There Is No Light Inside the Mirror
Samuel Muxingueno escapes from conflict areas in eastern Angola, and seeks shelter in Luanda. Here, his main enemy becomes his own shadow. Seeking to get rid of it, Samuel turns to life in the darkness of a deserted building. To be able to get back into the light, he makes a radical decision.
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Concrete Affection – Zopo Lady
In the empty city of Luanda, Angola, there are only ghosts and memories. A man has to take the painful decision to leave his city for good.
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Havemos de voltar
A taxidermied sable antelope is the protagonist in a story about conserving memory and linking Angola’s colonial history to its contemporary
Film details
- Country of production
- Angola
- Year
- 2020
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2020
- Length
- 15"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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