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Better Days

New Directors Competition

Better Days

Melhores Dias

direction Luana Rocha

Brazil 2026 Documentary Cor 89 min.

50ª mostra > filmes > Better Days

From the outskirts of São Paulo to the Melhor Dia Festival, different generations of urban culture present a musical portrait of a city in transformation. Conceived by producer and hairstylist Marcos Baroni, the event stems from a desire to provide the community with a space capable of delivering the “best day,” inspiring the audience to transform their daily lives through the celebration of music, poetry, encounters, and the power of expression from the periphery. The film takes the viewer through studios, backstage areas, and hip-hop gatherings—such as those at the iconic São Bento Station. Stories that pave new paths and voices that broaden horizons turn the present into a bet on better days. The film features appearances by Marcos Baroni, Matuê, Edi Rock, Anderson Franja, MC Hariel, Beatriz Denaro, Jup do Bairro, Traemme, MC Tha, Bololô, and Nanda Tsunami.

First worldwide screening at the 50th Mostra.

brazil documentary art & culture social issues black narratives women-centered stories women directors

technical sheet

direction

Luana Rocha

screenplay

Nalu Béco

cinematography

Well Amorim

editing

Lincoln Péricles

sound design

Isadora Maria Torres, Léo Bortolin

production

André Sobral

produced by

Abrolhos Filmes

world sales

Abrolhos Filmes

galeria

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