Tata Amaral

Passages

Lúcia Nagib, Samuel Paiva

Tata Amaral, Cláudio Assis

Passages showcases Brazilian films in which the utilisation of artforms and media such as literature, painting, theatre, music, photography, radio and television, functions as a 'passage' to political and social reality.

Candango: Memórias do Festival

Lino Meireles

Carlos Diegues, Milton Gonçalves

In 1965, a year after the military coup in Brazil, an oasis of freedom opened in the country's capital. The Brasília Film Festival: a landmark of cultural and political resistance. Its story is that of Brazilian cinema itself.

Trago Comigo

Tata Amaral

Carlos Alberto Riccelli, Felipe Rocha

Telmo is a retired theater director that realizes he doesn't remember the time he spent kept in jail during the military dictatorship in Brazil. He decides to stage a play and, with threads of memory, he improvises the lines with his young cast. Telmo dives into his own history and ends up revealing for himself what, being so painful, he'd rather forget.

Um Céu de Estrelas

Tata Amaral

Leona Cavalli, Paulo Vespúcio

A woman ready to move away from Brazil is kidnapped by her jealous ex-lover.

Hoje

Tata Amaral

Denise Fraga, César Troncoso

Former political activist receives compensation from the Brazilian government for the disappearance of her husband, victim of the repression triggered by the Brazilian military dictatorship. With the money, she can buy her an apartment and free herself from this dreadful condition she lived for decades. At the moment of moving to the new home, however, a visit arises that forces her to review her entire life.

Antônia

Tata Amaral

Negra Li, Cindy Mendes

Determined to escape their poverty-stricken lives, four talented young women living on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Brazil, form an all-female rap group but find their road to success is riddled with sexism, racism, and violence. One by one, they succumb to their grim realities...until they discover that out of struggle come strength, and out of strength, the courage to continue on.

Através da Janela

Tata Amaral

Laura Cardoso, Fransérgio Araújo

Selma, a retired nurse, is an extremely loving mother for his son Raimundo, in an almost incestuous relationship. One day, she becomes aware of some changes in her son's behavior. At first, she thinks it may be some girlfriend. But soon she learns it's something else.

Viver a Vida

Tata Amaral

Luciene Adami, Lígia Cortez

The daily routine of a streetwise office boy, waiting in long lines, having to deal with some fishy situations, listening to music, and meeting people.

Sequestro Relâmpago

Tata Amaral

Marina Ruy Barbosa, Sidney Santiago

Sao Paulo, Brazil. Isabel, a 25-year-old girl, is kidnapped. The first ATM the criminals try to withdraw money from is broken. It's almost 10:00pm. The kidnappers realize they will not be able to get to the next one on time. What was meant to be an express kidnapping becomes an all-night imprisonment.

Poema: Cidade

Francisco Cesar Filho, Tata Amaral