An experimental collective film lasting little more than an hour, compiled from 10 episodes by a total of 14 different young Brazilian filmmakers. The project was an initiative of the directing duo Felipe Bragança and Marina Meliande, who sent a ‘letter of concern’ to inspire the participants. In it, a 16-year-old girl wrote about her dreams, which have been translated by the directors into films about love, youth and the possibilities of cinema.

她，一位81岁仍在跳舞的舞者，巴斯图生活在一座充满节日气氛的把戏小城中，到处都在演奏传统音乐。在生活中，她时常会有很多超现实主义的想象。一天早晨，厄运降临。她的丈夫在睡梦中悄然逝去。她总是会幻想丈夫的不散灵魂在房间中骚扰着她。尽管经历了这突然的不幸，她仍然保持着自身的精神，幽默的态度，乐观向上的心态，努力生活下去...

“While we are here” mixes fiction, travelogue, film diary and documentary to tell the story Lamis, a Lebanese woman who just moved to New York and Wilson, a Brazilian man living illegally for 10 years in the same city. The film narrates the story of their relationship in a personal way by articulating macro-political issues with intimate ones.