THE NATURE OF INVISIBLE THINGS | 2025
Rafaela Camelo makes her feature debut with “The Nature of Invisible Things”, finding in the parallels between two girls and two mothers a way to speak about what can’t be seen. Starring Laura Brandão, Serena and Camila Márdila, the film shows that traditions can sustain change.
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LATIN BLOOD: THE BALLAD OF NEY MATOGROSSO | 2025
The film works as an anthology of moments that built Ney Matogrosso's career, counting on Jesuíta Barbosa's immense talent to represent one of the most ...
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SÃO PAULO, INCORPORATED | 1965
Released in 1965, Luiz Sérgio Person's film remains one of the most precise portraits ever made of São Paulo — and of the kind of ...
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NOT TOMORROW YET | 2024
Milena Times gently tells the story of a young woman full of plans who has to deal with an unwanted pregnancy, taking time also to ...
RIVER OF DESIRE | 2022
Sérgio Machado continues his exploration of marginality since "Lower City"...
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POWER ALLEY | Premiere: 22/02/2024
On the eve of a future-defining championship, promising volleyball player...
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BIZARRE FISH FROM THE ABYSSAL TRENCHES | Premiere 25/01/24
The 75-minute animation will feature Rodrigo Santoro (7 Prisoners, 2021),...
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BURY YOUR DEAD | 2024
In his adaptation of Ana Paula Maia's first book from her trilogy, Marco Dutra creates Brazilian cosmic horror with Selton Mello. The film navigates between ...
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Tropical Takes: The Blue Trail | Gabriel Mascaro (2024)
In the first Tropical Takes video, Bruno Weber analyzes Gabriel Mascaro's "The Blue Trail". Brazilian dystopia where government sends elderly to distant colonies. Starring Denise ...
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LATIN BLOOD: THE BALLAD OF NEY MATOGROSSO | 2025
The film works as an anthology of moments that built Ney Matogrosso's career, counting on Jesuíta Barbosa's immense talent to represent one of the most ...
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POWER ALLEY | Premiere: 22/02/2024
On the eve of a future-defining championship, promising volleyball player Sofia (17) is faced with an unwanted pregnancy. Seeking an illegal termination, she becomes the ...
GREAT SERTÃO | Premiere 30/05/24
In a large community on the outskirts of Brazil called "Grande Sertão", the fight between policemen and criminals takes on the atmosphere of war and ...
EVIDENCE OF LOVE | Premiere 11/04/24
One evening, Marco (Fábio Porchat, A Man Amidst Bees, 2015) and Laura (Sandy Leah, When I Was Alive, 2014) meet at a karaoke bar and ...
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THE FABULOUS TIME MACHINE | 2026
Eliza Capai follows girls from Guaribas, in Brazil’s Piauí state, in “The Fabulous Time Machine”, a documentary about childhood, play and memory.
TIBUNGO: INTERVIEW WITH MARÍLIA MAFÉ
Director, screenwriter and storyboard artist Marília Mafé discusses Tibungo, her first animated feature: childhood fears, visual references and the challenge of making adult horror animation ...
BUENOSAIRES (2026): INTERVIEW WITH DIRECTOR TUCA SIQUEIRA
Tuca Siqueira discusses the decade-long process behind BuenosAires, and the balance between reality and fabulation in small-town Pernambuco, Brazil.
Short Films
The Beads (2023) | INTERVIEW
In Tropical Alien’s first interview, directors Rafaela Camelo and Emanuel Lavor delve into the creation and production of the short film “The Beads”.
SIDERAL | 2021
In Natal, on the Brazilian north coast, the country is preparing to launch its first manned space rocket into space. A couple lives with their ...
THEY DON’T COME IN PEACE | 2021
Shot in 16mm with Kodak support, the short reflects on predominantly Black victims of police violence. Independent production introduces fantastic element effectively, finding intelligent parallel ...
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