CTR - Departamento de Cinema, Rádio e TV

Jonas is desperately trying to get to a job interview, but the world seems to fight against him — or rather, it seems oblivious to him.

A woman arrives from a trip, only to find her house a bit different from what she remembers.

It's dawn. When Melina enters Café Insomnia, she doesn't imagine she's about to meet someone from her past again. Fate seems to bring them together again for a single night that will change the course of one of them forever.

A couple argues about their careers.

May 2, 2024. Amidst big names from São Paulo's drag scene, a young filmmaker dives into the experience of becoming a drag queen for one night.

A short documentary about the tradition of making lacquer baskets in Longshui Village. Longshui's lacquer basket making technique was included in the third group of intangible cultural heritage protection lists in Fujian province in 2009. In contrast, the problem of the aging of the painting craftsman is serious, and in the age of mass consumption and mechanical reproduction, perhaps we need to find the lost craftsman spirit.

In Xinjiang, in northwest China, an underground river brings life to the desert for the Uyghur people. An ancient construction whose waters flow from the depths of the earth to the lush grape fields, the Karez is known to those who benefit from it as the Mother River.

Thousands of years ago, a special ceremony of dance and music was created for Confucius, one of the most important thinkers in China and the world. Crossing the barriers of time, the ceremony is still held at the Confucius Temple in Qufu. In the same way, the values of Confucius continue to be carried in the hearts of the Chinese people.

Two musicians argue about their future as a duo and the originality of their work. Based on "Beats Digging Ditches", taken from Dave Kosts's "Book of Sides".

A man goes through his options when dealing with an unknown person. Based on "Grande Edgar", by Luís Fernando Veríssimo.

A couple discusses their first night and relationship.

Two friends meet each other after a long time - but not in the way they expected.

During a therapy session, Lucio, a disturbed man, discusses a presence that has come to stalk him. Since then, Lucius began to deal with his constant desire to commit violent acts in a different way.

A couple argues. She doesn't know what he hides.

The Xibe ethnic group crossed China from east to west to defend the western frontier in the 18th century. Their main weapons were bows and arrows. Since then, they have kept their archery alive, passing it down from generation to generation. What began as a way of defending the country has become a sport that they are really good at and respect. Heirs of Xibo Archery focuses on people who have inherited this tradition and how they deal with it in their own ways.

Beyond the lights and magic of the ring, this documentary follows the lives of the main stars of comedy: clowns.

A little girl believes a monster is hiding in her closet.

A music video-collage on modern urban life.

In an antique shop in downtown São Paulo, a love story from the past is revealed amid the daily life of the place.