The Dawn Show Movie (2022)

A Dog's Will

The lively João Grilo and the sly Chicó are poor guys living in the hinterland who cheat a bunch of people in a small town in Northeastern Brazil. When they die, they have to be judged by Christ, the Devil and the Virgin Mary before they are admitted to paradise.

The First Temptation of Christ

Jesus, who's hitting the big 3-0, brings a surprise guest to meet the family. A Christmas special so wrong it must be from comedians Porta dos Fundos.

Inácio Garapa, Um Matuto Sonhador 2 - O Retorno

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Inácio Garapa, Um Matuto Sonhador

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No One Loves Anyone For More Than Two Years

"No one loves anyone for more than two years" is an adaptation of Nelson Rodrigues' work about five couples that live in Brazil in the early 60's, who are seen by the society as conventional people, but whose intimate lives turn out to be morally questionable.

The Rogue's Trial

After 20 years missing, João Grilo returns to Taperoá to join his old friend Chicó and, after his story of resurrection spreads, he is disputed as an electoral candidate by the two most powerful politicians in the city.

Chuck Billy and The Marvelous Guava Tree

Chuck Billy has spent his life picking guavas from Jed’s guava tree. But now that Dr. Agripino is going to build a road that will take down the tree, Chuck and his friends are going to do everything they can to stop it.

The Last Hangover

In this biblical "Hangover" spoof, the apostles awaken to find Jesus is missing and must piece together events of the previous night's wild Last Supper.

Tempo Trem

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My Mom Is a Character

After another spat with her kids, Dona Hermínia decides to take some time off from them and hides away in her aunt's house, where she reminisces about her kids in an age when they still needed her.

MMA - A Fathers Fight

When Max, a former MMA world champion about to retire, discovers he has an 8-year-old autistic son, his life is turned upside down. Now, as he trains for one last opportunity to regain his world champion title, Max must deal with his new family and his father, from whom he has long been estranged.

Porta dos Fundos: Contrato Vitalício

Two friends, filmmaker Miguel and actor Rodrigo, win the grand prize of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival. After drinking too much, Rodrigo signs a lifetime contract to star in Miguel's next film. Miguel mysteriously disappears and comes back ten years later proposing to make a delirious film retelling his adventure in the years he'd been gone. Rodrigo is already famous and fears risking his career, but he has no alternative but to comply.

Na Bancada

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A Normal Barbecue For Normal People (With Medium Meat)

A group of old friends gathers for a biannual barbecue at the host's house. Everything seems fine, until the carnivorous party takes an unexpected turn and the true relationships between characters are revealed and show that not everything is as it seems.

Amor

An anguished woman awaits her love. A film is made about this. The parallels between the love between the woman and the film team are interspersed and show how this feeling can be both a pain and a joy.

Phoenix Club

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Soror

In 1946, in Soror city, three different stories intersect amid macabre events. While detectives Thomas and Carlos work in the unsolved cases of the mysterious body found in a tree and Serena Caires disappearance, those three stories get together suggesting the motivations of those respective crimes.

Lisbela and the Prisoner

Lisbela is a young woman who loves going to the movies. Leléu is a con man, going from town to town selling all sort of things and performing as master of ceremonies for some cheesy numbers, such as the woman who gets transformed into a gorilla. He gets involved with Linaura, a sexy and beautiful woman who happens to be the wife of the most frightening hitman of the place. The hitman finds out his wife's affair and goes after Leléu, who has to leave in a hurry. In another town, he meets and falls instantly in love with Lisbela, who is engaged to Douglas, a hillbilly who tries hard to pass for a cosmopolitan Rio de Janeiro dweller.

Quem Não Mexe

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Six Feet Under Santos

Driven by teenage impulses, best friends Eric and Gabriel find themselves forced to go on an adventure set in the city of Santos after inviting their classmate Kauã to a party. Together, the three invite the audience to reflect on depression, inclusion and substance abuse in youth while showing the importance and strength of friendship in an engaging comedy.

Yuri Marçal - Nem se Minha Vida Dependesse Disso

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Phantom Summer

Somewhere in the Brazilian seaside, teenagers Lucas and Martin fall in love while investigating the disappearance of a local kid. But their blossoming romance is threatened by sinister forces lurking beneath that idyllic summery landscape.

A Mala

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Galeria Futuro

Valentim, Kodak and Eddie have known each other since they were little and are shopkeepers at Galeria Futuro, a shopping center in Copacabana that boasted luxury and pomp in its past, and which today, is nothing more than a sad and decaying place. Full of debts and on the verge of bankruptcy, the gallery's management is surprised by a millionaire proposal from a Pastor, who wants to transform the space into an Evangelical Church. The three friends are devastated by the possibility of losing the much-loved Galeria Futuro, but with the help of Paula, a newly arrived shopkeeper, they will create a wild and surreal plan to try to save the Gallery and prevent its sale.

