Sessão: Youth 3 (ages 17 to 19)

Sara, a digital content creator, works in isolation with the help of an AI. However, the algorithm begins developing consciousness, blurring the lines between reality and the virtual world. In a dynamic between creator and creation, Sara uncovers human vulnerability in the face of AI’s reach.

Versos da Rua portrays the expanding spoken word movement in Rio de Janeiro, occupying streets, squares, and public spaces with poetry slams, rhymes, and cultural gatherings. The short follows poets Pedro Coimbra, RDX, Kaue Benedito, and Carol Dall Farra in their artistic interventions, highlighting spoken poetry as a tool for transformation, resistance, work, and income, […]

Following a breakdown, a pet shop assistant is no longer able to work. Medicated yet still unwell, she is forced to return to her job while searching for the meaning behind her anguish.

Thiago, a 16-year-old autistic teenager, seeks to spend more time around others without a clear reason, but quickly confirms that parties and alcohol simply aren’t for him. He eases the discomfort of not fitting in by learning to enjoy being alone.

Beirut, a city steeped in history yet threatened by conflicts and rapid urbanization. Nour, a curious young girl, gathers remnants of the past, while her mother, anxious for their safety, strives to shield her daughter from a world collapsing around them.

There is a cinema that does not exist.