Films
Country Portugal:
Queer Utopia: Act I Cruising
A retired playwright is losing his memories and seeks companionship on a transformative journey to reconstruct and preserve fragments of his cherished remembrances.
The Buriti Flower
Enchantingly beautiful hybrid film from the Brazilian forests about the indigenous Krahô people and their fight for freedom while the outside world tries to steal and destroy their territory.
The Daughters of Fire + Man in Black
Two expressive new films by Pedro Costa and Wang Bing – screened together.
Pedro Costa & Wang Bing / Portugal, France, United States & United Kingdom
The Human Surge 3
A cinematic trip across time and space, shot with a 360-degree camera in an inventive gesture unlike any other in contemporary cinema. Eduardo Willams breaks every conceivable rule of what the cinema experience can be.
The Nights Still Smell Of Gunpowder
A hypnotic film debut from Mozambique, where a young director visits his grandmother's village to measure the depths of her memories. Each moment is staged as a drama in itself in a dark and disquieting piece of cinema.
Inadelso Cossa / Mozambique, France, Germany, Portugal, Netherlands & Norway / 2024 / International Premiere
They Shot The Piano Player
A film noir in colour that brings back the heyday of bossa nova in stunning animations and to a jazzy score, as it tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of one of Brazil's most legendary jazz pianists.
Fernando Trueba & Javier Mariscal / Spain, France, Netherlands, Portugal & Peru / 2023
Time to Gather
A sunlit and sensuous film from the center of Portugal, where an entire village has been growing cork for generations. An elegant fable about the changing times in an old world.
Sofia Bairrão / Portugal / 2023 / International Premiere