{"id":9430,"date":"2025-09-25T09:32:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T12:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cauim.org\/?p=9430"},"modified":"2026-01-27T15:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:25:11","slug":"citizenship-cinema","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cauim.org\/en\/citizenship-cinema\/","title":{"rendered":"CINEMA &amp; CITIZENSHIP"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9430\" class=\"elementor elementor-9430\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4adf71c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4adf71c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d63fcc\" data-id=\"8d63fcc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7388466b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7388466b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>FUNDING AGREEMENT No. 180\/2025<em><br \/><\/em>P<\/strong><strong>PROCESS SCEC-PRC-2025-00273-DM<em><br \/><\/em>D<\/strong><strong>ORDER 84421<em><br \/><\/em>U<\/strong><strong>GE 120101<em><br \/><\/em>E<\/strong><strong>Parliamentary Amendment No. 2025.072.65778<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>The origin of the word <em>\u201c&quot;citizenship&quot;\u201d<\/em> It comes from Latin. <em>\u201ccivitas\u201d<\/em>, which means <em>\u201c&quot;city&quot;\u201d<\/em>.<em><br \/><\/em>In ancient Greece, a citizen was considered to be someone born on Greek soil.<em><br \/><\/em>In ancient Rome, the word citizenship was used to indicate a person&#039;s political status and the rights that person had or could exercise.<em><br \/><\/em>Legally, a citizen is an individual who enjoys the civil and political rights of a State.<em><br \/><\/em>In a broader sense, citizenship means the quality of being a citizen and, consequently, possessing rights and duties.<em><br \/><\/em>That being said, we clarify that the films shown in the sessions <strong>CINEMA &amp; CITIZENSHIP<\/strong> They discuss topics related to citizenship, aiming to awaken a critical spirit in the viewers.<em><br \/><\/em>These films showcase everything from significant events in Brazilian history to aspects of Brazilian culture, featuring the personalities and ordinary people who have shaped our country&#039;s history.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 23, 2025 TO SEPTEMBER 26, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>23\/09\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>C<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00e9sio137 \u2013 The Glow of Death<\/em><\/strong> (2003)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Documentary with extensive research and images of people affected by the radioactive disaster that occurred in 1987 in the city of Goi\u00e2nia.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Luis Eduardo Jorge<strong><em><br \/><\/em><em>R<\/em><em>these<\/em><\/strong> (2003)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Five cameras, five cities, one night and its remains.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The film is an urban portrait of waste collection.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Cristina Maure &amp; Pablo Lobato<\/p>\n<p><strong>24\/09\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>B<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Brasilia: Contradictions of a New City<\/em><\/strong> (1967)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Images of Bras\u00edlia on its sixth anniversary and interviews with a diverse range of the city&#039;s inhabitants.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade<\/p>\n<p><strong>25\/09\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>C<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Dog wing<\/em><\/strong> (2001)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Once upon a time, it was the best place in the world to live\u2026<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Under the viaduct next to CEAGESP, in S\u00e3o Paulo, some families have found a dignified way to survive, building dog houses with wood from crates abandoned by the market&#039;s merchants. Accustomed to the location \u2013 polluted, congested, and dangerous \u2013 the residents will have to face the S\u00e3o Paulo City Hall, which wants to evict them.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Thiago Villas Boas<\/p>\n<p><strong>26\/09\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>D<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>and Back to the Good Land<\/em><\/strong> (2008)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Men and women of the Panar\u00e1 tribe recount the journey of their people&#039;s displacement and rediscovery of their original territory, from their first contact with white men in 1973, through their exile in the Xingu Indigenous Park (formerly called the Xingu National Indigenous Park), to their struggle and reconquest of their lands.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Mari Corr\u00eaa &amp; Vincent Carelli<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 TO OCTOBER 3, 2025 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>29\/09\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>O<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Partridge workshop<\/em><\/strong> (2006)<em><br \/><\/em>The film tells the story of Jos\u00e9 Perdiz, owner of a mechanic shop located in a large warehouse on the outskirts of Bras\u00edlia. When Jos\u00e9 lent the space for the staging of theatrical performances at night, a time when the shop is not in operation, the authorities tried to shut down the place. This immediately generated a large public reaction in defense of Jos\u00e9.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Marcelo D\u00edaz<em><br \/><\/em><strong><em>On the Tightrope<\/em><\/strong> (2006)<em><br \/><\/em>This animated film is a fable about the coldness of modern life and the attempt to maintain joy.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Marcos Buccini<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>30\/09\/2025 at 18:30<em><br \/>L<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>eila Forever Diniz<\/em><\/strong> (1976)<em><br \/><\/em>Based on excerpts from films in which she participated as a professional actress, testimonials from friends, and Super 8 mm footage from a film about her.<em>, Leila Forever Diniz<\/em> This reveals candid glimpses into the private life of actress Leila Diniz (1945-1972), who, in addition to being a muse of the Ipanema neighborhood and a legend for a generation, broke taboos and caused a scandal at a time when repression harshly dominated Brazil.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Mariza Le\u00e3o &amp; S\u00e9rgio Rezende<em><br \/><\/em><strong><em>Hey Pagu, Hey!<\/em><\/strong> (1982)<em><br \/><\/em>The film was made at a time when the memory of the writer, journalist and political activist Patr\u00edcia Galv\u00e3o (1910-1962), known as Pagu, was being rediscovered; she had been, until then, in relative obscurity.<em><br \/>Hey Pagu, Hey!<\/em> It follows Pagu&#039;s trajectory, offering a generous portrait of the author of <em>Industrial park<\/em> (Published in 1933, Pagu signed it with the pseudonym Mara Lobo), considered the first Brazilian proletarian novel.<em><br \/><\/em>Long before becoming known as Pagu, a nickname given to her by the poet Raul Bopp (1898-1984), Patr\u00edcia Galv\u00e3o was already a woman ahead of her time, with her behavior considered extravagant, and she championed feminist causes.<em><br \/><\/em>In addition to a wealth of archival material, with numerous photos and film clips, <em>Hey Pagu, Hey!<\/em> It includes scenes in which Pagu is played by actress Edith Siqueira.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Ivo Branco<em><br \/><\/em>Cast: Edith Siqueira, Clodomiro Bacellar, Aldo Bueno and Julio Calasso<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>October 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>R<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Little Brazil 1977<\/em><\/strong> (1977)<em><br \/><\/em>A long <em>travelling<\/em> through the favela in Rio de Janeiro, at a time when the specter of relocation to distant areas is the residents&#039; biggest concern.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: S\u00e9rgio P\u00e9o<em><br \/><strong>Seven Minutes<\/strong><\/em> (2007)<em><br \/><\/em>In a single take, the film depicts a showdown between two drug dealers.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Cavi Borges, J\u00falio Pecly &amp; Paulo Silva<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>October 1, 2025 at 7:30 PM<em><br \/>O<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0Dragon of Evil Against the Holy Warrior <\/em><\/strong>(1969)<em><br \/><\/em>The Dragon is initially Ant\u00f4nio das Mortes, just as Saint George is the bandit. Later, the true dragon is the landowner, while the Warrior Saint becomes the teacher, when he takes up the weapons of the bandit and Ant\u00f4nio das Mortes. In short, this means that such social roles are not eternal and immobile, and that such components of solidly conservative, reactionary, or power-complicit social groups can change and contribute to change. They simply need to understand where the true dragon lies.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Glauber Rocha<em><br \/><\/em>Cast: Maur\u00edcio do Valle, Odete Lara, Hugo Carvana, Othon Bastos<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {\"id\":9431,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"941\" height=\"574\" class=\"wp-image-9431\" src=\"https:\/\/cauim.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cidadania-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cauim.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cidadania-1.jpg 941w, https:\/\/cauim.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cidadania-1-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cauim.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cidadania-1-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cauim.