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".
Some people seem to have come into the world to confuse, annoy, swim against the current, like the g...
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...
Teachings of an Issei. Advice, spirituality and challenges.
The documentary adresses the meaning of music and the musical diversity present in Umbanda (a Brazil...
This short film follows the journey of Rosane Pires and Iara Viana, during the preparations for thei...
The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. C...
Oxum goes to the river every day to fill his jug with water. One day, a woman in red clothes crosses...
Giuseppe Bassi, a vivacious 100 years old man, tells his story about war and being held prisoner in ...
Geometry Part 2 goes into detail on perimeter, circumference and area for 2-dimensional and 3-dimens...
Documentary chronicles the disappearance of Tom Brady's jersey following the New England Patriots im...
A "Pete Smith Specialty" short that looks at legendary movie stuntman Harry Woolman planning and reh...
A documentary on the K-Pop takeover and the empowering, influential, and record-breaking music of Bl...