Marcelo Freixo

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“Breaking Myths” aims to open the world’s eyes to the fragile and “catastrophic masculinity” of Brazil’s current President Jair Bolsonaro, a fanatical far-right politician who can best be described as the Brazilian Donald Trump — and who is up for a second term this October. The story is told through the lens of the critically acclaimed Brazilian filmmaker and LGBTQ activist Fernando Grostein Andrade (“Abe” Sundance 19), who directed, wrote, and produced the feature alongside creative partner Fernando Siqueira as the first release under his production company in California, FilmSoul Studios.

A view of Brazil's 2018 Presidential Elections, held in October of that year. The polarizing Election led to the rise of far-right President Jair Bolsonaro

Marcelo lives a cloudy day in Rio.

Un faux documentaire sur la crise sociale, politique et économique actuelle au Brésil, où le gouvernement coupe les couleurs de Rio de Janeiro, laissant la ville en noir et blanc.

Jean Wyllys is one of the MPs of Brazil's National Congress. The politician, who is also a journalist and teacher, fights for minorities, as well as being one of the greatest representatives of the LGBTQ+ cause. Now, he exposes a period of three years of his routine in the public sphere, which provokes a reflection on a time of polarization in Brazilian politics.

A documentary about the Rio de Janeiro police killings praticed as so-called "self-defense acts". The film follows people who deal with those deaths in their daily lives, showing how Brazil's Federal Government deals with these cases, from the police investigations to the courtrooms.

Le colonel Nascimento est chargé de maîtriser une émeute dans l’une des prisons les plus violentes du Brésil où trois gangs sont en guerre ouverte. Les forces de la BOPE (Bataillon des opérations spéciales de police) sont contraintes d'accepter l'intervention d'un intermédiaire : un activiste politique qui est sensé calmer les tensions entre les émeutiers et la police. Cependant, la situation dégénère rapidement et tourne à la prise d'otage pour déboucher sur un véritable carnage. Démis de ses fonctions, Nascimento est nommé à un secrétariat d’État. Il va alors découvrir à quel point la corruption règne aux plus hauts niveaux de l’Etat.

Maracanã was built for the first World Cup in Brazil in 1950. Initially, it had a democratic space called General. The record analyzes the recent works in the stadium and shows classic fans.

Activist, prostitute and foster mother, Indianara emerges as a standard bearer for the transgender community in Brazil. She passes on to the new generation everything she knows about revolution, nightlife and freedom.

The life and death of city councilor Marielle Franco and driver Anderson Gomes, murdered on the night of 14 March, 2018, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.