BRAZILIAN VIEW

“ Brazilian View” offers a window into Brazilian's vibrant and dynamic film scene. Through a variety of genres and styles, this category highlights the stories and voices of Brazilian's filmmakers, exploring themes ranging from the personal and local to the universal. It is a celebration of national cinema and its ability to connect with global audiences.

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Descarrego Director and writer: Joana Claude Producer: Maria Alencar Director of photography: Letícia Batista Brazil / 2023 / 10' As I see it, I undo my memories. Searching to purge a bad memory, Joana decides to return to the place where she suffered an act of violence in 2013 to free herself of the last trigger that bounds her to this incident from the past - a wardrobe. In this self-portrait, the director appropriates the essayist traits of the documentary as a process to deal with inner ghosts.	Caluim Director: Marcos Alexandre Writer: Tainah Paes, Marcos Alexandre Producers: Gabriela Correia, Marcos Alexandre With: Meniky Marla, Hamilton Junior, Lia Nascimento, Gabriel Brasileiro, Gabriel Carvalho Brazil / 2023 / 10' A black protagonist receives a very peculiar treatment on a film set composed of a white crew.	Engole o choro Director and writer: Fabio Rodrigo Producer: Well Darwin With: Oda Silva, Renato Novae, Cellia Nascimiento Brazil / 2023 / 11'50 In a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of São Paulo, Anderson, a black teenager, steals his father's motorcycle. He wants to become a man by putting an end to years of exclusion and rejection, but he will have to face what he was never taught to deal with: his feelings. In a racist society, how can black men overcome this reality?
Nossos Passos Segurao os seus Director and writer: Uilton Oliveira Producer: Gabriela Holz With: Alessandro Conceição Photography: Hugo Anikulapo Lima Brazil / 2022 / 13'36 "Exploitation is the law, the strike is the crime." In the context of the strong strike of the working class and the police repression that followed in Brazil in the 1920s, the short film revives the figure of the union leader Domingos Passos and does so, moreover, based on recreations given that the The Bolsonaro government limited, as a policy...	Deixa Director and writer: Mariana Jaspe Producer: Marco Pigossi With: Zezé Motta, Dan Ferreira, Wilson Rabelo, Jéssica Ellen, Daniel de Souza Brazil / 2023 / 15' Una mujer vive su último día de libertad antes de que su marido salga de prisión.	Nao tem mar nessa cidade Director, writer and producer: Manu Zilveti With: Edneia Brazão, Paulo N'Dermei Brazil / 2024 / 22'15 Very soon Paulo and Edneia will no longer be together: He decides to return to Guinea-Bissau to finish his research, while she intends to continue studying music in Brazil. The two young immigrants experience the end of their relationship in the winter of Brazilian’s South, where their conflicts are crossed by freshwater beaches and longing for the sea.
Expresso parador Director: JV Santos Writers: João Pedro Zabeti, JV Santos, Laís Lage, Lidiane Oliveira, Peterson Oliveira, Phellipe Azevedo, Wallace Lino Producers: Arame Farpado Filmes, Brabíssima Produções, WDO Produções Brazil / 2023 / 25' In Rio de Janeiro, the worst public transport system in the world, Lidiane Oliveira, a 30-year-old black actress, resident of Jardim Palmares, crosses the city on a bus. She needs to audition for a soap opera, a children's theater gig at the mall and even debut her show.	A materia nocturna Director and writer: Bernard Lessa Producers: Bernard Lessa | Rede Filmes, Welket Bungué | KUSSA Productions, Victor Graize | Pique-Bandeira, Eduardo Cantarino | Dilúvio Produções, Shirlene Paixão With: Shirlene Paixão, Welket Bungué, Melanie de Vales, Altamir Furlane Brazil / 2021 / 90' Jaiane (Shirlene Paixão) tries to find meaning in her work routine and family relationships. Aíssa (Welket Bungué), a merchant sailor, is forced to remain docked in Vitória for a few days.