Discoveries from Portugal World Cinema

The film was made during the period of social isolation in April 2020. A message recorded during a sleepless night. A night of so many. A nightmare that seems endless.

A man eats breakfast during the COVID-19 pandemic.

"Whale Beards" tells about myths and memories from a small village on the Atlantic coast. In old family tales one theme appears again and again: the mysterious gift of finding water on dry land. Shot on analogue film, "Whale Beards" traces an old and almost lost tradition.

An addition to As Armas e o Povo (1975), filmed at the Lisbon Cinemateca in 2019.

Lélia was a pioneer in publicly denouncing the situation of black women in Brazilian society. In the 1980s, with the publication of an article in the book O lugar da mulher, she proposed a reinterpretation of the figure of the Black Mother. With new perspectives of analysis, she sought in her performance to reinterpret and reconstruct the history of Brazil from the perspective of black women. In the feminist movement, her contribution was the introduction of the racial issue in their political agendas. Until then, the specificities of black women were not considered. However, her important trajectory is unknown to a large portion of the Brazilian population. Since her death in 1994, scholars and activists have been fighting to rescue her memory and organize her thoughts.

The intimacy of a couple of gay filmmakers trying to survive in the context of the rise of the far-right in Brazil.

Produced in early 2020 and centered on discussions of Lesbian Women's gender and sexuality, Não Moro Mais em Mim follows the trajectory of a high school student in Campina Grande [PB], who, after being expelled from her high school for allegedly having a relationship with one of her classmates, becomes uneasy with the small traces of machismo around her and recognizes new directions for her life after getting involved with a second-period Arts student at the university.

Two men talk about a cat.

A a doc-poem about the woman’s body: dissident, desiring, deviant, empowered, sweaty, throbbing, survivor. On the scene, four artists who defy standards, subvert standards and poeticize their bodies in acts of resistance and transgression.

Documentary about the work of the painter Nikias Skapinakis from the exhibition “Imaginary Bedrooms” which in June 2006 opened at the Museum Arpad Scenes-Vieira da Silva. Film by Jorge Silva Melo that closely follows the work of one of the most important painters of the second half of the 20th century, specifically in the area of portrait.

The country side inspiration and the resulting contemporary sound track, written by Tom Zé and José Miguel Wisnik, for 1997’s Parabelo, prompted the choreographer from Grupo Corpo to bring into life that, which he himself refers to, as his “most Brazilian and regional” creation. From working and devotion chants, from the memory of the rhythmic baião and from the exuberant and an ever present, entangled, rhythmic points and counterpoints, emerges choreography full of hip swaying and feet stamping. It’s a ravishing statement of maturity and of the expressive teachings, developed throughout many years, by the maker of Missa do Orfanato and Sete ou Oito Peças para um Ballet. The aesthetic of the votive offerings, from country side churches, inspire Fernando Velloso and Paulo Pederneiras in the creation of the 15 meter X 8 meter panels, which provide support for the ballet’s stage setting.

Nazareth is Corpo’s homage to Brazil’s most erudite song writer, Ernesto Naza­reth (1863-1934). The 1993 ballet brought together onto stage the impishly sensual Brazilian ballroom dance and Corpo’s trademark sophistication. Composer José Miguel Wisnik wrote the soundtrack based on the works of Nazareth, the inventor of the “Brazilian tango.” He explored the concept of melodic mirroring to operate retrograde computer-generated movements that are assembled into crystalline surprising musical constructions, absolutely original contemporary recreations of Nazareth’s music. These pieces are commentaries, quotes, and variations on Nazareth’s music that point to a host of new exciting directions. Grupo Corpo’s remarkable team of creators worked hard to blend the erudite and the popular in this kinetic/visual rendering of Ernesto Naza­reth’s genius.

Father and son face the ultimate consequences of the end of the world

Miguel, a young writer studying cinema, releases his first best-seller at the age of 21. Maria, Psychology student, raised in a wealthy family. She is struggling for fame; Miguel is a humble human being. Their love story is compromised by their different goals in life. Miguel gives up on everything, and disappears for three years looking for the real meaning of life.

The story of a homeless man and his journey.

A man. A woman. A city. Two tracking shots.

A boy must deal alone with a recent trauma.

The musician Klaus Volkmann, 30, is the purest expression of someone connected with simple and sustainable ways of life, transport and direct contact with the city and nature. A way of thinking that leads you to view existence as something potentially capable of branching out in any direction.

Two incredible musicians generating an intense, moving and very special musical relationship. Raül Refree one of the most innovative european producers of the last decade, was blown away by Lina's voice, when he saw her sing at Clube de Fado in Lisbon. Lina, a Fado singer with classical training, 2 records on Sony Music and an expert on Amália Rodrigues, selected some of the Diva's Fado Classics and they immediately started to work in studio, a joint project. Raül framed Lina's voice in analog clouds, with brilliant arrangements and a never-before-tried approach, giving Fado a unique electronic view underlining its universal condition. Lina profoundly moving, each song she owns is a monument in the history of Fado, whose voice haunts us all. Sometimes you need to break the rules, that is how you end up making history.

Fortunato is an old waiter in an italian cantina in Brás, Brazil.

Rafa is testing his new camera, Rui and Ana are picking him up. The camera keeps filming.

An experimental documentary film of collective research into creolization, addressing its historical, ontological and cultural forces.

Documentary about music of Porto, featuring a Capicua interview.

Based on Noiserv's songs, a Portuguese musical project played by David Santos, is told the story of three characters with different ambitions. These are told through memories and dreams during a concert film that could be the soundtrack to daily life.

A ballerina woman, an old woman who spends her days looking out the window, and a saleswoman in fallen clothes from the clotheslines. All are joined by a thread. All three lead the actions of other characters and the inevitable fate of a woman with her husband behind her.

Recording and editing of the homonym ballet, choreographed by Olga Roriz, for the Companhia Olga Roriz.

The International Boarding House in the town of Caldas de Monchique is the scene of strange nocturnal activities, especially after the arrival of a TV team.

Poem of images and sounds around man and nature.