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/cidadania-1-650x396.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 941px) 100vw, 941px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><em>Maur\u00edcio do Valle (1928-1994), playing Ant\u00f4nio das Mortes, in<\/em> The Dragon of Evil Against the Holy Warrior<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>02\/10\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>C<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Cat&#039;s gold<\/em><\/strong> (1960)<em><br \/><\/em>On the eve of Carnival, boys from a favela steal cats for tambourine makers.<em><br \/><\/em>It&#039;s remarkable how the film combines images of the favela with those of the city, as well as showing a boy&#039;s love for an Angora cat and his dilemma at having to sell the kitten.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade<em><br \/><\/em>Cast: Francisco de Assis, Riva Nimitz, Henrique C\u00e9sar, Napole\u00e3o Muniz Freire, Cl\u00e1udio Correia e Castro, Milton Gon\u00e7alves, Domingos de Oliveira, Paulinho, Sebasti\u00e3o, Aylton and Dami\u00e3o<em><br \/><strong>T<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>Ruques, Syrups and Other Reliable Items<\/em><\/strong> (2003)<em><br \/><\/em>In Largo da Carioca, in the center of Rio de Janeiro, the encounter between a doll seller, a magician, and a syrup merchant raises the question of trust among men.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Eduardo Goldenstein<em><br \/><\/em>Cast: Augusto Madeira, Cl\u00e1udio Mendes, Alexandre David and Alexandre Dacosta<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>03\/10\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>E<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Name of the Reason<\/em><\/strong> (1979)<em><br \/><\/em>Documentary filmed at the Barbacena (MG) psychiatric hospital about the role of psychiatric institutions in our society.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Helv\u00e9cio Ratton<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 6, 2025 TO OCTOBER 10, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>06\/10\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>P<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Second Class Passengers<\/em><\/strong> (2001)<em><br \/><\/em>A humanized cinematic look inside a mental institution, where segregated patients are subjected to abandonment, isolation, electroshock therapy, and absolute misery.<em><br \/><\/em>The film was shot in 1986 in Goi\u00e2nia, and only finished in 2001.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Luiz Eduardo Jorge, Waldir de Pina &amp; Kim-Ir-Sem<\/p>\n<p><strong>07\/10\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>Memory of the Canga\u00e7o<\/em><\/strong> (1964)<em><br \/><\/em>The film depicts the origins of the canga\u00e7o, a movement that took place in the northeastern backlands of Brazil between 1935 and 1939, when armed groups, known as cangaceiros, committed crimes and fought for their own survival in a context of social precariousness and lack of state action.<em><br \/><\/em>Interspersed with testimonies from some survivors of the struggle (bandits and authorities), are authentic sequences from films made in 1936 by Benjamin Abrah\u00e3o, an Arab peddler who managed to film the famous gang of Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, Lampi\u00e3o.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Paulo Gil Soares<\/p>\n<p><strong>08\/10\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>S<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Underground football<\/em><\/strong> (1964)<em><br \/><\/em>Brazilian football analyzed from its underground perspective; what happens outside the field, outside the festivities; the fan in the stands, who only wants their team to win in order to forget their problems.<em><br \/><\/em>The film follows the players on the pitch and goes to the outskirts of the city, where children without schooling begin to fall in love with football.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Maurice Capovilla<\/p>\n<p><strong>08\/10\/2025 at 7:30 PM<em><br \/>C<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>Open Marked for Death<\/strong><\/em> (1984)<em><br \/><\/em>The film is a semi-documentary narrative of the life of Jo\u00e3o Pedro Teixeira, a peasant leader from Para\u00edba, who was assassinated in 1962.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Eduardo Coutinho<em><br \/><\/em>Narration: Ferreira Gullar &amp; Tite de Lemos<\/p>\n<p><strong>09\/10\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>V<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>iramundo<\/em><\/strong> (1964)<em><br \/><\/em>A documentary about people from Northeast Brazil who, attracted by the wealth of the South, arrive in S\u00e3o Paulo in search of a better life than that of the countryside.<em><br \/><\/em>The film explores the theme of migration from Northeast Brazil in five clear acts: disembarking at the train station, working in construction, working in industry, charity and the trance of religions, and returning to the city of origin.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Geraldo Sarno<\/p>\n<p><strong>10\/10\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/><\/em><em>\u00c3<\/em><em>gtux<\/em><\/strong> (2005)<em><br \/><\/em>The Maxakali ethnic group inhabits the Mucuri Valley in Minas Gerais, and possesses a remarkable artistic and sonic refinement, but lives under a shadow of misery widely publicized by the media.<em><br \/>\u00c3gtux<\/em> (means <em>\u201c&quot;telling stories&quot;\u201d<\/em>This aims to show what is missing from the news: the richness of the graphic designs, language, and daily life of the Maxacali people.<em><br \/><\/em>The Maxacali people are concerned about the availability of water for all men.<em><br \/><\/em>The film is interesting for raising viewers&#039; awareness of the importance of preserving this vital resource, water, as well as addressing issues of land degradation and the need for indigenous tribes to adapt to a way of life that is not their own.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Tania Anaya<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 13, 2025 TO OCTOBER 17, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10\/13\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>M<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>What did they do?<\/em><\/strong> (1983)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>An engaged documentary, with a proposal for political activism in the final years of the military dictatorship (1964-1985), the film exposes the behind-the-scenes events of the virtual destruction of the Mangueirinha Reserve in Paran\u00e1.<em><br \/>Do I kill them?<\/em> It is divided into chapters, beginning with questions of ironic grandiloquence (for example: <em>\u201c&quot;Is it better to buy the indigenous land and extract the timber, or to report those who do it?&quot;\u201d<\/em>), which emulate the bureaucratic forms of government institutions.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: S\u00e9rgio Bianchi<em><br \/><\/em>Cast: Lota Moncada, Carlos Kraide<\/p>\n<p><strong>14\/10\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>O<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0Men&#039;s Work<\/em><\/strong> (1998)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Another incident in the city of S\u00e3o Paulo: a kidnapper holds a woman at gunpoint. The police arrive and set up a perimeter, attempting to make contact with the kidnapper. Elite snipers are called in. A pair of snipers position themselves atop a building. While awaiting orders over the radio, the two converse.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Fernando Bonassi<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Leona Cavalli, Ney Piacentini, Celso Frateschi, Fernando Vieira<strong><em><br \/>Stray Bullet<\/em><\/strong> (2004)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>On a sunny afternoon, in a square in Rio de Janeiro, a shootout begins. Time rewinds a minute to reveal the stories of several people who witness the gunfire. These people are exposed to the trajectory of the bullets. Anyone can die at any moment.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Victor Lopes<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Alexandre Rodrigues, Camila Pitanga, Tuca Andrada, Jos\u00e9 Karini, Let\u00edcia Isnard, Emiliano Queiroz, Lucio Mauro, Rog\u00e9rio Cardoso, Danilo Menegale, Fernando Jos\u00e9, Hylka Maria, Vin\u00edcius de Oliveira, Aramis Trindade, Marcelo Melo, Marta Jordan\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>15\/10\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>T<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>rampolim<\/em><\/strong> (1998)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Teenager preparing for diving competitions identifies with suicide victims who jumped from an old viaduct in Porto Alegre.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Fiapo Bart<strong><em><br \/>Flying Gerald<\/em><\/strong> (1994)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A boy from the favela with a special gift ends up getting involved with drug traffickers.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Based on the works of American comic book artist Will Eisner (1917-2005).<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Bruno Vianna<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Robson dos Santos, Bruno Garcia, Renato Pinheiro, Maria Gladys, Helena Ignez<\/p>\n<p><strong>15\/10\/2025 at 7:30 PM<em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><strong><i>O <\/i>Suely&#039;s Sky<\/strong> (2006)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A young woman from northeastern Brazil decides to raffle off her own body in order to raise money for a trip in search of better opportunities.