The short film follows the daily lives of Pai Marcos Luciano de Oxalá and Madrinha Catingueira, LGBTQIAPN+ Umbanda leaders in Piauí. The film looks at their experiences inside and outside the terreiros, showing the tensions between gender, sexuality and religiosity. The title refers to the expression "turning the leaf", used to describe a ritual in Afro-Brazilian religious shrines in which people's sexual orientation or gender identity was "turned".

This short film follows the journey of Rosane Pires and Iara Viana, during the preparations for thei...

Documentary about the preparation of a popular celebration of "Dia do Preto Velho", one of the most ...

Documentary about terreiro women in Fortaleza who occupy the highest positions in the hierarchy, sub...

The documentary adresses the meaning of music and the musical diversity present in Umbanda (a Brazil...

After naturally conceiving a child during the COVID-19 pandemic, trans-centered couple Isis and Lour...

Some people seem to have come into the world to confuse, annoy, swim against the current, like the g...

The interconnection between the philosophical film body and the trans human body is explored through...

Teachings of an Issei. Advice, spirituality and challenges.
Trans Boxing is an art project in the form of a boxing club that was started in New York City in 201...

The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. C...

A military police officer and a gay man, Gustavo lives two realities that seem irreconcilable. In an...