MOSTRA XIV Brazilian Film Festival

MOSTRA (meaning “exhibit” in Portuguese) is the largest Brazilian film festival in the midwest. Presented by the non-profit organization Illinois Sao Paulo Chapter of Partners of the Americas.

This year it happens in person between 4th – 18th of November in Chicago/IL, Indianapolis, West Lafayette and Greencastle/IN.

The event’s motto is “Brazilian Films with Social Conscience”. MOSTRA has as its venues educational and cultural institutions to foster conversations about social issues among the academic community, filmmakers, students and socially conscious individuals.

WHEN
November 4th to 18th
WHERE
Venues in Chicago, Indianapolis, Greencastle and West Lafayette.

FILMS SCHEDULE ABOUT US

Official Line-up

From November 4th to 18th.

Mars One

Tightness

Lazaru’s Hunger

Alien Nights

Thuë pihi kuuwi – A Woman Thinking

The Flour Test

Abscess

Low Fire, High Spirits

Train of Tears

Eva

Kobra Self-portrait

You’ve Made My Samba

FILMS SCHEDULE

PALOMA

Opening Night - Nov 4th

Directed by Marcelo Gomes

Fiction | 104min | 2022

Paloma is a trans woman who is determined to make her biggest dream come true: a traditional church wedding with her boyfriend Zé. She works hard as a farmer on a papaya plantation, and is saving up to pay for the party. The priest’s refusal to accept her request will force Paloma to face rural society. She suffers violence, betrayal, prejudice and injustice, but nothing shakes her faith.

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MARS ONE

Closing Night - Nov 18th

Winner of MOSTRA XIV Trophy 2023

Directed by Gabriel Martins

Fiction | 112min | 2022

The Martins family lives on the outskirts of Contagem, Minas Gerais, and seeks to follow their dreams in a country that has just elected as president a man who represents the opposite of everything they are. A film about dreams and stars.

MOSTRA XIV Brazilian Film Festival

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