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Karim A\u00efnouz<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Hermila Guedes, Maria Menezes, Zezita Matos, Jo\u00e3o Miguel, Georgina Castro, Claudio Jaborandy, Marc\u00e9lia Cartaxo, Flavio Bauraqui<\/p>\n<p><strong>10\/16\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>B<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Based on Real Facts<\/em><\/strong> (2001)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A debt, a lamp, a Bible, a revolver. These are the elements involved in a story that could have happened to you.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Bruno Bini<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Cassiano Carneiro, Marcelo Valente, Pericles Anarkos<strong><em><br \/><\/em><em>O<\/em><em>\u00a0Thirsty Dog<\/em><\/strong> (2005)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>In 1970, a series of car thefts shook Jo\u00e3o Pessoa. The criminal also killed his victims, leaving no clues.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Bruno de Sales<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Liuba de Medeiros, Ricardo Emmanuel, Buda Lira, Saul Carvalho, J\u00e9ssica, T\u00falio Fl\u00e1vio, Zackarias Nepomuceno<\/p>\n<p><strong>10\/17\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>M<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Aira Helmet<\/em><\/strong> (2006)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The film portrays the daily life of an eccentric figure in the Vila Margarida neighborhood, in the city of S\u00e3o Vicente, on the coast of S\u00e3o Paulo.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Viewed as someone without feelings or prospects, Maria Capacete bravely confronts prejudice, humiliation, and mockery from everyone. However, she never loses her will to live.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Eduardo Bezerra &amp; Victor Luiz dos Santos<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 20, 2025 TO OCTOBER 24, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>20\/10\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>C<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Cat&#039;s gold<\/em><\/strong> (1960)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>On the eve of Carnival, boys from a favela steal cats for tambourine makers.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>It&#039;s remarkable how the film combines images of the favela with those of the city, as well as showing a boy&#039;s love for an Angora cat and his dilemma at having to sell the kitten.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Francisco de Assis, Riva Nimitz, Henrique C\u00e9sar, Napole\u00e3o Muniz Freire, Cl\u00e1udio Correia e Castro, Milton Gon\u00e7alves, Domingos de Oliveira, Paulinho, Sebasti\u00e3o, Aylton and Dami\u00e3o<strong><em><br \/><\/em><em>P<\/em><em>Icol\u00e9, Pintinho and Pipa<\/em><\/strong> (2007)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The arrival of the barter van on the hill always sparks everyone&#039;s curiosity, especially the children&#039;s.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>He comes once a month. The exchange of scrap metal for popsicles, chicks, or kites has to be quick.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The children from the favela are beginning to learn that <i>\u201c&quot;Nothing in life is free&quot;\u201d<\/i>.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Gustavo Melo<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Henrique C\u00e9sar, Ana Miranda, Xande Alves, Lu\u00eds Ot\u00e1vio, Chico Santana, Diego Francisco, Felipe Paulino, Arthur Bispo, Wallace Coutinho, Newton Magalh\u00e3es, Ana Carla<\/p>\n<p><strong>21\/10\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>N<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>little horse and Kika<\/em><\/strong> (2005)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Neguinho and Kika are teenagers discovering first love. They live a story of hope in a favela in Rio de Janeiro. But for their love to flourish, Neguinho will need to distance himself from drug trafficking.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Luciano Vidigal<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Adriano de Jesus, J\u00e9ssica Thamires and Bab\u00fa Santana<\/p>\n<p><strong>22\/10\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>A<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Amazonas, Amazonas<\/em><\/strong> (1966)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Glauber Rocha&#039;s (1939-1981) first color essay, shot between <em>God and the Devil on Earth<\/em> <em>Sun<\/em> (1964) and <em>Land in Trance<\/em> (1967). It was commissioned to be a classic documentary about the natural beauties and riches of the Amazon region, but it still has Glauberian characteristics, such as the lyrical rapture of the shots and the director&#039;s nationalist concerns.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>In just fifteen minutes, Glauber synthesizes and contrasts the natural beauties and riches of the Amazon region with extractive exploitation and the subjugation of local commerce to the foreign market.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Glauber Rocha<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><i><b>Ci<\/b><\/i><em style=\"font-weight: bold;\">dad\u00e3o Jatob\u00e1<\/em> (1987)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A group of young indigenous people from different ethnic groups in the Xingu Indigenous Park, in northern Mato Grosso, learn to build the traditional canoe made from Jatob\u00e1 bark.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Due to the park&#039;s limitations, this type of fast-built canoe, which was mainly used for exploring the surrounding area, is no longer in use, and only the oldest residents of the village still know how to build it.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Maria Luiza Aboim<\/p>\n<p><strong>23\/10\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>D<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>ada<\/strong><\/em> (2000)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The story of D\u00edlson, Dennis, and Dad\u00e1, three friends separated by a secret.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Eduardo Vaisman<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Tha\u00edsa Medina, Jonathan Haagensen and J\u00e9sus Lino<\/p>\n<p><strong>24\/10\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>V<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Common wing<\/em><\/strong> (1994)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>From a clandestine mass grave found in the Perus Cemetery, on the outskirts of S\u00e3o Paulo, a hidden past emerges, exhuming part of the country&#039;s recent history.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Jo\u00e3o Godoy<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 27, 2025 TO OCTOBER 31, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>27\/10\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>O<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0The Day Dorival Faced the Guard<\/em><\/strong> (1986)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>In a military prison, on a very hot night, the black man Dorival has only one desire: to take a shower. To achieve it, he will have to confront a frightened soldier, a corporal with heroic delusions, a sergeant missing his girlfriend, a lieutenant full of arrogance\u2026 Then, Dorival will end the tranquility of that night in the barracks.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Jorge Furtado &amp; Jos\u00e9 Pedro Goulart<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Jo\u00e3o Acaiabe, Pedro Santos, Z\u00e9 Ad\u00e3o Barbosa, Sirmar Antunes, Lu\u00eds Em\u00edlio Strassburger, Vera L\u00facia Lopes, Marcos Breda, Verlaine Pretto, Marta Biavaschi, Alexandre Corr\u00eaa, Roberto Henkin, Arthur M. Rocha, Fl\u00e1vio Ferreira<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><em><b>U<\/b><\/em><strong><em>A shot in the wing<\/em><\/strong> (2005)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>In Brazil, the military dictatorship ended in the 1980s, but it continued to claim victims\u2026<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Maria Em\u00edlia de Azevedo<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: S\u00e9rgio Bellozupko, Reinaldo Gramkov and Rodrigo Fernandes<\/p>\n<p><strong>28\/10\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><em><b>Illegal<\/b><\/em> (2001)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The film presents images and situations depicting the game of hide-and-seek experienced by students who, in the late 1960s, fought politically for social equality, and were persecuted and murdered.<strong><em><br \/>The Blue Kingdom<\/em><\/strong> (1989)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The tribulations of a tyrannical king who, to escape boredom, decides to paint his entire kingdom blue.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Animated film.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Otto Guerra<\/p>\n<p><strong>29\/10\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/><\/em><em>D<\/em><em>i<\/em><em>Right hand is the hand you write with.<\/em><\/strong> (2009)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Forgotten by her father after ballet class, young Carolina is encouraged by a friend to try to go home alone. In this adventure, the girl will face her fears and encounter curious characters along the way.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Paula Santos<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Valentina Herszage, Selma Lopes, Roney Villela, Jo\u00e3o Pedro Zappa, Helena Stratner, Paula Tolentino, Flavia Nunes, Pablo Aguilar, Clara Francine and Marta Frohmuwer<strong><em><br \/><\/em><em>P<\/em><em>edalar<\/em><\/strong> (1992)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The discovery of S\u00e3o Paulo by a girl on her bicycle and her grandmother&#039;s memories of the city.