Communion (Comunhão)

A film still from Communion shows two older Black woman sitting around a round table and smiling. The woman on the left wears a black cap and red shirt and the woman on the right is wearing a denim jacket and pink pants. The woman on the right is looking at the woman on the left.

A group of lesbian friends over 50 travel together and, away from the world’s gaze, celebrate their friendship, their desire and their freedom. Over the weekend, they fully experience the richness of a reality they already carry within themselves, strengthening the bonds that unite them.

Screenings

In Person

Thursday, August 64:30PM EDTThe Wilma Theater

Virtual

Availability BeginsThursday, August 67:30PM EDT

Directors Spotlight

Pétala Lopes

Director

Pétala Lopes (she/ her) is a photographer, director, and educator. Trained in Contemporary Photography at Centro de las Artes in Mexico City, and currently completing a degree in Sociology and Politics at FESPSP, her work explores people, fiction, memory, and relationships.

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Year: 2026
Runtime: 23 minutes
Country: Brazil
Language: Portuguese
Director: Pétala Lopes
Screenwriters: Pétala Lopes, Ana Squilanti, Juliana Munhoz
Producer: Ana Squilanti
Executive Producer: Ana Squilanti
Cast: Adriana Rodrigues de Freitas, Angela Fontes, Selma Almeida (Cecel), Cenia Borges, Elaine Amarante, Fabiana Ribeiro, Giselia de Moura, Juciara Ramalho, Laura de Jesus, Márcia Regina Borges, Mari Machado, Marta Rodrigues, Rosalina Aparecida da Silva, Solange Schiavon, Valdirene Amorim, Willman da Rocha Defacio
Cinematographer: Mariana Campos
Editor: Juliana Munhoz
Composers: Telheiras Audio, Elis Menezes, Raissa Spada
Sound Design: Thaís Rizzo
Premiere: East Coast