Virtuosas

Friend of the World

August 2020 •English

After a catastrophic global war, a young filmmaker awakens in the carnage and seeks refuge in the only other survivor: an eccentric, ideologically opposed figure of the United States military. Together, they brave the toxic landscape in search of safety... and answers.

Central Station

April 1998 •Portuguese

An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.

City of God

August 2002 •Portuguese

In the poverty-stricken favelas of Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s, two young men choose different paths. Rocket is a budding photographer who documents the increasing drug-related violence of his neighborhood, while José “Zé” Pequeno is an ambitious drug dealer diving into a dangerous life of crime.

I'm Still Here

September 2024 •Portuguese

A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.

A Febre

November 2024 •Portuguese

Waking up in the middle of the night, a woman walks through a dark house looking for a way out.

Osama

March 2004 •Pashto

After the rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan and the restriction of women in public life, a preteen girl is forced to masquerade as a boy in order to find work to support her mother and grandmother.

Ten

May 2002 •Persian

A visual social examination in the form of ten conversations between a driving woman and her various pick-ups and hitchhikers.

Mona Lisa Smile

December 2003 •English

Katherine Watson is a recent UCLA graduate hired to teach art history at the prestigious all-female Wellesley College, in 1953. Determined to confront the outdated mores of society and the institution that embraces them, Katherine inspires her traditional students, including Betty and Joan, to challenge the lives they are expected to lead.

The Circle

September 2000 •Persian

Various women struggle to function in the oppressively sexist society of contemporary Iran.

Virgínia e Adelaide

May 2025 •Portuguese

Adelaide and Virgínia met in 1937, a year after the German arrived in Brazil, fleeing the Nazi persecution of the Jews, where she came with her husband and two daughters. Together, they founded and popularized psychoanalysis in Brazil, breaking down barriers and prejudices. They were doctor and patient for 5 years, colleagues for more than 30 years, great friends their entire lives.

Kátharsis

April 2017 •Portuguese

Offside

May 2006 •Persian

During the 2006 World Cup qualifying match between Iran and Bahrain, numerous young women are caught and rounded up for dressing as men so they could gain access to the game. Guarded by several soldiers in a holding pen, the women attempt to keep updated on the score.

O Quarto sombrio

March 2022 •Portuguese

Fragmento

January 2023 •Portuguese

Unwell Woman

October 2024 •English

A night at the library turns into a nightmare when a student discovers a haunted painting, unleashing the dark secrets of her long-dead mother... Blending live action with stop-motion shadow puppetry, this short gothic horror resurrects the monstrous legacy of hysteria, and the medical myths that have made monsters of unmaternal mothers.

Beautiful Dreams

September 2025 •English

Samantha Moon, A young woman who lives by herself in the city must confront her past and future through her dreams whilst being stalked by a mysterious entity…

Exit

January 2020 •English

Events take a sinister turn one night in London, when two very different couples arrive at a double-booked apartment. Actions have consequences and not all debts are paid for with money. Leaving, it's harder than you think.

Maa

June 2025 •Hindi

A mother and daughter encounter a demon in a village where girls have been disappearing.

She's a Bitch

January 2025 •English

The 5th entry in the "I See the Dead" series. The team have been through a lot. What can possibly happen in this quiet, picturesque setting? There’s no one for miles, so those noises can only be animals outside – right? Was that… a howl?

Pumpkinstein

October 2023 •English

After trashing a pumpkin patch with a group of old friends, skeptic college student Ruben meets a bloodthirsty pumpkin demon forced to roam the Earth as a punishment for its sins against its master- a witch who wants to make a change.