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Andr\u00e9a Seligmann<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Edith Siqueira, N\u00e9a Sim\u00f5es and J\u00falia Ianina<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>30\/10\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>D<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Extracted for Death<\/em><\/strong> (2001)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Three black teenagers wander through the alleys, streets, and avenues of the metropolis.<em><br \/><\/em>United by a life-or-death game, these are three experiences, three distinct ways of perceiving the world.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Jefferson De<em><br \/><\/em>Cast: Cynthia Raquel, Robson Nunes and Fabinho Nepo<em><br \/><strong>R<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>az<\/em><\/strong> (2010)<em><br \/><\/em>While the world around him moves, Raz, a boy who sings <em>Rap<\/em> In the subway cars of Rio de Janeiro, he tries to forge his own path through the city streets.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Andr\u00e9 Lavaquier<em><br \/><\/em>Cast: Arthur Bispo, Jahir Soares, Rafael D&#039;Avila, Robson Rozza and Nely Coelho<\/p>\n<p><strong>31\/10\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>1<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>0 Cents<\/em><\/strong> (2001)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A day in the life of a boy who lives in a suburb of Salvador and works as a parking attendant in the historic center of the Bahian capital.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Cesar Fernando de Oliveira<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Fernando Fulco, Frank Magalh\u00e3es, Jorge Ant\u00f4nio da Silva Junior, Cesar Carvalho, M\u00e1rcio Santana, Narcival Rubens, Paulo Prazeres, Stella Voutta<strong><em><br \/>S\u00e3o Paulo Railway<\/em><\/strong> (2010)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>During their vacation, three bored teenagers decide to take a train to the beach, traveling along the old S\u00e3o Paulo Railway line that connects Jundia\u00ed to Santos. During their adventure, they discover the meaning of friendship.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Marcelo M\u00fcller<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Eduardo Bernardes, R\u00f4mulo Oliveira and Pedro Mingotti<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 3, 2025 TO NOVEMBER 7, 2025<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>03\/11\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>L<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Urdinha, The Illusion Seller<\/em><\/strong> (2007)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Lurdinha, a woman of approximately forty years of age, elegantly dressed, sells lottery tickets in downtown Florian\u00f3polis. While she sells her tickets, she chats with people and gives advice.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The film is an account of the importance of people who could remain anonymous, but who become a link between the private and collective lives of the urban population.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Cesar Cavalcanti<\/p>\n<p><strong>04\/11\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>D<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>They say I&#039;m crazy.<\/em><\/strong> (1994)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Based on the accounts and stories of those who, throughout the centuries, have been called <em>\u201c&quot;street lunatics&quot;\u201d<\/em>, The city is captured in its diverse rhythms and pulses.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Miriam Chnaiderman<strong><em><br \/>Risk<\/em><\/strong> (2004)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A wanderer promotes urban art intervention in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, scratching the walls he passes with a stone, as a form of... <em>\u201c&quot;to write&quot;\u201d<\/em> your journey through the city streets.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Renato Gebara<\/p>\n<p><strong>05\/11\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>B<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Ubula, The Red Face<\/em><\/strong> (1999)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The documentary career of documentarian, cinematographer and photographer Wolfgang Jesco von Puttkamer (1919-1994), who participated in several missions to bring anthropologists Cl\u00e1udio (1916-1998) &amp; Orlando Villas-B\u00f4as (1914-2002) and Francisco Meirelles (1908-1973) closer to the indigenous peoples.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The film revisits the cinematic work of Wolfgang Jesco, built over four decades with indigenous people from the Brazilian Amazon.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Luis Eduardo Jorge<\/p>\n<p><strong>05\/11\/2025 at 7:30 PM<em><br \/><\/em><em>S<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>S\u00e3o Paulo Public Limited Company<\/em><\/strong> (1965)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Carlos is a middle-class young man from S\u00e3o Paulo who, in the late 1950s, gets a job at a small company that soon becomes a large corporation. Over time, Carlos achieves a comfortable financial situation and a family. Even so, he remains dissatisfied.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Luiz Sergio Person<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Walmor Chagas, Eva Wilma, Darlene Gl\u00f3ria, Ana Esmeralda, Otello Zeloni, Etty Fraser, Kl\u00e9ber Macedo, S\u00e9rgio Hingst<\/p>\n<p><strong>06\/11\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>A<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Guararapes Residents Association<\/em><\/strong> (1979)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The unique story of the Guararapes favela in Rio de Janeiro, nestled within the sophisticated Cosme Velho neighborhood and legally acquired by its owners through a court order.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: S\u00e9rgio P\u00e9o<strong><em><br \/>Tropical Blizzard<\/em><\/strong> (2003)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The delivery of a sack of flour triggers an epic commotion in the favela.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Bruno Vianna<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Babu Santana, Andr\u00e9 Santinho, Gustavo Falc\u00e3o, Elza Soares and Jayme del Cueto<\/p>\n<p><strong>07\/11\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>N<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Our Samba School<\/em><\/strong> (1965)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>One of the founders of the Unidos de Vila Isabel samba school shows the school&#039;s preparations for the 1965 Carnival. He also presents the daily life of the Pau da Bandeira favela.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Manuel Hor\u00e1cio Gimenez<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 10, 2025 TO NOVEMBER 14, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10\/11\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>\u00d4<\/em><em>\u00a0People, then no<\/em><\/strong> (1973)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The film is a documentary about farmers in the town of Salgadinho, near Garanhuns, in Pernambuco.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>It primarily shows the difficulties faced by ten families.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Joaquim Assis<\/p>\n<p><strong>11\/11\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>V<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Aldir and Ruth<\/em><\/strong> (1997)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The journey of a stolen stove alters the routine of a couple who collect paper and struggle to survive.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Eloi Pires Ferreira<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Tupaceretan Matheus, Maria Ad\u00e9lia, Zeca Cenovicz, Edson Rocha, Carmem Hoffmann, Willy Schumann, F\u00e1bio Tavares and Jeanine Rinow<strong><em><br \/><\/em><em>T<\/em><em>Ruques, Syrups and Other Reliable Items<\/em><\/strong> (2003)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>In Largo da Carioca, in the center of Rio de Janeiro, the encounter between a doll seller, a magician, and a syrup merchant raises the question of trust among men.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Eduardo Goldenstein<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Augusto Madeira, Cl\u00e1udio Mendes, Alexandre David and Alexandre Dacosta<\/p>\n<p><strong>12\/11\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>N<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Still life<\/em><\/strong> (1995)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The physical degradation of man and nature in the coal mining region of Santa Catarina.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Penna Filho<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Daniel Izidoro, Estela Louren\u00e7o and Ivan Wersfal<strong><em><br \/><\/em><em>Q<\/em><em>Who killed Elias Zi?<\/em><\/strong> (1986)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Using animation techniques, Cordel poetry, and documentary scenes, the film reconstructs the assassination of union leader Elias Zi, which occurred in 1982, recording the numerous instances of violence perpetrated by landowners and land grabbers against rural workers in Maranh\u00e3o.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Murilo Santos<\/p>\n<p><strong>12\/11\/2025 at 7:30 PM<em><br \/>O<\/em><\/strong><strong>\u00a0Sound Around Us <\/strong>(2012)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Life on a middle-class street in the southern part of Recife takes an unexpected turn after the arrival of a militia offering security to residents. The presence of the militiamen brings tranquility to some, and tension to others.