Everything Must Go

Pelé, a retired nurse, revisits his memories as a performer in the Boi Tira-Teima group from Caruaru, Pernambuco. Between longing for the past and the impossibility of celebrating Carnival in the present, he imagines what it would be like to return to Carnival one last time.

In Lisbon’s residence of The Little Sisters of the Poor Congregation, a group of 7 nuns takes care of 75 elderly people, helping them in their final years.

The film is about the vinyl record culture and presents a panel of stories, searches, collecting, in various locations in Rio de Janeiro.

While painting intuitively, Fran recounts defining moments of her journey as a trans woman. In an intimate space, the short film builds, through voice and color, a sensitive narrative about identity, body, and hope. Between brushstrokes and silences, a life is revealed—one that resists and finds recognition through art.