O Cabeleira

Based on the novel by Franklin Távora, the film follows the adventures of a father and a son in 18th century Brazil.

Denying Brazil

A documentary film about the taboos, stereotypes, and struggles of black actors in Brazilian television "soaps". Based on his own memories and on a sturdy body of research evidence, the director analyses race relations in Brazilian soap operas, calling attention to their likely influence on Brazilian African-Americans' identity-forming processes.

Falta Alguém no Manicômio

Pureza Proibida

Baby is found by nuns, who raise her inside the convent. When she grows up, she moves to a fishing village and gives up religious life when she falls in love with a black fisherman, who practices a Afro-Brazilian religion called Umbanda.

Macumba Love

A writer who specializes in exposing fake witchcraft journeys to Brazil to investigate a voodoo cult.

O Vendedor de Passados

A man, who creates pasts for a living, struggles to find his own past while a mysterious woman takes a dangerous step.