TONY ODYSSEY
directed by THALES BANZAI
BRAZIL | 105' | SURREALIST-DRAMA | 2025
Tony and his best friend, Ivy, decide to rob the bar where he works to steal a mysterious drug that launches them into a version of São Paulo where time and logic collapse — turning their journey into a psychedelic odyssey of magic, poverty, and cosmic absurdity, all in search of God.
SUBTLE CUT
directed by THALES BANZAI
BRAZIL | 6' | EXPERIMENTAL | 2020
A recently married woman relieves her past alone in a hotel room.
THE BLACK CAT
directed by THALES BANZAI
BRAZIL | 4' | EXPERIMENTAL | 2019
Narrated through the words of Brazilian rapper OGI and voiced by the iconic KAMAU, this short film draws a powerful analogy between the life of a stray black cat and that of street skaters. Blending symbolism, poetry, and urban imagery, the film explores themes of civil disobedience, resistance, and social critique — capturing the essence of those who navigate the margins with grace, defiance, and instinct.
SAUDADES
directed by CAMILA CORNELSEN & THALES BANZAI
BRAZIL | 2' | 2020
'In choosing these two films, the jurors recognized that taken together they encompass the full spectrum of the work submitted. Does the current moment mark the entry to a new dark age (Falling Down) or perhaps to a more hopeful time when we re-imagine and re-make the human condition (Saudades). From the dark and hopeless to the light and hopeful.'
- Bob Stein, founder of Criterion Collection
