"Donas da Cultura Popular Madá" celebrates the life and culture of Mestra Madá, a leader of *Samba de Coco* from Ilha Grande, in São Cristóvão, highlighting her vital role in preserving and sharing this cultural legacy. Recognized as a Living Heritage of Sergipe’s Culture, Mestra Madá is a master of the *Samba de Coco* tradition, passed down through her family.
It presents the pioneering work of Casa Dibarro, its Fouther Mother, and some of their "children" who make up the house and the ballroom scene in Sergipe, showing that clay carries the fingerprints of those who shaped it.
In a bleak industrial future, a lonely fisherman clings to memories of a once thriving ocean and the life it once gave him. Isolated and consumed by nostalgia, he struggles with the emptiness left behind by environmental collapse.
When two estranged sisters reunite for their mother’s funeral, their opposing approaches to grief spark tension, leading them to rediscover the bond they thought they’d lost.
Casey has been living alone in his quiet home until a young couple moved in. Due to his extreme sensitivity to noise, he struggles to live with others and needs to find a way to make them leave. Desperate to reclaim his peace, Casey is determined to restore his solitude, though he knows it will require a difficult sacrifice. His desire for a peaceful life outweighs the challenges he must face to regain it.
The film is exploring the problematic relationship of our societies with animals. The anthropomorphization of animals in films contributes to 'human exceptionalism' provoking further issues in the coexistence of animals with humans. The film explores the story of a moon bear that is trying to find its way in a human dominated world out of its natural habitat.
From rookie wagers to risky parlays, the line between spectator and sports bettor is thinner than ever, where the thrill of the bet is just one tap away.
Mallorca, a holiday dream. And an island with too many tourists and too little living space. But there is also another story hidden between the colourful beach umbrellas and picturesque hiking trails: a tightly entangled one of military dictatorship and forced labour, of forgetting and concealment, of the struggle for memorial sites… Jaume Serra Cardell, a teacher from Sa Pobla, was shot dead in 1937 in the military fortress of Illetes, on Mallorca. Today, his niece is fighting for a critical examination of the historical past and is collecting evidence.
Neuleben in Mecklenburg-West Pommerania, near the Wakenitz River, 1973. The workday is over, and 21-year-old Willi and his friends spontaneously decide to “go over”. A life-threatening adventure in which he leaves a lot behind – including his girlfriend, Renate. They don't see each other again until years later.
Fort Gross Friedrichsburg is located in Ghana, formerly known as the Gold Coast. A relic from the colonial era, it serves as a reminder of the years of Brandenburg occupation. Forts like this one line the entire coast. These former slave trading hubs are now World Heritage Sites, silent witnesses to a time that still casts a shadow over the everyday lives of the people here.
Summer in an idyllic garden, parties, celebrations, and visits. A carefree family life, caught on 8-mm film by the father. When Monika looks at the film material again 40 years later, memories start to awaken … of the stories behind the pictures. Of the things the smiling faces don't reveal. Of the things that weren't caught on film. A portrait of a family, in the shadow of the past.