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Kleber Mendon\u00e7a Filho<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Ana Rita Gurgel, Caio Almeida, Maeve Jinkings, Dida Maia, Felipe Bandeira, Gustavo Jahn<\/p>\n<p><strong>13\/11\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>R<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>A Psypsody of the Absurd<\/em><\/strong> (1995)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Experimental documentary, featuring archival footage from journalistic coverage of two significant episodes in the struggle for land in the countryside and the city that occurred in Goi\u00e1s.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The film seeks to demonstrate the existing conflict between private property and the poor throughout the world.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Claudia Nunes<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><i><b>N<\/b><\/i><strong><em>ada to Declare<\/em><\/strong> (2003)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A portrait of the Brazilian elite, from the perspective of an artist in critical condition.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Gustavo Acioli<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Bruce Gomievsky, Julia Carrera<\/p>\n<p><strong>13\/11\/2025 at 8 PM<em><br \/>L<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Ibertem Angela Davis<\/em><\/strong> (<strong><em>Free Angela and All Political Prisoners<\/em><\/strong>, 2012)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>This documentary retraces the story of activist and university professor Angela Davis, born in the U.S. state of Alabama and known for her commitment to defending human rights.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>In the 1970s, while defending three Black prisoners, Angela was accused of organizing an escape and kidnapping attempt that led to the deaths of a judge and four inmates. At that time, she became the most wanted woman in the United States. Even today, Angela remains a symbol of the fight for the rights of women, Black people, and the oppressed.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Shola Lynch<\/p>\n<p><strong>14\/11\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>C<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00e9sio137 \u2013 The Glow of Death<\/em><\/strong> (2003)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Documentary with extensive research and images of people affected by the radioactive disaster that occurred in 1987 in the city of Goi\u00e2nia.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Luis Eduardo Jorge<strong><em><br \/><\/em><em>R<\/em><em>these<\/em><\/strong> (2003)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Five cameras, five cities, one night and its remains.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The film is an urban portrait of waste collection.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Cristina Maure &amp; Pablo Lobato<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHEDULE FROM 11\/17\/2025 TO 11\/21\/2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>17\/11\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Oh folks, so what?<\/em><\/strong> (1973)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The film is a documentary about farmers in the town of Salgadinho, near Garanhuns, in Pernambuco.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>It primarily shows the difficulties faced by ten families.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Joaquim Assis<\/p>\n<p><strong>18\/11\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>B<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Brasilia: Contradictions of a New City<\/em><\/strong> (1967)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Images of Bras\u00edlia on its sixth anniversary and interviews with a diverse range of the city&#039;s inhabitants.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Joaquim Pedro de Andrade<\/p>\n<p><strong>19\/11\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>G<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Capoeira act<\/em><\/strong> (1979)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The film focuses on a capoeira dancer in the streets of Salvador, where he experiences situations involving the popular world of the Bahian capital and Afro-Brazilian traditions.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Mario Cravo Neto<strong><em><br \/><\/em><em>I<\/em><em><strong>l<\/strong>\u00ea Aiy\u00ea\/Angola<\/em><\/strong> (1985)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Showcasing the Carnival of the Il\u00ea Aiy\u00ea group, an organization from the Curuzu neighborhood of Salvador, the film portrays the music, religion, politics, and influence of this community, one hundred and twenty years after the end of the slave trade to Brazil.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Orlando Senna<\/p>\n<p><strong>19\/11\/2025 at 7:30 PM<em><br \/>P<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>ixote \u2013 The Law of the Weakest<\/em><\/strong> (1980)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The film tells the story of a teenager involved in crime, trafficking, and prostitution in the city of S\u00e3o Paulo.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Hector Babenco<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Fernando Ramos da Silva, Mar\u00edlia P\u00eara, Jardel Filho, Rubens de Falco, Tony Tornado, Elke Maravilha, Beatriz Segall<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 24, 2025 TO NOVEMBER 28, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>24\/11\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>C<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Dog wing<\/em><\/strong> (2001)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Once upon a time, it was the best place in the world to live\u2026<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Under the viaduct next to CEAGESP, in S\u00e3o Paulo, some families have found a dignified way to survive, building dog houses with wood from crates abandoned by the market&#039;s merchants. Accustomed to the location \u2013 polluted, congested, and dangerous \u2013 the residents will have to face the S\u00e3o Paulo City Hall, which wants to evict them.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Thiago Villas Boas<\/p>\n<p><strong>26\/11\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>A<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Amazonas, Amazonas<\/em><\/strong> (1966)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Glauber Rocha&#039;s (1939-1981) first color essay, shot between <em>God and the Devil on Earth<\/em> <em>Sun<\/em> (1964) and <em>Land in Trance<\/em> (1967). It was commissioned to be a classic documentary about the natural beauties and riches of the Amazon region, but it still has Glauberian characteristics, such as the lyrical rapture of the shots and the director&#039;s nationalist concerns.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>In just fifteen minutes, Glauber synthesizes and contrasts the natural beauties and riches of the Amazon region with extractive exploitation and the subjugation of local commerce to the foreign market.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Glauber Rocha<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><i><b>Ci<\/b><\/i><em style=\"font-weight: bold;\">dad\u00e3o Jatob\u00e1<\/em> (1987)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A group of young indigenous people from different ethnic groups in the Xingu Indigenous Park, in northern Mato Grosso, learn to build the traditional canoe made from Jatob\u00e1 bark.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Due to the park&#039;s limitations, this type of fast-built canoe, which was mainly used for exploring the surrounding area, is no longer in use, and only the oldest residents of the village still know how to build it.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Maria Luiza Aboim<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>27\/11\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>D<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Happy Days<\/em><\/strong><strong>s <\/strong>(2002)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A young couple from Bras\u00edlia is about to have an abortion. On the way, they experience fear, anguish, and sadness, and they recall happy moments they spent together.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Jos\u00e9 Eduardo Belmonte<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Rosane Holland, William Lopes, Marisa Mendes Campos, Ant\u00f4nio Abujamra and Chico Sant&#039;Anna<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><i><b>D<\/b><\/i><strong><em>two in One<\/em><\/strong> (2003)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A teenage couple deeply in love must face the difficult decision of having an abortion. It could tear their lives apart.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Luis Carlos Soares<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Gustavo Dias, Juliana Mesquita and Paula Lopes<\/p>\n<p><strong>28\/11\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>U<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>My Life and Another<\/em><\/strong> (2006)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Nara is pregnant.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>They say she won&#039;t be a good mother. But everything in life is a matter of choice.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Daniel Arag\u00e3o<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Sarah Vasconcelos, Rodrigo Riszla and Hermila Guedes<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><i><b>D<\/b><\/i><strong><em>two in One<\/em><\/strong> (2003)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A teenage couple deeply in love must face the difficult decision of having an abortion. It could tear their lives apart.