entries, we are plunged into Cristiano’s life, into stories of his wanderings, adventures, and loves.
Araby
In the Heart of the World
Gabriel Martins, Maurílio Martins
Grace Passô, Bárbara Colen
The inhabitants of the Brazilian city of Contagem yearn for a better life. At the core of it all is Selma, a woman dreaming about the heart of the world: it could be anywhere, as long as it's a place where to feel happier.
In the Heart of the World
Enquanto estamos aqui
Clarissa Campolina, Luiz Pretti
Mary Ghattas, Marcelo Souza e Silva
“While we are here” mixes fiction, travelogue, film diary and documentary to tell the story Lamis, a Lebanese woman who just moved to New York and Wilson, a Brazilian man living illegally for 10 years in the same city. The film narrates the story of their relationship in a personal way by articulating macro-political issues with intimate ones.
While We Are Here
Elon Não Acredita na Morte
Ricardo Alves Jr.
Rômulo Braga, Clara Choveaux
As he does every single day, Elon goes to meet his wife at her workplace, but she is not there. He doesn’t find her at home as well, so he starts to retrace the path Madalena makes daily. In the morning after, Elon goes to the police station and files a report, runs into hospitals, morgues. Alone, he wanders through a metropolis, searching for news about the sudden and mysterious disappearance of his wife.
Elon Doesn't Believe in Death
