Maurílio Martins

The Day I Met You (2024)

Zeca tries to get up early to catch the bus and arrive an hour and a half later at the neighboring town's school, where he works as a librarian. Waking up early is evermore difficult: something prevents him from maintaining his routine. One day, Zeca meets ...

When Here (2024)

Travel through time without leaving your place. ...

Our Mother was an Actress (2023)

Maria José Novais Oliveira, a black woman, resident on the outskirts of Contagem, already in her 60s, has become a film actress, with an award-winning career in Brazil and internationally. This documentary recalls the image of a unique woman who marked Br ...

Mars One (2022)

A middle-class Black family in Brazil copes with the election of a far-right extremist president. The mother believes that she's cursed after an unexpected encounter, while her husband puts all of his hopes into their son's soccer career. ...

Abduction (2021)

Ataléia Street (2021)

In 2011, during a blackout in an outskirt neighborhood's street, a family – surrounded by candles that light conversations and thoughts – awaits the return of electricity. Now, ten years later, the light tries to impose its place towards the shadows ...

In the Heart of the World (2019)

The inhabitants of the Brazilian city of Contagem yearn for a better life. At the core of it all is Selma, a woman dreaming about the heart of the world: it could be anywhere, as long as it's a place where to feel happier. ...

Long Way Home (2019)

In order to take a new job as an employee in the public sanitation department, Juliana moves from the inner city of Itaúna to the metropolitan town of Contagem in Brazil. While waiting for her husband to join her, she adapts to her new life, meeting peopl ...

Nothing (2017)

Bia just turned eighteen. The end of the year is coming and also the ACTs. People at school and Bia's parents are pressuring her to decide which graduation she will apply for. Bia doesn't want to do anything. ...

Constelações (2016)

She Comes Back on Thursday (2016)

With its obvious simplicity, the film's title happens to set the mood of the film, or at least its guiding principle: staying anchored in everyday life. More precisely, the life of Maria José and Norberto, who have been married for 35 years and who live i ...

Backyard (2015)

Another day in the life of an elderly couple in the suburbs. ...

Fifteen (2014)

Luiza will turn 15. Raquel has some dreams. ...

Aliança (2014)

Pilo, Panda and Isaac are childhood friends. ...

Sandra Espera (2014)

Sandra waits to be called up for Saturday's game, waits for dinner with her father, waits for the appointment. ...

Um Homem que Voa: Nelson Prudêncio (2013)

The trajectory of Nelson Prudêncio, the black boy from Lins, who became an athlete only at the age of 20 and became one of the protagonists of the epic final of the triple jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968, the biggest that the sport has ever seen. ...

Contagem (2010)

An event, four people and the city of Contagem. ...

Dona Sônia Pediu Uma Arma Para Seu Vizinho Alcides (2010)

Dona Sônia seeks revenge for the death of her only son. ...

Fantasmas (2010)

A man waits on the top of his house's roof with his friend. They are talking to each other until this friend realises something quite strange. ...

Alzheimer (2009)

An elderly woman films what she doesn't want to forget. ...

Gabriel Shaolin Mordock (2009)

Mordock is a dog. Shaolin is a bricklayer. Gabriel is a filmmaker. ...

Memories of Mayo (2015)

Zilda has had to put up with too much crap and she ain't taking it anymore. ...

Fantasmas (2010)

A man waits on the top of his house's roof with his friend. They are talking to each other until this friend realises something quite strange. ...