心灵造物 Criaturas da Mente

When the pandemic brought so much of the world to a stop, Marcelo Gomes entered a period of isolation, during which he discovered he had stopped dreaming. A scientific article on sleep and dreams leads him to renowned Brazilian neuroscientist Sidarta Ribeiro. Together, they embark on a cinematic journey through the anthropological and scientific landscapes of dreaming. Drawing on the psychological concept of ‘Creatures of the Mind’, the film explores how different societies – ancient and modern, Western and non-Western – have understood the unconscious, symbols, trance states and folklore. Encounters with a medium in Pernambuco, Brazil, and the Indigenous thinker Ailton Krenak deepen this exploration, which bridges science and myth. Visually striking and intellectually rich, this film offers a profound cinematic dive into the mysteries of the dreaming mind.