Curso de Cinema & Audiovisual da UNILA

Thiago and Bruno are two friends with no direction in life who come across a great business opportunity when they discover, inside a doghouse, a portal that allows anyone who enters to exchange bodies and minds with other people. But how far does the desire to be someone else go?

Lucca, a young trans man from the outskirts of São Paulo, travels to Foz do Iguaçu — at the crossroads of Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina—in search of the father he never knew. There, he meets Diego, a Paraguayan who introduces him to the secrets of the borderland.

Marcos, a 10-year-old boy, is devastated after his kitten Fefe goes missing. In his search, he finds a book about tales and legends from the city of Foz do Iguaçu. His sister, Mariana, joins him on the adventure to help him find Fefe. Walking through the streets of Foz, they notice black cats painted on all the walls, and Marcos immediately realizes that this has something to do with the disappearance of his feline best friend. As Marcos and Mariana get closer to the truth about Fefe's whereabouts, he decides to return to the company of his human best friend. They both discover the true meaning of friendship, unconditional love, and companionship.

Luisa is beginning to forget, sometimes getting lost in the maze of her memories. At the bus station, she writes texts in an attempt to safeguard her memories, especially those involving the great love of her youth.

A visual essay on ethnicity, gender and misogyny.

A girl accesses her subconscious while venting about life's challenges.

Putta (Whore) follows the story of three prostitutes living in the town of Foz do Iguaçu, on the triple border between Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. The film traverses the complexities of each of the three prostitutes personal lives’–from transexuality to family and motherhood–in the context of the brothels and streets in which they work.

In a record of images and sounds, a HIV-positive man recounts his sexual experience on the border between Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.

Breno, a lonely boy, deals with a recent breakup by reliving memories while trying to understand why Ísis, his former love, left him, recalling various moments from their significant relationship.

Mothers share their experiences adopting their children.

An experimental process that explores the self-fiction of a body between the virtual and the ritual. Under the effects of digital technology and the reality of obsolescence, what remains for dissident identities? What is real? Dancing to understand oneself as a cyborg and connect with other technologies.

Real testimonials from five Latin American immigrants who share their experiences and challenges, recounting what it has been like to build a new life in Brazil from their different perspectives in the city of Foz do Iguaçu. Individual experiences are revealed and reflect on belonging, identity, and the constant reinvention of those who cross territories in search of new opportunities.

Victor and Francisco meet in a bar. After a night of lust and passion, seduction turns into a nightmare when Francisco finds himself at the mercy of a killer who hides his insanity behind a handsome face.

A man commits a serious crime and flees the scene, then a mysterious figure appears to collect the debt.

Fátima and Gonzalo are a couple of farmers who are going through a grieving process due to a recent family loss. One morning, Fátima finds a strange figure inside a bluish egg that she intended to cook. Her relationship with her husband start to fall apart, and only until they manage to face a painful fact from the past, that they will finally be able to heal.

This is not a documentary about documentary film-making.

After an exhausting day, Pablo lies in his bed, where he begins to experience several bizarre events. Between his failed attempts to escape, he realizes that he can't for some reason. Maybe something from the past keeps him trapped. What motivated this situation?