Chico Lacerda

Cris, aged 12, and her brother are left at the side of the road by their parents. The punishment quickly turns into an even greater challenge.

A documentary filmmaker sleeps with his camera to film the dreams he has at night.

It would be a swan, it would be a heron; white magic evil eyes.

A reminiscence of the director's gentle awakening to sex before he loses his virginity.

An independent private security firm arrives at a middle-class neighborhood in Recife, Brazil.

Get ready for the fifth volume of an incredible gay short film series! Male Shorts: International V5 features four brand-new short films focusing on gay, bi and generally curious men from around the globe. Iceberg takes place in Rio de Janeiro during the pandemic and follows two men who are haunted by the same mysterious spirit which seems to inhabit their plumbing. In Xavier, a young man uses his cell phone to come out to the world, his father and his best friend and crush all at once. The visually inventive Dreams concerns a documentary filmmaker who with his camera so that he can capture the dreams he has at night. Finally, It's Just Another Day follows Gabriele, who is torn between taking care of his sick father or running away to Rome with the man he loves. The 4 short films are: Dreams [Sonhos] (2022); It's Just Another Day [È solo un altro giorno] (2022); Xavier and Miguel [Xavier e Miguel] (2022); Iceberg (2022).

One evening, two hungover friends drink wine while discussing their fascination with the song "Mama" by Valesca Popozuda.

In a prologue, two acts and a musical number.

A documentary filmmaker sleeps with his camera to film the dreams he has at night.

A documentary filmmaker sleeps with his camera to film the dreams he has at night.

A reminiscence of the director's gentle awakening to sex before he loses his virginity.

A reminiscence of the director's gentle awakening to sex before he loses his virginity.

When I first moved in with friends, it became a habit to have people over all the time.

When I first moved in with friends, it became a habit to have people over all the time.

“When the curtain opened, under a colorful universe of feathers and sequins, she appeared on the stage, snaking lascivious movements, to the sound of a rumba or a merengue”. Piu Piu, as the actor, set designer and costume designer Elpídio Lima was known, is considered the oldest transformist in Recife. In the 1950s and 1960s, he performed at the Barreto Junior Company, on the stages of the Almare and Morroco theaters. He was one of the creators of the Companhia Tra-la-lá, a swish theater and liked to imitate the singers and actresses Sarita Montiel and Carmem Miranda.

Get ready for the fifth volume of an incredible gay short film series! Male Shorts: International V5 features four brand-new short films focusing on gay, bi and generally curious men from around the globe. Iceberg takes place in Rio de Janeiro during the pandemic and follows two men who are haunted by the same mysterious spirit which seems to inhabit their plumbing. In Xavier, a young man uses his cell phone to come out to the world, his father and his best friend and crush all at once. The visually inventive Dreams concerns a documentary filmmaker who with his camera so that he can capture the dreams he has at night. Finally, It's Just Another Day follows Gabriele, who is torn between taking care of his sick father or running away to Rome with the man he loves. The 4 short films are: Dreams [Sonhos] (2022); It's Just Another Day [È solo un altro giorno] (2022); Xavier and Miguel [Xavier e Miguel] (2022); Iceberg (2022).

Darling, he came to see me again today. I end every session more shook than the last. Because, unlike all my other patients, he shows no discomfort whatsoever with his sexual freakishness. On the contrary. I maintain my diagnosis: acute melancholia and flight from reality. He goes so deep in his delusion sometimes that he imagines he's some kind of prophet. As if he was part of a cult.

One evening, two hungover friends drink wine while discussing their fascination with the song "Mama" by Valesca Popozuda.

Two teenagers, high school friends, discover desire.

Two teenagers, high school friends, discover desire.

Two teenagers, high school friends, discover desire.

In a prologue, two acts and a musical number.

In a prologue, two acts and a musical number.

An experimental film collectively produced in 16mm at Maumau - Recife.