In the middle of couples dancing, a middle-aged Black woman stands in the center with medium-dark brown skin and long braids styled over one shoulder, wearing a red, strapless gown with subtle embroidered or beaded detailing. She has a serious, contemplative expression.

2 of Hearts

Ana Squilanti 2025 0:15:29 Min Portuguese English Open Captions Brazil

In 2 of Hearts, Alzira, a retired seamstress, starts having intense, passionate dreams when her gambling partner stops showing up to their games.

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Screenings

ENCORE: Desire & Defiance

Watch anytime between September 11-21. The evening block. Friendship breakups that hit mid-workweek. Passionate dreams that arrive when you stop expecting them. A cockroach that changes everything. Church…

Friday, September 11, 2026
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Online Encore ENCORE: Desire & Defiance

Desire & Defiance

Seven films about queer love queer love in all its messy, tender, hilarious, and unexpected forms.

Saturday, June 13, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
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In-person Desire & Defiance

Content Warnings

Alcohol use

Specific Themes

Black/African Diaspora Sexual orientation

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Credits

Director
Ana Squilanti
Producer
Karen Ewel
Cast
Ilea Ferraz, Jennifer Guimarães, Deia Marsiglia, Ieda Gomes, Nadia Nogueira
Cinematographer
Pétala Lopes

About Filmmaker(s)

Ana Squilanti wrote and directed "Such a pretty face" (2023), her debut in fiction. The short is currently among great film festivals, with remarkable performance, such as 27a Mostra de Cinema de Tiradentes, 18o Cine BH and 35o Kinoforum, 10o CINI Peru and 30o KIDS FIRST, EUA.

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