Matheus Pimentel

Two young students find their mundane routine interrupted by a seemingly insignificant detail: the last chocolate bar available in a vending machine.

Between cherished memories and persistent silences, a young man revisits old photographs of his departed grandmother. Between the grain of the photograph and the weight of the memories, he seeks to freeze time, capturing everyday gestures and laughter. Faded Photographs is an intimate portrait of grief, memory, and the desire to immortalize what is fleeting.

During a series of travels and experiences, a young filmmaker records fragments of days marked by doubts, silences, and memories in formation. Between the impulse to record and the need to simply be present, the documentary follows a delicate search for belonging.

Those days became a moment in time, because it never truly belonged to us.