Official Selection: Brazilian Views and Mirada Paranaense

The films in the Brazilian Views section comprise a selection of the newest and boldest trends in Brazilian cinema. With five feature films and six short films, the curatorship team has fashioned a programming selection striving towards possible Brazilian cinematographies. Highlights include the science fiction King Car, by Renata Pinheiro, recently awarded Best Film at the 49 th Gramado Film Festival; Mirador, by Bruno Costa, which explores the challenges faced by a boxer who becomes a father; Subterranean, by Pedro Urano; the documentaries Nũhũ Yãg Mũ Yõg Hãm: This Land Is Our Land!, by Isael Maxakali, Sueli Maxakali, Carolina Canguçu and Roberto Romero, addressing the indigenous struggle, and The Good Will Come, by Uilma Queiroz, which turns its gaze to women’s struggle for survival amid Brazil’s northeastern hinterland.

For the second time in the Olhar de Cinema’s history, this year’s edition of Mirada Paranaense will have two feature films: Bia Plus One, by Wellington Sari, and Ursa, by William de Oliveira, will both premiere at the festival. There is, however, a third film from Paraná: directly from Curitiba, Mirador, by Bruno Costa, which premiered at the Tiradentes Film Festival. Furthermore, Mirada Paranaense will also present eight short films.

See below all the films in the Olhares Brasil and Mirada Paranaense sections:

OLHARES BRASIL | FEATURE FILMS

KING CAR
/ CARRO REI
Renata Pinheiro | Brazil, 2021, 99’

MIRADOR
/ MIRADOR
Bruno Costa | Brazil, 2021, 95’

NŨHŨ YÃG MŨ YÕG HÃM: THIS LAND IS OUR LAND!
/ NŨHŨ YÃG MŨ YÕG HÃM: ESSA TERRA É NOSSA!
Isael Maxakali, Sueli Maxakali, Carolina Canguçu, Roberto Romero | Brazil, 2020, 70’

THE GOOD WILL COME
/ O BEM VIRÁ
Uilma Queiroz | Brasil, 2020, 79’

SUBTERRANEAN
/ SUBTERRÂNEA
Pedro Urano | Brazil, 2021, 83’

OLHARES BRASIL | SHORT FILMS

MICHAEL’S WAR
/ A GUERRA DE MICHAEL
Gregorio Gananian, Daniel Tagliari | Brazil, 2020, 17’

THE TIMES I’M NOT THERE
/ AS VEZES QUE NÃO ESTOU LÁ
Dandara de Morais | Brazil, 2020,  25’

BEATIFUL CARNIVALS
/ BELOS CARNAVAIS
Thiago B. Mendonça | Brazil, 2020, 16’

BEEHIVE
/ COLMEIA
Maurício Chades | Brazil, 2021, 15’

BIG WORD
/ PALAVRA GRANDE
Manoela Ziggiatti | Brazil, 2021, 12’

WHEN THE NIGHT COMES, STEP SLOWLY
/ QUANDO CHEGAR A NOITE, PISE DEVAGAR
Gabriela Alcântara | Brazil, 2021, 22’

MIRADA PARANAENSE | FEATURE FILMS

BIA PLUS ONE
/ BIA MAIS UM
Wellington Sari | Brazil, 2021, 71’

URSA
/ URSA
William de Oliveira | Brazil, 2021, 70’

MIRADA PARANAENSE | SHORT FILMS

THE SEARCH OF SELF AND SILENCE
/ A BUSCA DO EU E O SILÊNCIO
Giuliano Robert | Brazil, 2021, 20’

ANAMNESIS
/ ANAMNESE
Tiago Lipka | Brazil, 2021, 14’

THAT SAME OLD STATION
/ AQUELA MESMA ESTAÇÃO
Luiz Lepchak | Brazil, 2020, 21’

THESE WOMEN ARE MY BEGGINING
/ ELAS SÃO O MEU INÍCIO
Jessica Quadros | Brazil, 2021, 20’

MARCH OF A STOLEN FREEDOM
/ MARCHA DE UMA LIBERDADE ROUBADA
Laís da Rosa Coelho | Brazil, 2020, 17’

MY HEART IS A LITTLE MORE EMPTY IN THE FLOOD
/ MEU CORAÇÃO É UM POUCO MAIS VAZIO NA CHEIA
Sabrina Trentim | Brazil, 2020, 10’

A SHOOT IN A HISTORY
/ RETRATO FALADO
Luiz Bonin, Oda Rodrigues  | Brazil, 2021, 14’

SECOND NATURE
/ SEGUNDA NATUREZA
Milla Jung | Brazil, 2021, 12’