Based on a true story, ELENA obliterates the line between documentary, diary and fever dream, and is at once captivating and devastating. The most watched documentary in Brazil of 2013 now comes to America.

Not all of Petra's journey fits in the documentary. More of the poetry behind the meeting of these two sisters is in the bonus material. Included are the full-feature plus 12 additional short films and an extra one about the process of making the film.

Many of the paths and shortcuts Petra took, landscapes and mazes she found and the discoveries she made you will only find here, in these 13 short films: voices, images and dances combined in memories from her childhood , adolescence, career, family, friends and colleagues.