Public Solitude

Pesado: Que som é esse que vem de Pernambuco?

October 2017 •Portuguese

Documentary about the heavy rock scene in Pernambuco.

Lights On

October 2020 •Portuguese

The documentary portrays five people trying to recover from alcoholism or substance abuse. The different narratives present different aspects of addiction: there is an artist who stopped drinking without the help of Alcoholics Anonymous; a sober man for 23 years who helps anyone trying to overcome drug addiction; a woman who has been hospitalized; a retiree who has yet to overcome his addiction; and a recovered man who lives on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro.

História de Amor em 16 Quadros por Segundo

October 1998 •Portuguese

Chico Science e Nação Zumbi - Especial MTV

January 1995 •Portuguese

The Little Prince's Rap Against The Wicked Souls

August 2000 •Portuguese

A documentary that focuses on two young male inhabitants of Recife (statistically, the fourth worst city in the world to live in) who have both reacted strongly to their situation. One has become a drummer in a rap/rock band. The other has killed forty-four people and is now in jail. Both use the term "Wicked Souls" to describe their enemies.

N.E.S.T

June 2020 •Portuguese

A collective born by the love for Hip Hop culture, in one of the most contradictory places of all. They tirelessly seek to foster and strengthen this culture in the region, taking their name all over on Brazil and the world. Facing all kinds of prejudices, together, they persist in the battle to be better for others. Because they believe that culture is not about what we like, but what can really change lives.

Recife no Centenário da Confederação do Equador

October 1924 •Portuguese

Almeri & Ari: Ciclo do Recife e da Vida

December 1979 •Portuguese

Brazilian documentary about the pioneers Ary Severo (director, screenwriter, actor and screenwriter) and Almery Steves, his wife (actress of famous Recife Cycle films)

Açaí

February 2020 •Portuguese

Nuclear Shelter

September 1981 •Portuguese

Our planet was contaminated by many nuclear explosions that left the soil and the air filled with radiation, and now the few survivors of those catastrophic events live under the ground on a shelter controlled by scientists. After an incident inside the shelter, a group of rebellious scientists defy their leadership when they find a good possibility of returning to the surface.

Christmas Goat

December 2016 •Portuguese

A Christmas story. The goat is the solution to the problems of a family in Recife, Brazil.

Dutch Crimes

February 2023 •Portuguese

Cora, a young language teacher, faces problems with one of her students and decides to take a sleeping pill. When she wakes up at the next morning, she notices her house is overturned, her bicycle is missing and a body was found in the Capibaribe River, in front of her house. She now finds herself between reality and fantasy, in a dilemma about her relationship with the crime.

The Solace Of Ruins

August 2020 •Portuguese

Madu seeks a mysterious woman who's missing but known to everyone. A storm approaches and creates the tense atmosphere where finding Her, is urgent. In this quest, the little girl finds a companion to help her on her fantastic journey.

Nação Zumbi Ao Vivo no Recife

March 2012 •Portuguese

We Are All in the Gutter, But Some of Us Are Looking at the Stars

January 2020 •Portuguese

Strike on the red carpet.

Mandala Night Club

March 2018 •Portuguese

A strange figure from the night hires some prostitutes to fulfill their fantasies. In parallel, a hustler wanders through the night to perform a mysterious task. Not everything is what it seems to be in the underworld of Recife.

Behind the Shadows

July 2020 •Portuguese

Jorge is a private investigator that has a questionable character. He seeks information about the death of a young boy in a small city in the countryside of Brazil, that is full of unfriendly strangers. Nightmares with a woman that he has never seen before, Mariá, torments him. Their meeting, in a haunted woods, will reveal that it is not by chance that Jorge is part of this mysterious investigation.

Estrelas de Celulóide

September 1986 •Portuguese

The Endless Summer

June 1966 •English

Bruce Brown's The Endless Summer is one of the first and most influential surf movies of all time. The film documents American surfers Mike Hynson and Robert August as they travel the world during California’s winter (which, back in 1965 was off-season for surfing) in search of the perfect wave and ultimately, an endless summer.

Land Without Bread

December 1933 •Spanish

An exploration —manipulated and staged— of life in Las Hurdes, in the province of Cáceres, in Extremadura, Spain, as it was in 1932. Insalubrity, misery and lack of opportunities provoke the emigration of young people and the solitude of those who remain in the desolation of one of the poorest and least developed Spanish regions at that time. (Silent short, voiced in 1937 and 1996.)