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Clara, a lonely nurse from the outskirts of São Paulo, is hired by mysterious and wealthy Ana as the nanny for her unborn child. The two women develop a strong bond, but a fateful night changes their plans.

In an apocalyptic rural landscape, roadkill collector Edgar Wilson plans an escape with his girlfriend Nete, but suffers violent dreams. After Nete joins a cult, Edgar embarks on a perilous journey through ravaged roads to do right by her.

Shattered after the brutal assault by two rapists in her house, a young mother of two decides to keep her ordeal secret from her unsuspecting husband.

Young housewife Helena is on the verge of fulfilling a dream as she prepares to open her own business: a neighborhood grocery store. She hires a maid, Paula, to take care of her house and daughter. But when her husband Otavio is suddenly fired from his job as an insurance executive, Helena is left to support the family alone. As Otavio fails to find work and becomes increasingly alienated, business struggles to take off and the pressure on Helena mounts. To make things worse, she discovers that one of the building's brick walls seems to be crumbling. Helena begins to wonder if that may be the cause of all her problems.

Two stories of migration, memories and ghosts. After a disaster floods her land, Joana flees to São Paulo and tries to start her life over again. Meanwhile, after her father's death, Flavia moves to his farm with her wife Mara.

The routine of an inept apprentice gravedigger changes when a new employee arrives at the cemetery. Together they must locate abandoned graves, but strange events make them think about the implications of tampering with the dead.

1899. The fates of the women in two families become entangled when the Soareses, former land and slave owners, request help from Iná, a woman of African descent they once dismissed due to religious differences.

After losing his marriage and job, Junior moves back to his father's house, where the attractive tenant Bruna is living. The finding of objects that belonged to his dead mother drives Junior into a descent to madness.

João goes through a series of encounters with people, some acquainted, some unknown. These encounters affect him and slowly begin to reveal a play of time frames which blends together life and creative process, memory and the present.

Silvia is a young teacher at an elementary school. One day, her class is interrupted when the students notice her double walking on the other side of the street. Silvia tries to ignore the apparition, but this strange event begins to permeate her daily life and transform her personality.

The members of Noturna Theater Company decide to share horror stories while they are locked down inside the theater during a stormy night.

Clarisse notices a small green leaf growing out of her right arm.

The sand is a little bit hot. I touch it with my hand and my legs. We are sitting. You wear your red short. Your name. A salted stone in my mouth.

A reflection on loss, grief, sex and breathing.

A young mother has to face the death of her newborn son.

Three families, in three different situations, have to deal with a sudden change in their lives, caused by a loss or a re encounter. Three mothers sing their love for their children while facing difficult times. A film about affection on the borders of painful happenings.

Luís is a young kid who doesn't know how to cope with his life after the death of his favorite nanny. His parents are only there anxious for the second kid to be born. But one night, the nanny returns to visit him and she makes him a pledge that she'll stay with him for good.

A collective film, coordinated by Felipe Bragança and Marina Meliande (see also The Joy). They sent a letter of 'unease' to filmmakers in which they asked for love, utopia and explosions... The many-faceted and poetic result is wonderful to watch and balm to the soul. An experimental collective film lasting little more than an hour, compiled from 10 episodes by a total of 14 different young Brazilian filmmakers.