Admiring Movies

Character-driven satirical drama about a young, extraordinarily intellectual "black activist" wannabe who is discovered as the political critic...

Neide recently separated from her husband and wants to make the most of her single life. Hindered by her youngest son, she decides to set him up with...

An older man begins to work in a modern dairy factory. He feels distant and does not identify with the place, the people and even the society. Little...

The grandfather of a former child star decides to become a superhero. The angst grandson will need to become a superhero's sidekick in order to help...

The story of the decline of the Soares family in the final months of the 19th century. Isabel is the dying mother, and her daughters are Maria and...

An elegant dinner, which takes place in real time, brings together a group of intellectuals in the early 90s in São Paulo, Brazil: the hosts...

Toyoda Toshiaki went to Sado Island and filmed musician Koshiro Hino and Kodo, the local Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble, while they performed music...

Based on the classic Brazilian television series that conquered audiences during Sunday night prime time on TV Globo, with improv that happens like...

The conductor (Anna) suddenly leaves the city and silently lives alone in the northern forest on the seashore. Once a chorus girl (Aglaya) comes to...

A transformative experience, this emotional documentary addresses some of the most pressing issues of the 21st century, reflecting on happiness,...

Lesbian-themed tale of a schoolgirl who entices her gullible (not to mention slightly warped) female teacher by positing that they are predestined to...

A stop motion cut paper animation about a honey bee

This is the story of Vicente, a successful, married, economist with a nine-year-old son. It also tells the story of Antônio, the same man,...

Kekaiulu Hula Studio follows the Proclaimed Hula Halau of the same name, showcasing their twist on what the real reason for hula is and what life as...

We all want to have a family. He is the only one willing to kill to get one

Through artistic manifestations, a group of LGBTQIA+ people performs public stagings that raise debates on issues of gender, social inequality and...

Based on the well-known poem by Jayme Caetano Braun, Bochincho, O Filme tells the story of an old man who, together with business partners, evokes...

In the Brazilian countryside, a family straining to care for their bedridden patriarch have their lives changed when a shady nurse offers a...