Overview of articles
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Bacurau
A furious genre mash-up of Western, horror and sci-fi that projects Brazil’s disturbing reality several years into the future.Published on: -
Apiyemiyekî?
An archive of drawings made by the Waimiri-Atroari, a people native to the Brazilian Amazon, document and narrate their encounter with ‘civilised man’Published on: -
Kmêdeus
Intriguing story of a mysterious homeless man called Kmêdeus (EatGod) who lived on the island of São Vicente, Cabo Verde. A lunatic or anPublished on: -
O completo estranho
A power cut leads to an intimate conversation between two strangers. A celebration of chance, a meditation on belonging.Published on: -
Panquiaco
A descendant of the Panamanian Dole community returns to his roots. An enchanting film poem about myths, memory and identity.Published on: -
There Is No Light Inside the Mirror
A man finds refuge in a deserted building in Luanda. Confronted by his obnoxious shadow, he makes a radical decision.Published on: -
The Fever
Hypnotic drama about a native Amazonian whose life is disrupted when his daughter tells him she wants to study in Brasilia.Published on: -
Vitalina Varela
Locarno Golden Leopard winner portrays the lives of immigrants as a pitch-black vacuum. Life stands still and people wander, silently.Published on: -
Oú en êtes-vous, Teresa Villaverde?
Carnival excitement and political resistance merge after a left-wing politician’s murder in this documentary report from Rio’s Sambadrome.Published on: -
Charizard
A couple spends a week taking care of someone else’s house. Parties and confrontations will test the new relationship.Published on: