Admiring Movies

Estamira is a 63-year-old woman who suffers from schizophrenia. She leads a tough life and has supported herself for the past 20 years by picking...

On his 18th birthday in 90s Rio, a young man and his best friend join a jiu-jitsu gym to protect themselves from local threats. While one believes in...

Querô is an orphan teenager, living alone near the docks in Santos, Brazil. His mother, a prostitute, died when he was a baby, and he was...

"RUNN" is a heartfelt portrayal of one man’s, Nedd Brockmann’s, extraordinary mission to make a difference. As he runs across Australia...

Teca, a late-night radio show host, uses her astrological skills to help listeners who call in for advice. But her own life feels empty and lonely....

José Renato, a 35-year-old geologist, is sent out on a solitary expedition to the hinterlands of northeastern Brazil. The purpose of the trip...

A talented karate student embarks on a journey of self-discovery where she experiences both love and loss.

Mustafa and his wife Salwa come from two Palestinian villages that are only 200 meters apart, but separated by the wall. Their unusual living...

Film about the Bahian singer dives into the moment when shy Gracinha becomes Gal Costa, during the violent, innovative and mind-blowing years that...

The life of legendary Brazilian musician Alfredo da Rocha Vianna Filho, better known as Pixinguinha.

This documentary highlights the evolution of Brazil's Circo Voador venue from homespun artists' performance space to national cultural institution.

A documentarist is convinced by her son to travel to Brazil's Northeast so she can throw his dad ashes at São Francisco river.

During the Carnival in the historical site of Pelourinho, Salvador da Bahia, we follow the lives of the tenants of a falling-to-pieces tenement house...

The fun and inspiring journey of a woman, from her 8 to 40 years of age, in search of herself and her own pursuit of happiness. When pressured by her...

Experience Roque's routine years after the first movie. Joana's tenement is still full of parties, gossip and confusion. The neighborhood prepares...

Paulo Ventania is a black Brazilian man, always doing his best to bring some happiness in his life, and by happiness he means money. When he's at a...

A pickpocket assumes various identities to steal from the aristocracy in early-20th-century Rio de Janeiro.

Inspired by the life of a fearless young officer who made history by becoming the first Indian female Air Force officer to fly in a combat zone...

The story of the decline of the Soares family in the final months of the 19th century. Isabel is the dying mother, and her daughters are Maria and...