Água Marinha

After awakening from a recurring nightmare, Luanda, a Black woman and single mother, finds her day pierced by painful memories that insist on resurfacing. A seemingly simple, intimate unease draws her back into recollections of a past shaped by poverty and sorrow. As she confronts these ghosts, Luanda revisits the experiences that forged her path and reveal the strength of the woman she has become.

Roberto spends his days in solitude, carrying a wound that still bleeds nostalgia. Until one night of reunions leads him to confront his emotions and face them head-on. But upon seeing once again the person he loved most, he will discover that not everything can be saved, and that both love and goodbye are inevitable.

Nine-year-old Marbella lives through her passion for wrestling, a world that extends beyond the ring and into her everyday life. Between training, competitions, and family, "ZAS" portrays how a popular tradition becomes a place of identity, growth, and belonging as a young girl discovers her own path inside and outside the ring.

Marcelo, a deaf and LGBTQIAPN+ youth grieving the loss of his father, finds in a theater group with young deaf artists a possible path to transform his pain. Communicated entirely in Brazilian Sign Language (LIBRAS) and conceived from an aesthetic that prioritizes accessibility.