Emaranhado

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Mistério na Colônia

A doctor from Rio de Janeiro travels to spend his vacation in a small town in the South of Brazil, surrounded by legends about the disappearance of tourists. He stays in the house of a local family (father, son and grandmother), and, during lunch, the boy attempts to alert the doctor about a terrible secret.

You Can't Take Anything from This World

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Alice na Cama

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Classe que Derreteu

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The Last Solution

Within the confines of a massive wall, a group of children plays as if there were no tomorrow

DIA DE DETETIVE

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LADES

It's christmas on the Software Development Laboratory! And this mockumentary tell us the excentric and comedic experience of taking part in this office's Secret Santa.

O Disco das Histórias

After a flying saucer containing all the stories of humanity crashes in his backyard, a young artist seeks help to interpret its messages.

Céu

The angel protecting Mariana must guide her to her death. What happens when she finds herself falling in love with the human she protects?

Paz de Darwin

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Programa de Proteção à Carreira Artística

First short film from "Estúdio Gracinha" by Manu Gavassi.

Paradise

Regina Celia Paradise, an iconic old lady, hires a film crew to record the testimony of her own will.

The Other Side

Two teenage boys are cursed by a witch to swap bodies after an accidental encounter. To break the spell, they must work together before the switch becomes permanent.

Esta Noite Minha Alma Partirá

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I Seek Your Help to Bury a Man

Empire of Brazil, 1870. A queer indigenous body slowly dies on the cross while a transgender gypsy woman is banned by her people. A half-breed soldier stands in the middle of the way. A child and an old woman cross their stories like destined lines on the palm of a hand.

Dereliction

Elias is an I.T. technician preparing for an overnight gig. He thinks he's totally alone in the building and is about to find out he's wrong.

Flops: Uma Comédia Musical

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Dreams

Once a dream wove a shade, and pitying I dropped a tear. But I saw lights near, that light the ground while the soul wanders.

The Prince's Kiss

A Gothic Horror retelling of "Sleeping Beauty", in which Frankenstein's hunchbacked assistant falls in love with his master's latest monstrous creation, and tries to bring it to life through a true love's kiss.

ASSASS!NATAL

Jana is a waitress that hates Christmas. While getting home after her shift, a man chases her, and in an act of self-defense she accidentally kills him. Later she finds out that man is Santa Claus and that his powers got transferred into her.

O Legado

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Operation Guaraná

A group of TV reporters gather a team of experts in the town of Moquebatu da Moca, where the residents believe in the myth of "Tupã-Guaraná", a being that is supposedly behind the missing people in the area. The story progresses with more and more ridiculous scenarios as the team conducts investigations and interviews with the locals.

Hope Ways

Amid the 2019 drought in Brazil’s Northeast, Madalena loses her mother in a tragic event that changes her life. Alone, she joins a rebellion at the Grajaú farm in Canudos, where a community rises against government neglect. A violent State response turns their hope into sorrow. Later, journalist Júlia returns to uncover the truth, hearing from people like Lúcia, a grieving mother. As Júlia investigates, hidden stories emerge: Madalena's forbidden love with rebel João and Pedro's thirst for revenge after losing his father to political violence. Their paths cross in a tale of justice, pain, and redemption. Inspired by Ariano Suassuna, famed for "A Dog’s Will", this short film is a prelude to "A Pena e a Lei", created by 9th-grade students from Escola SESI Cambona, in Maceió, Brazil. It was screened at the SESI Festival of Art and Culture in July 2023, touching audiences with its emotional and socially conscious narrative.

Indústrias Reunidas Machiavelli

Agripino and Sandoval roam around their workplace, Machiavelli Incorporated, a venture which they plan to expand whatever the costs.

Suddenly a believer

A rising business manager who is extremely prejudiced against Christians sees his life transformed by a supernatural event. Now he will see that opinions conceived without critical examination lead to wrong and damaging conclusions.

Salve, Guys!

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TÔ NA PISTA!

While picking up his passenger, an app driver is kidnapped. During the journey, the kidnapper strikes up a conversation with the driver and, as they talk, the two discover that they have a lot in common. What was supposed to be a very tense situation changes and becomes almost an outing between friends.

Precariado

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O Auto da Boa Esperança

Lost in the middle of nowhere, a pregnant Woman and a hopeful Man walk in search of Getting There, an unknown place where Hope reigns and the days are good. The Death, always lurking, tries to change the paths of the wanderers and transform their dreams into hopelessness. A seed given by Hope can change the course of the retreatants and take them to the long-awaited place of prosperity.

"tal do"

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Uma Noite Bicheira

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Memórias Póstumas de Brás Cubas - O Curta Metragem

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