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Jaguaribe Valley, Northeast Brazil. Departing from the seacoast, we follow the path of the Aracati wind, sweeping into the heartland. Along the course, we observe the relationship between man and landscape, spatial transformations and the limits separating nature from artifice.

André lives alone in a forest region. His life changes when he meets Coyote, a mysterious young man who is asleep in his decorum. Coyote mocks Andre's wishes and forces him to renounce values ​​that have already eroded in his life.

A sweet couple invite a third person over for the night, who brings a lustful energy to spice things up. (imdb)

Like any industrious coastal town or city, Rio de Janeiro's port region has always been a hub for the confluence of cultures, nationalities and identities. Since 2013, it has also formed the basis of a research project for filmmaker Julia De Simone. Her third feature-length film – which was supported by IFFR’s Hubert Bals Fund in 2014 – shifts away from straightforward documentary and towards a more fictionalised form as it presents the story of Muanza, a woman born in the Kingdom of Kongo in th