Leo Falcão

Practical, Historical and Sentimental Guide to the City of Recife

Guia Prático... is a free adaptation of Gilberto Freyre's book of the same name. The 70-minute documentary shows an affective vision of Recife that many locals and tourists are unaware of.

Practical, Historical and Sentimental Guide to the City of Recife

Guia Prático... is a free adaptation of Gilberto Freyre's book of the same name. The 70-minute documentary shows an affective vision of Recife that many locals and tourists are unaware of.

Subject

In an attempt to escape from a writer’s block, acclaimed novelist Max Madureira moves to a house near a small, isolated and awkward village. It doesn’t take long for the ideas to come out, but not quite the way he expected: as the writer feels like he’s been living among stories — and not people —, he comes across the mysterious emergence of typed pages in his desk, supposedly written by the previous resident of the house. That’s enough to make Max doubt about his creativity, his sanity and even his own existence.

Mães do Pina

The memory and strength of five priestesses mães-de-santo who build the religious cultural identity of the Bode Community, in Recife. Ceremonies, terreiros, maracatus and social works are revealed in this dive into the female universe. These women generate a personal and social transformation in the development of their surroundings and also of that community with the local population.