Samuel de Assis

The project '5 x slum, now by ourselves' gathered over 80 young people from Rio's favelas (slums), selected through workshops, script and filmmaking techniques to create a feature film consisting of five stories that reflect different facets of the daily lives of residents of these communities - with the promise of escape stereotypical representations. (imdb)

A personal tragedy leads a trained agent into a crusade against Brazil's endemic corruption and its figures. All in the verge of presidential elections. (imdb)

After a family tragedy, Paula, a forensic investigator, is wrongly admitted to a psychiatric hospital. There, her mind wanders through shadowy and dubious pathways, until reaching the brink of insanity, as she investigates the true motive behind her hospitalization that unravels a terrifying conspiracy. (imdb)