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Luis Carlos Soares<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Gustavo Dias, Juliana Mesquita and Paula<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 1, 2025 TO DECEMBER 5, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 1st, 2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>A<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Rwanda<\/em><\/strong> (1960)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The story of a quilombo, formed \u2013 in the mid-19th century, in the backlands of Para\u00edba \u2013 by freed slaves.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The film, considered one of the precursors of Cinema Novo, depicts a small community, isolated from the country&#039;s institutions and trapped in a tragic and hopeless economic cycle, ranging from cotton farming to primitive pottery.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Linduarte Noronha<\/p>\n<p><strong>02\/12\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>M<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>friend&#039;s wife<\/em><\/strong> (2005)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The leader of a gang of thieves goes out on a mission and leaves his loyal friend in charge of his wife, since a handsome young man is seen hanging around the area.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Leandro Monteiro<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Kinho Lima, Edson Carlos, Andr\u00e9 Cojaque, Dom Jonas, Tiago Desilho, Elielson Freitas, Flavia Souza, Aline Pimentel, Vinicius Martins, Michele Vieira, Viviane Paix\u00e3o, Carlos Nascimento, Betinho Piranha, Nil Santos<strong><em><br \/>Popsicle, Chick and Kite<\/em><\/strong> (2007)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The arrival of the barter van on the hill always sparks everyone&#039;s curiosity, especially the children&#039;s.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>He comes once a month. The exchange of scrap metal for popsicles, chicks, or kites has to be quick.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The children from the favela are beginning to learn that <em>\u201c&quot;Nothing in life is free&quot;\u201d<\/em>.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Gustavo Melo<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Henrique C\u00e9sar, Ana Miranda, Xande Alves, Lu\u00eds Ot\u00e1vio, Chico Santana, Diego Francisco, Felipe Paulino, Arthur Bispo, Wallace Coutinho, Newton Magalh\u00e3es, Ana Carla<\/p>\n<p><strong>03\/12\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>O <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Prophet of Colors<\/em><\/strong> (1995)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Ant\u00f4nio da Silva spent his life, from the age of three months, in orphanages, reformatories, prisons, and asylums, gaining his freedom upon reaching forty-two years of age, after more than fifteen years of confinement in the Franco da Rocha Judicial Asylum, in the metropolitan region of S\u00e3o Paulo.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Living on the streets, under bridges and viaducts, and collecting cardboard, Ant\u00f4nio discovers Art, Painting. He begins to call himself... <em>\u201c&quot;The Prophet of Colors&quot;\u201d<\/em> and it quickly becomes a unanimous success with both the public and critics.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Leopoldo Nunes<\/p>\n<p><strong>04\/12\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>1<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>0 Cents<\/em><\/strong> (2001)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A day in the life of a boy who lives in a suburb of Salvador and works as a parking attendant in the historic center of the Bahian capital.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Cesar Fernando de Oliveira<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Fernando Fulco, Frank Magalh\u00e3es, Jorge Ant\u00f4nio da Silva Junior, Cesar Carvalho, M\u00e1rcio Santana, Narcival Rubens, Paulo Prazeres, Stella Voutta<strong><em><br \/><\/em><em>R<\/em><em>Women&#039;s River<\/em><\/strong> (2009)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>In a very dry environment, where water is scarce, women live among children and other women.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>This film was shot in the Quilombola community of Berilo, in the interior of Minas Gerais.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Cristina Maure &amp; Joana Oliveira<\/p>\n<p><strong>05\/12\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>T<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>rampolim<\/em><\/strong> (1998)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Teenager preparing for diving competitions identifies with suicide victims who jumped from an old viaduct in Porto Alegre.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Fiapo Bart<strong><em><br \/>Flying Gerald<\/em><\/strong> (1994)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A boy from the favela with a special gift ends up getting involved with drug traffickers.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Based on the work of American comic book artist Will Eisner.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Bruno Vianna<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Robson dos Santos, Bruno Garcia, Renato Pinheiro, Maria Gladys, Helena Ignez<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 8, 2025 TO DECEMBER 13, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>08\/12\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>A<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0Yoke<\/em><\/strong> (2001)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>In an open field, amidst a dry crop, an old farmer forces his sons to attach a yoke to their shoulders. His wife and daughter-in-law, who is pregnant, are also forced to help with the work. Out of his mind, the old man loses control of the situation; and the family reacts, provoking an unexpected outcome.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Marcus Vilar<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: WJ Solha, Zezita Matos, Everaldo Pontes, Servilio de Holanda, Ver\u00f4nica Cavalcante<strong><em><br \/>O <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Man of the Woods<\/em><\/strong> (2004)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Jos\u00e9 Borba da Silva, actor, sugarcane worker, singer, spiritual leader, and popular culture artist, plays Jack, the avenging vigilante, defender of the workers of the Zona da Mata region in Northeast Brazil.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Antonio Luiz Carrilho<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Hermila Guedes, Lourival Batista, Nerisvaldo Alves, Simi\u00e3o Martiniano, Soraia Silva, Jones Melo, Jonathans Ferreira Lucena, Jos\u00e9 Borba da Silva<\/p>\n<p><strong>09\/12\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>C<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>hapelers<\/em><\/strong> (1983)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Filmed in Campinas, in an early twentieth-century hat factory, the film evokes an oppressive industrial production, where abnormality becomes normality and the banal details of daily life become expressions of human resistance.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Adrian Cooper<strong><em><br \/>O<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0My Grandfather&#039;s Hat<\/em><\/strong> (2004)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>It shows the growing closeness between the filmmaker and her grandfather, the owner of the last hat factory in Brazil. Through visits to old hat makers, narrations, and images of past stories, the film captures the passage of time, the feelings, and the subtleties of family relationships and the relationships built in that old factory.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Julia Zakia<\/p>\n<p><strong>10\/12\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>M<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>ina of Faith<\/em><\/strong> (2004)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A young woman&#039;s life can be truly difficult when her lover is the head of a drug trafficking ring. Such is Silvana&#039;s life.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Luciana Bezerra<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Carla Severo, Manuel J\u00fanior, Luciano Vidigal, Dila Guerra, Sabrina Rosa, Rosana Barros, Tamires Tarcila, Pierre Santos, Rose Haagensen, Jota Farias<strong><em><br \/>N<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>little horse and Kika<\/em><\/strong> (2005)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Neguinho and Kika are teenagers discovering first love. They live a story of hope in a favela in Rio de Janeiro. But for their love to flourish, Neguinho will need to distance himself from drug trafficking.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Luciano Vidigal<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Adriano de Jesus, J\u00e9ssica Thamires and Bab\u00fa Santana<\/p>\n<p><strong>11\/12\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>R<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Little Brazil 1977<\/em><\/strong> (1977)<em><br \/><\/em>A long <em>travelling<\/em> through the favela in Rio de Janeiro, at a time when the specter of relocation to distant areas is the residents&#039; biggest concern.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: S\u00e9rgio P\u00e9o<em><br \/><strong>Seven Minutes<\/strong><\/em> (2007)<em><br \/><\/em>In a single take, the film depicts a showdown between two drug dealers.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Cavi Borges, J\u00falio Pecly &amp; Paulo Silva<\/p>\n<p><strong>12\/12\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>D<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Extracted for Death<\/em><\/strong> (2001)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Three black teenagers wander through the alleys, streets, and avenues of the metropolis.<em><br \/><\/em>United by a life-or-death game, these are three experiences, three distinct ways of perceiving the world.