Overview of articles
-
Elon Doesn’t Believe in Death
With compelling intensity, this debut film follows protagonist Elon as he searches for his missing wife in a huge Brazilian city. Viewers are inescapaPublished on: -
The Mourning of the Sea
Shot at Cape Verde, this film echoes the deep sadness of the past and lingers between memory and what remains of memory. (Argos)Published on: -
Corpo elétrico
The sewing workshop n São Paolo where young homosexual clothing designer Elias works is in many ways a cross-section of colourful, 21st-centuryPublished on: -
Disseminate and Hold
Disseminate and Hold tracks the Minhocão, or ‘giant earthworm’: an elevated highway in São Paulo. It subtly connects Brazil’s ambiPublished on: -
Ghost Children
A procession of cheap snapshots, most likely assembled from discarded family albums. Voices reminisce about childhood, while the camera explores the fPublished on: -
Arábia
In an old factory, a young man finds the diary of a worker who died in an accident. In the same way that in certain…Published on: -
A glória de fazer cinema em Portugal
Short documentary unravels what happened to Portuguese writer José Régio’s intention 90 years ago to borrow a camera and make a film and in that…Published on: -
Arabian Nights: Volume 3 – The Enchanted One
While Scheherazade wonders how much longer she’ll be able to distract her cruel husband with stories, we discover how the love of birdsong came to…Published on: -
Where I Grow Old
Two young Portuguese women try to put down roots in Brazil. Teresa is newly arrived; Francisca has been there a while. This sure-footed, loving portraPublished on: -
Arabian Nights: Volume 1 – The Restless One
Magical realism, documentary and political satire coalesce in this contemporary Arabian Nights. Scheherazade tells stories about the dismal state of PPublished on: