André Montenegro

A look behind the scenes of Durval Discos, following the creative process, the production, and the decisions that shaped the project.

In the corners of the school, hidden dramas that the playground promotes and conceals: Lucas and Daniel prepare a bomb; Nicolas and Jaqueline kiss to hide their real desires; Carvalho tries to control his impulses after repeated insults; Alice needs clean urine to cover her secret; and Luiza just wants to find her place.

After receiving a new blade, a blender suddenly gains consciousness. As it grapples with existential questions, it becomes the sole companion to the grieving wife of a missing man.

Virginia’s death during her 17th birthday shakes up a luxurious building complex. For most residents, it’s a passing tragedy. For her mother and her friends, it is the beginning of a transformation: the crack in their drywall cocoon.

Worlds collide in more ways than one in this stunning collection. Confidence is violated, classes clash and desire is concealed, yet love still triumphs regardless of the consequences. Boys On Film 14: Worlds Collide features nine new, powerful, and dramatic short films: Lee Haven Jones's "Want It" starring Jamie Cutler and Alan Turkington; Sophy Holland and Alicya Eyo's "Brace" starring Jake Graf and Harry Rundle; Mauro Mueller's "A World For Raúl" starring Alexandré Barceló and Adrián Alonso; Dennis Shinners's "Barrio Boy" starring Dennis Garcia and Dan Leonard; Darwin Serink's "Aban + Khorshid" starring Mojean Aria and Bobby Naderi; Jan-Dirk Bouw's "I ♥ Hooligans"; Christopher Bradley's "The Violation" starring Slade Pearce, Elaine Hendrix, and Shayne Topp; Rafael Aidar's "The Package" starring Jefferson Brito and Victor Monteiro; and Søren Green's "An Afternoon" starring Ulrik Windfeldt-Schmidt and Jacob Ottensten.

The film shows the creative process of a land art artist Jean Paul Ganem through his path over the last 20 years. The documentary touches everbody by its transformative power of the art and by revealing recreated landscape in agricutural fields in France and Canada, in the suburbs of Paris and Montreal, and now, also in the heart of São Paulo.

At a new school Leandro and Jefferson form an instant attachment and soon realize that theirs is no ordinary friendship. But young Jeff has something to tell. If they want to be together there's one irreversible thing Leandro must deal with. Something that is a part of the package.

The Cambridge Squatter tells the story of refugees, recently arrived in Brazil who, together with a group of low-income workers, occupy an old abandoned building in downtown São Paulo. Daily dramas, comical situations and different views on the world commingle with the threat of impending eviction.

Mr. Mario can't distinguish anymore the past from the present. He lives again, inside his own mind, a period of his life when he was a salesman going door to door selling travel guides. However, Mr. Mario has never traveled, but now, an opportunity to see the world arises. Felipe, his grandson, will be his loyal partner on this great journey.

A documentary on Cosme Alves Netto (1937-1996), former head of the Cinematheque of the Museum of Modern Arts at Rio de Janeiro.

An old man seeks for a new purpose to his life, trying to get accepted by reluctant ambulance crew, assisting homeless people.