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Jefferson De<em><br \/><\/em>Cast: Cynthia Raquel, Robson Nunes and Fabinho Nepo<em><br \/><strong>R<\/strong><\/em><strong><em>az<\/em><\/strong> (2010)<em><br \/><\/em>While the world around him moves, Raz, a boy who sings <em>Rap<\/em> In the subway cars of Rio de Janeiro, he tries to forge his own path through the city streets.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Andr\u00e9 Lavaquier<em><br \/><\/em>Cast: Arthur Bispo, Jahir Soares, Rafael D&#039;Avila, Robson Rozza and Nely Coelho<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 15, 2025 TO DECEMBER 19, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>15\/12\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>A<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>soul in the Eye<\/em><\/strong> (1974)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A reflection on Black identity in Brazil, through mime and body language, focusing on African origins, European colonization, and the liberation provided by cultural identity.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>This film is highly relevant, not only because it reflects on the experience of Black people in Brazil, but also because it was directed by Zozimo Bulbul (stage name of Jorge da Silva, 1937-2013), an icon of a generation for having acted in emblematic films such as... <em>Five Times Favela<\/em> (1962), <em>Ganga<\/em> <em>Zumba<\/em> (1963) and <em>Land in Trance<\/em> (1967))<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Zozimo Bulbul<strong><em><br \/>Cedar Blacks<\/em><\/strong> (1997)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The slow agony of a Black community in Goi\u00e1s, which expresses a proud awareness of its Blackness through the customs and traditions it seeks to preserve.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Manfredo Caldas<\/p>\n<p><strong>16\/12\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>A<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>soul in the Eye<\/em><\/strong> (1974)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A reflection on Black identity in Brazil, through mime and body language, focusing on African origins, European colonization, and the liberation provided by cultural identity.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>This film is highly relevant, not only because it reflects on the experience of Black people in Brazil, but also because it was directed by Zozimo Bulbul (stage name of Jorge da Silva, 1937-2013), an icon of a generation for having acted in emblematic films such as... <em>Five Times Favela<\/em> (1962), <em>Ganga<\/em> <em>Zumba<\/em> (1963) and <em>Land in Trance<\/em> (1967))<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Zozimo Bulbul<strong><em><br \/>Sacred Space<\/em><\/strong> (1975)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The film documents the sacred space of a typical Candombl\u00e9 ceremony in the Rec\u00f4ncavo Baiano region, exploring its diverse origins and syncretisms between African and Indigenous ethnicities.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Geraldo Sarno<\/p>\n<p><strong>17\/12\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>E<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Name of the Reason<\/em><\/strong> (1979)<em><br \/><\/em>Documentary filmed at the Barbacena (MG) psychiatric hospital about the role of psychiatric institutions in our society.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Helv\u00e9cio Ratton<\/p>\n<p><strong>12\/18\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>D<\/em><\/strong><em><strong>ada<\/strong><\/em> (2000)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The story of D\u00edlson, Dennis, and Dad\u00e1, three friends separated by a secret.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Eduardo Vaisman<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Tha\u00edsa Medina, Jonathan Haagensen and J\u00e9sus Lino<\/p>\n<p><strong>19\/12\/2025 at 5 PM<em><br \/>D<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>and Back to the Good Land<\/em><\/strong> (2008)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Men and women of the Panar\u00e1 tribe recount the journey of their people&#039;s displacement and rediscovery of their original territory, from their first contact with white men in 1973, through their exile in the Xingu Indigenous Park (formerly called the Xingu National Indigenous Park), to their struggle and reconquest of their lands.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Mari Corr\u00eaa &amp; Vincent Carelli<\/p>\n<p><strong>19\/12\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><em><b>Illegal<\/b><\/em> (2001)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The film presents images and situations depicting the game of hide-and-seek experienced by students who, in the late 1960s, fought politically for social equality, and were persecuted and murdered.<strong><em><br \/>The Blue Kingdom<\/em><\/strong> (1989)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The tribulations of a tyrannical king who, to escape boredom, decides to paint his entire kingdom blue.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Animated film.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Otto Guerra<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 12, 2026 TO JANUARY 16, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>12\/01\/2026 at 5 PM<em><br \/><b>O<\/b><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0Men&#039;s Work<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(1998)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Another incident in the city of S\u00e3o Paulo: a kidnapper holds a woman at gunpoint. The police arrive and set up a perimeter, attempting to make contact with the kidnapper. Elite snipers are called in. A pair of snipers position themselves atop a building. While awaiting orders over the radio, the two converse.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Fernando Bonassi<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Leona Cavalli, Ney Piacentini, Celso Frateschi, Fernando Vieira<strong><em><br \/>Stray Bullet<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(2004)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>On a sunny afternoon, in a square in Rio de Janeiro, a shootout begins. Time rewinds a minute to reveal the stories of several people who witness the gunfire. These people are exposed to the trajectory of the bullets. Anyone can die at any moment.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Victor Lopes<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Alexandre Rodrigues, Camila Pitanga, Tuca Andrada, Jos\u00e9 Karini, Let\u00edcia Isnard, Emiliano Queiroz, Lucio Mauro, Rog\u00e9rio Cardoso, Danilo Menegale, Fernando Jos\u00e9, Hylka Maria, Vin\u00edcius de Oliveira, Aramis Trindade, Marcelo Melo, Marta Jordan<\/p>\n<p><strong>12\/01\/2026 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>1<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>0 Cents<\/em><\/strong> (2001)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A day in the life of a boy who lives in a suburb of Salvador and works as a parking attendant in the historic center of the Bahian capital.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Cesar Fernando de Oliveira<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Fernando Fulco, Frank Magalh\u00e3es, Jorge Ant\u00f4nio da Silva Junior, Cesar Carvalho, M\u00e1rcio Santana, Narcival Rubens, Paulo Prazeres, Stella Voutta<strong><em><br \/>S\u00e3o Paulo Railway<\/em><\/strong> (2010)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>During their vacation, three bored teenagers decide to take a train to the beach, traveling along the old S\u00e3o Paulo Railway line that connects Jundia\u00ed to Santos. During their adventure, they discover the meaning of friendship.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Marcelo M\u00fcller<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Eduardo Bernardes, R\u00f4mulo Oliveira and Pedro Mingotti<\/p>\n<p><strong>January 13, 2026 at 5 PM<em><br \/>P<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Second Class Passengers<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(2001)<em><br \/><\/em>A humanized cinematic look inside a mental institution, where segregated patients are subjected to abandonment, isolation, electroshock therapy, and absolute misery.<em><br \/><\/em>The film was shot in 1986 in Goi\u00e2nia, and only finished in 2001.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Luiz Eduardo Jorge, Waldir de Pina &amp; Kim-Ir-Sem<\/p>\n<p><strong>13\/01\/2026 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>O<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>\u00a0The Day Dorival Faced the Guard<\/em><\/strong> (1986)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>In a military prison, on a very hot night, the black man Dorival has only one desire: to take a shower. To achieve it, he will have to confront a frightened soldier, a corporal with heroic delusions, a sergeant missing his girlfriend, a lieutenant full of arrogance\u2026 Then, Dorival will end the tranquility of that night in the barracks.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Jorge Furtado &amp; Jos\u00e9 Pedro Goulart<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Jo\u00e3o Acaiabe, Pedro Santos, Z\u00e9 Ad\u00e3o Barbosa, Sirmar Antunes, Lu\u00eds Em\u00edlio Strassburger, Vera L\u00facia Lopes, Marcos Breda, Verlaine Pretto, Marta Biavaschi, Alexandre Corr\u00eaa, Roberto Henkin, Arthur M. Rocha, Fl\u00e1vio Ferreira<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><em><b>U<\/b><\/em><strong><em>A shot in the wing<\/em><\/strong> (2005)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>In Brazil, the military dictatorship ended in the 1980s, but it continued to claim victims\u2026<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Maria Em\u00edlia de Azevedo<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: S\u00e9rgio Bellozupko, Reinaldo Gramkov and Rodrigo Fernandes<\/p>\n<p><strong>January 14, 2026 at 5 PM<\/strong><br \/><em><strong>Rhapsody of the Absurd\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>(1995)<br \/>Experimental documentary, featuring archival footage from journalistic coverage of two significant episodes in the struggle for land in the countryside and the city that occurred in Goi\u00e1s.