A visual poem about longing that uses dance to explore the limits between the tri-dimensionality of the body and the bi-dimensionality of drawings.
Can be watched in the film block: Lust and desire
Mexico 2019
Julia Granillo Tostado
2:59 min
The charismatic Dinho talks about his extraordinary life story and how he defied the conventions of his fishing village in southern Brazil by becoming a crossdresser and starting to weave lace – a task traditionally performed by women.
Can be watched in the film block: Identity and self-determination
Brazil 2019
Adriane Canan
25 min
Ten-year-old Andréa watches as her mother, who takes passport photos as a side job, prepares an elderly woman for her close-up. Andréa’s great-grandmother lives with them and needs to be looked after. When Andréa has to get her the medicines from the pharmacy, she is informed that they are no longer available for free. She begins to see the world with different eyes.
Can be watched in the film block: Bond and loss
Brazil 2019
Cíntia Domit Bittar
18:16 min
A current look at the Brazilian film industry that opens up different perspectives: Experts counter the flimsy arguments of interviewed passers-by and young filmmakers show the production process of an independent study project. Under Bolsonaro, public funds have been cut and content censored since 2019. For example, when they do not fit into the evangelical-conservative worldview of the right-wing extremist president, like the film about the former sex worker Bruna Surfistinha.
Can be watched in the film block: State and violence
Brasil 2019
Nathalia Oliveira
14:34 min
When young Kevin last saw his sister she told him that she could travel through time. On the anniversary of her disappearance, Kevin embarks on a search for answers and self-discovery through his memories. Could she have been right?
Can be watched in the film block: Bond and loss
Panama 2020
Jeho Do Carmo
24:36 min
Arriving in Argentina on the beginning of 20th century, the Italian migrant Lorenzo starts to build a chapel. After finishing, Lorenzo suffers a depression and is locked in it for three years. When he opens the doors he calls his children to show what he did: good and evil.
Can be watched in the film block: SUR-REAL: Experimental shorts
Argentina 2020
Nicolás de Bórtoli
8:11 min
Entrepreneur Eduardo is struggling with a strange problem: countless crabs are popping up in the multi-million dollar construction project he is building over the Recifes mangrove. They attack the building and gradually the entire city. At the same time, Eduardo notices strange changes in his own body.
Can be watched in the film block: Fantastic stories
Brazil 2019
Enock Carvalho, Matheus Farias
23:15 min
A writer travels across time to help herself finish a novel.
Can be watched in the film block: Art and transformation
Uruguay 2019
Christian Orta
10:10 min