October 7
O ano em que meus paes saíram de férias / The Year My Parents Went on Vacation
When 12-year-old Mauro is left to fend for himself when his parents "go on vacation" during the military dictatorship, a classic coming-of-age story unfolds. The boy is left in Bom Retiro, a Jewish and Italian neighborhood, and through the young neighbor Hanna, Mauro makes new friends, cheers for the Brazilian team, and sees the movement of the police and military on the streets while waiting for his parents. Director Cao Hamburger's beautiful and touching story embraces the excitement of the era as the culturally diverse community of São Paulo unites to watch Pele lead his country in winning the World Cup of soccer. Cao Hamburger, 2006, 110’.

November 4
Cheiro do ralo / Drained
Lourenço, the owner of a secondhand shop, finds pleasure in taking unfair advantage of customers in financial difficulty. He sees the world as a place in which people, as well as used objects, are for sale, preferably for a low price. He classifies people according to a characteristic or to the object that is offered to them: "the bride", "the gramaphone man", or "the addict." This process of objectifying people will stop when Lourenço has to relate to them using a currency that is strange to him - namely, affection - from characters he imagined were under his control. Lourenço is obliged to reassess his vision of the world. Heitor Dhalia, 2007, 112’.

November 18
Não por acaso / Not by Chance
Two control-obsessed characters, Ênio, a traffic control worker, and Pedro, a pool player, find fulfillment in a mathematical mindset that leads them toward the feeling of control they long for. But all is thrown to the winds when both Ênio's ex-wife and Pedro's wife die in a car accident. Pedro meets Lúcia and tries to re-live the same exact moments he once lived with his wife; Ênio is forced to confront his loss through the appearance of his unknown daughter. Eventually however, the two men must decide between their obsessions and the new opportunities life has given them. Philippe Barcinski , 2007, 90’.