<br \/>The film seeks to demonstrate the existing conflict between private property and the poor throughout the world.<br \/>Directed by: Claudia Nunes<br \/><em><strong>Nothing to declare<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(2003)<br \/>A portrait of the Brazilian elite, from the perspective of an artist in critical condition.<br \/>Directed by: Gustavo Acioli<br \/>Cast: Bruce Gomievsky, Julia Carrera\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>14\/01\/2026 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>G<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Capoeira act<\/em><\/strong> (1979)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The film focuses on a capoeira dancer in the streets of Salvador, where he experiences situations involving the popular world of the Bahian capital and Afro-Brazilian traditions.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Mario Cravo Neto<strong><em><br \/><\/em><em>I<\/em><em>Read Aiy\u00ea\/Angola<\/em><\/strong> (1985)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Showcasing the Carnival of the Il\u00ea Aiy\u00ea group, an organization from the Curuzu neighborhood of Salvador, the film portrays the music, religion, politics, and influence of this community, one hundred and twenty years after the end of the slave trade to Brazil.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Orlando Senna<\/p>\n<p><strong>January 15, 2026 at 5 PM<em><br \/>Memory of the Canga\u00e7o<\/em><\/strong> (1964)<em><br \/><\/em>The film depicts the origins of the canga\u00e7o, a movement that took place in the northeastern backlands of Brazil between 1935 and 1939, when armed groups, known as cangaceiros, committed crimes and fought for their own survival in a context of social precariousness and lack of state action.<em><br \/><\/em>Interspersed with testimonies from some survivors of the struggle (bandits and authorities), are authentic sequences from films made in 1936 by Benjamin Abrah\u00e3o, an Arab peddler who managed to film the famous gang of Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, Lampi\u00e3o.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: Paulo Gil Soares<\/p>\n<p><strong>January 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>M<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>What did they do?<\/em><\/strong> (1983)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>An engaged documentary, with a proposal for political activism in the final years of the military dictatorship (1964-1985), the film exposes the behind-the-scenes events of the virtual destruction of the Mangueirinha Reserve in Paran\u00e1.<em><br \/>Do I kill them?<\/em> It is divided into chapters, beginning with questions of ironic grandiloquence (for example: <em>\u201c&quot;Is it better to buy the indigenous land and extract the timber, or to report those who do it?&quot;\u201d<\/em>), which emulate the bureaucratic forms of government institutions.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: S\u00e9rgio Bianchi<em><br \/><\/em>Cast: Lota Moncada, Carlos Kraide<\/p>\n<p><strong>January 16, 2026 at 5 PM<em><br \/>D<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Happy Days<\/em><\/strong><strong>s <\/strong>(2002)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A young couple from Bras\u00edlia is about to have an abortion. On the way, they experience fear, anguish, and sadness, and they recall happy moments they spent together.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Jos\u00e9 Eduardo Belmonte<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Rosane Holland, William Lopes, Marisa Mendes Campos, Ant\u00f4nio Abujamra and Chico Sant&#039;Anna<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><i><b>D<\/b><\/i><strong><em>two in One<\/em><\/strong> (2003)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A teenage couple deeply in love must face the difficult decision of having an abortion. It could tear their lives apart.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Luis Carlos Soares<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Gustavo Dias, Juliana Mesquita and Paula Lopes<\/p>\n<p><strong>16\/01\/2025 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>M<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>What did they do?<\/em><\/strong> (1983)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>An engaged documentary, with a proposal for political activism in the final years of the military dictatorship (1964-1985), the film exposes the behind-the-scenes events of the virtual destruction of the Mangueirinha Reserve in Paran\u00e1.<em><br \/>Do I kill them?<\/em> It is divided into chapters, beginning with questions of ironic grandiloquence (for example: <em>\u201c&quot;Is it better to buy the indigenous land and extract the timber, or to report those who do it?&quot;\u201d<\/em>), which emulate the bureaucratic forms of government institutions.<em><br \/><\/em>Directed by: S\u00e9rgio Bianchi<em><br \/><\/em>Cast: Lota Moncada, Carlos Kraide<\/p>\n<p><strong>SCHEDULE FOR JANUARY 19, 2026 AND JANUARY 20, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>19\/01\/2026 at 5 PM<em><br \/>U<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>a Nation of Gent<\/em><\/strong><i><b>e<\/b><\/i> (1999)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A meeting of generations, two visions of the same world. The setting is the backlands of Cear\u00e1, one of the driest and poorest regions in the country. The characters are four cowboys: two young and pragmatic; the other two, veterans and romantics. With pride, the four tell us about the simplest tasks of their daily lives and question the future of their profession.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Margarita Hern\u00e1ndez &amp; Tibico Brasil<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Mois\u00e9s Uch\u00f4a, Z\u00e9 Marchal, Francisco Salvino, Chico Walter, Taciano Silva, Ermes Jos\u00e9 Gomes<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Spring<\/em><\/strong> (2005)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Life flows and renews itself like water. Destiny becomes a spring.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Helv\u00e9cio Marins Jr.<\/p>\n<p><strong>19\/01\/2026 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>M<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>immigrants<\/em><\/strong> (1972)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The film is based on a news story published in a newspaper, according to which shopkeepers complained about migrants living under an overpass near their stores.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Jo\u00e3o Batista de Andrade<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Where S\u00e3o Paulo Ends<\/em><\/strong> (1995)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><em>Rap<\/em>, Drugs and violence. A day in the outskirts of the southern zone of S\u00e3o Paulo city.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Andr\u00e9a Seligmann<\/p>\n<p><strong>January 20, 2026 at 5 PM<em><br \/>L<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Here and there<\/em><\/strong> (1995)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>That place is far away. That place is where we are not. That place doesn&#039;t exist.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><em>Here and There<\/em> It&#039;s a film about the feeling of being here and far away.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The film follows the daily life of TB, a girl from the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro. She hesitates between staying there or joining her sister, who moved to the South Zone. The camera follows TB through the streets of suburban neighborhoods, on weekdays, meeting with friends, and playing in train stations.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>TB&#039;s universe is mixed and colorful, like the tiled facades of suburban houses.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Sandra Kogut<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Regina Cas\u00e9, Eliane Maria, Arlete Maria, Jo\u00e3o Brand\u00e3o, Jillrey Coutinho, Cl\u00e1udio Mascarenhas, Odete Ferraz, Beth Silva, Cristiane Teixeira<\/p>\n<p><strong>20\/01\/2026 at 6:30 PM<em><br \/>P<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>passengers<\/em><\/strong> (1987)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>A typical robber. A typical taxi driver. A typical nighttime route through the streets of Porto Alegre, from the bus station to a deserted location. But, at the moment of the robbery, the driver doesn&#039;t react as he should. Meanwhile, on television, the Minister of Justice is giving a speech against violence.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Directed by: Carlos Gerbase &amp; Gl\u00eanio P\u00f3voas<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Cast: Z\u00e9 Ad\u00e3o Barbosa and Marcos Carbones<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong><strong><em>Drought situation<\/em><\/strong> (2007)<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>Jo\u00e3o occupied an abandoned public school in a region known as Vale da Seca, between the Jequitinhonha and S\u00e3o Francisco valleys, in Minas Gerais. There, he lives with his wife and four children.<strong><em><br \/><\/em><\/strong>The camera follows Jo\u00e3o&#039;s family&#039;s activities for five days, without directly interfering: their re-registration in the Federal Government&#039;s Bolsa Fam\u00edlia program, the children at school, the planting of crops, the collection of water from the river, and the care of the animals. 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