Denise Fraga

The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small Northeast Brazil town. But when they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary, before they are admitted to paradise. (imdb)

Tribute to the world of soccer in Brazil. Group of ex-soccer players gather in a bar in São Paulo to remember old stories of their prime. (imdb)

Laura and Alan fall in love, but have to deal with the strange death of Alan's wife and with a rival, Lilith, who wants to break their relationship. At the same time, a narrator gives lessons on how to make a love story movie, exposing all clichés on that kind of film. (imdb)

Pros 2 is about brazilian football. Rich players, poor players, businessmen, managers, lawyers, journalists and young women.... (brazilianfilmfestival)

While stars and planets move through the sky of São Paulo, randomly shooting their magic, men and women ask what will become of their dreams and desires. Gil is married and alone. Lydia flirts with danger. Josialdo was born to be a woman. Mônica just wants to do well in life. In her night radio show where she answers anonymous listeners, the astrologer Teca sees herself between her own problems and the wishes of others. Little by little, fate weaves everyone together in its own web...

Based on a famous autobiography, this film tells of teenage angst, as lived in the miserable lower middle class Rio bedroom suburbs, by 15 year-old Eliane. To boot, she comes from a dysfunctional family. Her mother is particularly neurotic and bitter, at odds with virtually everything her daughter does. The film strives to be a realistic and sensitive portrayal of human relationships in one of Brazil's poorest urban landscapes. (imdb)

This film tells the story of Silvino Santos, the Brazilian filmmaker who first captured and projected images of the Amazon at the dawn of the century. In 1913, as the Amazonian rubber boom was at its peak, Silvino Santos made the first of nine feature-length documentary films that chronicled a unique time and place in Brazilian history. In his lifetime Santos was acknowledged as a pioneer of Brazilian cinema and he acquired mythic status in the jungle region. (www.afcy.org)

Cristina still lives with her mother and wants to find her true love. She looks for help in a matrimonial agency, that arranges a meeting between her and Paulo. She likes the guy, but Paulo doesn't seem too enthusiastic. As time goes by, Chico, the owner of the agency, feels he is becoming too fond of Cristina... (imdb)

Mano is a teenager of 15 years. He is learning to play guitar with Marcelo because it would draw the attention of a girl. His parents, Horace and Camilla, are separating, which affects both he and his older brother, Peter. His best friend and confidante is Carol, who is in love with Artur. In the midst of these situations, Mano has to deal with his school friends in moments of fun and also serious, typical of adolescence today.

A famous actor believes he has totally mastered his craft. A young and talented actress is open to new challenges. They meet, and confront each other; on, and off the stage. From his personal and artistic lethargy, he sees the possibilities of a new beginning, new opportunities, after starting to see her. The story unravels, as the title states, "behind the curtain." (imdb)

During the Soccer World Championship, a TV technician is struck by a lighting and somehow gets transported to the inside of the TV. He appears all day long on TV, and becomes a nuisance for the general public, who wants to see the matches. (imdb)

Film in four segments in which four directors comment on the subject of happiness. (imdb)

Vera and Luiz revisit their love affair after 30 years. (imdb)

An anthology film following different stories around the theme of invisibility in the modern world. (imdb)

Diogo (17) has a little quirk: he likes to call his mother's female therapy patients and masturbate while listening to them on the phone. One of these patients is Angela (43), a woman who was just left by her husband. (imdb)

In a Brazilian cattle-ranching town, adolescents panic when they're threatened by the outbreak of a contagious infection transmitted by kissing. (imdb)

A surreal dark comedy about love and euthanasia.