Aletéia Selonk

Pastrana

While reliving memories and images, downhill skateboarder Melissa endeavors to create a tribute to her friend Pastrana. As she retrieves the past, with the assistance of her friends, Pastrana's inherent presence helps her fill the silence left behind and gain a deeper understanding of time.

Until the Music is Over

Chiara is the matriarch of an Italian-descendent family torn apart. After her youngest son moves out, she decides to go along with Alfredo, her husband, on his trips as a salesman in the bars of Serra Gaucha. Their trust in each other breaks down when Chiara finds out about Alfredo's life on the road and he realizes she hides something too. A turtle and decks of cards with put their fifty-year relationship to the test.

The First Death of Joana

Late summer of 2007, South of Brazil. Joana, 13, wants to find out why her great-aunt Rosa died at 70 without ever having dated anyone. Encouraged by her friend Carolina, Joana starts an investigation about Rosa’s past. As she confronts the values of her community, Joana realizes that all the women in her family have a secret, while something hidden inside her also reveals. She plunges into her imagination to find answers while a large wind power plant is being built in their small town.

Nalu on the Border

Nalu lives with Ruben, her father, in a small country town near the Brazilian border with Uruguay. When Ruben realizes that his daughter is becoming a woman, an ambiguous closeness begins to develop between them.

Point Zero

Young Ênio is having to deal with a lot at home. His family is falling apart, whilst his sister's friends bully him at school. Over the course of one fateful night Ênio goes on an adventure, in a tour-de-force debut about growing up.

Garry

A young filmmaker faces off against the greatest chess player of all time, Garry Kasparov. During the match, Garry makes powerful comments about the power of strategy, learning to make decisions and defeat.