Creatures of the Mind (2025)
Sidarta Ribeiro, a Brazilian neuroscientist, explores how dreams and other forms of access to the unconscious can transform human experience. In his research, he proposes combining the ancestral knowledge of indigenous peoples and people of African origin in Brazil with scientific knowledge, as well as a scientific reevaluation of experiences with hallucinogens.
Director:
Marcelo Gomes
Writers:
Marcelo Gomes, Letícia Simões.
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Sidarta Ribeiro as Self |
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Marcelo Gomes as Self |
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Mizziara de Paiva as Self |
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Waldemar Magaldi as Self |
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Marcelo Leite as Self |
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Mãe Beth de Oxum as Self |
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Mãe Lu as Self |
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Ailton Krenak as Self |
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Dráulio Barros de Araújo as Self |
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Ana Flávia Mendonça as Self |
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Gilda Gomes as Self |
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Ernesto Mota Ribeiro as Self |
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Sergio Mota Ribeiro as Self |
| Directing | Marcelo Gomes | Director |
| Writing | Marcelo Gomes | Screenplay |
| Writing | Letícia Simões | Screenplay |
| Production | João Moreira Salles | Producer |
| Production | Camila Leal Ferreira | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nara Aragão | Executive Producer |
| Production | João Vieira Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Ivo Lopes Araújo | Director of Photography |
| Sound | O Grivo | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Fabian Remy | Editor |
| Sound | Pedrinho Moreira | Sound |
| Sound | Moabe Filho | Sound |
| Sound | Denilson Campos | Sound Designer |
| Visual Effects | Diego Akel | Animation |
| Production | Maria Carlota Bruno | Producer |
| Writing | Murilo Hauser | Co-Writer |
| Writing | Heitor Lorega | Co-Writer |