MURMURATIONS
From his hometown in Spain, Xavier films the mesmerizing flights of starlings while speaking with his lover in Brazil. Thousands of wings cut across space and time, echoing his life with HIV, the resilience of early AIDS activism in New York and the ancestral resistance of Candomblé, rooted in Afro-Brazilian spirituality. Filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic, Murmurations reflects on memory, trauma and collective strength. 21:40 min
CUCLI
Ramon lives with his parents, although he is away most of the week working as a truck driver. These are long and lonely trips until he meets a very special companion that changes everything. Cucli tells a story about love and companionship after death and its transformative effect. How through memories, the supernatural can find its way into our mundane lives. 16 min
MISERICÓRDIA
Filmed around Brazil's Itaparica Island, this oneiric documentary evokes the rich, complicated ancestry of Bahia—considered the African heart of Brazil—through the dreams of its present-day inhabitants. 18 min