Premiering in the international competition at Visions du Réel , “Saudades Eternas” is the feature debut of visual artist and director Emma Boccanfuso , drawn from years spent filming inside Rio de Janeiro’s Chapéu Mangueira favela. The film centers on Sueli, a formidable matriarch presiding over a busy, multi-generational household. Within the walls of her home, daily life unfolds – arguments, laughter, children growing up – while outside, gang shootings and deaths continue at a steady pace.