Manuel thinks highly of his masculinity. He carefully grooms his moustache, works out in a muscle shirt and always has his pit bull with him. But one day, the much older Margarita shakes up his identity.
Thursday, 20/10, 8 pm in room 2
Mexico 2022
Fabián León López
17:50 min
Short / Fiction / Comedy / Drama
Sofia is looking for her boyfriend Luis, one of the more than 80,000 disappeared in Mexico. Every night she has the returning dream of a world that has become paper.
Sunday, 23/10, 6 pm in room 2
Mexico 2021
Gisela Carbajal Rodríguez, Felix Klee
8:04 min
Short / Experimental / Student
Cumbia has become increasingly popular in recent years. However, the band Santa Feria does not simply make music. Their story shows how cumbia gives people a voice, points out social problems and comments on political processes.
Sunday, 23/10, 8 pm in room 2
Chile 2021
Martín Pizarro Veglia, Cristóbal Gonzalez
1:32:00 h
Feature / Docu
While in downtown São Paulo the bicycle is synonymous with lifestyle, in the suburbs the number of deaths of cyclists is increasing. A Different Spin accompanies the activists who fight for active and sustainable mobility for all.
Saturday, 22/10, 6 pm in room 1
Brazil 2021
Guilherme Valiengo
1:10:00 h
Feature / Docu
How is an animated film made? Laura observes her own working process and how her characters develop a life of their own.
Loop in room 3
Brazil 2021
Laura Pinheiro da Cunha
6:00 min
Short / Experimental / Animation / Student
Marcos Abranches is a choreographer and dancer. Due to a cerebral palsy his motor skills are limited. With his abrupt and uncontrolled movements he creates a new aesthetic.
Sunday, 23/10, 8 pm in room 3
Brazil 2021
Elder Fraga
1:34:00 h
Feature / Docu
The Tikmũ’ũn have been fighting for years in Brazil for their land, which is surrounded by large landholdings. They continue to be displaced and face daily harassment, threats, and deadly violence. The filmmakers guide through their territory and document their resistance.
Trigger warning: addresses violence against indigenous people and loss of loved ones/grief
Saturday, 22/10, 8 pm in room 1
Brazil 2020
Isael Maxakali, Sueli Maxakali, Carolina Canguçu, Roberto Romero
1:10:00 h
Feature / Docu
Mexican women journalists are exposed to a double danger: On one side, Mexico is one of the countries with the highest murder rate of media workers. On the other side, they are denied competences and they attacked and threatened as women.
Sunday, 23/10, 6 pm in room 2
Mexico 2020
Yennué Zárate Valderrama
18:20 min
Short / Docu