“Smoke Screen” raises the issue of drug policies in force worldwide, paying attention to their social and political consequences in countries such as Brazil, particularly in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Through national and international interviews with physicians, researchers, leaders, policemen and representatives of civil movements, journalist Rodrigo Mac Niven introduces a new vision of the early 21st century that breaks the silence and questions the prohibitionist speech.

Trance dance and water implosion, a line drawn between secular freak-outs and religious phenomena. Shot in a single-take at a sacred site on the Upper Suriname River, the minor secrets of an animist are revealed as time itself is undone. Rites are the new Trypps, embodiment is our eternal everything. –Venice Film Festival