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Documentary
Martelo is a 70-year-old fisherman who has not yet been able to retire. He is the lighthouse man, points his light towards the island of Superagüi and illuminates earthly desires: better working conditions, retiring with dignity, returning to the way things used to be.
Sidetracked
Comedy
A hopeful party goer tries to get to the function, but is inundated with various requests and errands of increasing absurdity.
Almost in a Whisper
Drama
Eulália and Iremar, two women in their later years, share a life divided between neighborhood novenas and motel rooms, freely exploring desire and passion. However, as Eulália turns 60, a question begins to linger between them: at their age, is it still possible to love freely and start over?
Ghost of Ueno
DramaComedy
In 2023, over 80,000 people went missing in Japan, with 30,000 dying alone. Ten percent remained unidentified, known as “muenbotoke” (buddhas without connections). Satsuki works part-time at an NGO near Ueno Park, indifferent to her job and the faces of those seeking help, until she stumbles upon the diary of a deceased homeless man. Toshi, a fellow drifter in the park, tells her that her encounter with the man’s ghost is no accident. Guided by the diary, they embark on a journey into the past to uncover the man’s identity, which is deeply intertwined with Ueno’s post-war history. Along the way, they meet those whose lives the ghost touched, each revealing a story of a man who willingly cut ties with his family. Satsuki’s dreams and memories lead her astray, uncovering a bitter truth. Her search for answers about the vanished finds resolution in Toshi, who waits for the third reincarnation of his late wife.
The Chittering
In an independent movie theater, a small documentary production investigates a conspiracy involving rodents. However, the crew becomes entangled in a web of mystery and darkness as they push the theater staff a little too far.
Anatomia do Caos
Documentary
With unprecedented access to the Brazilian Senate, director Dandara Ferreira follows the entire trajectory of the Covid-19 Parliamentary Inquiry from the inside, transforming this exclusive footage into a cinematic record of one of the most defining moments of the pandemic in Brazil.
