ÉVORA 2023
"ÉVORA" follows the story of António Évora, an actor retired due to a health condition. The longing and permanent absence from the stage brings with it a reflection on the times when he was young, the joy of applause and what is to come.
"ÉVORA" follows the story of António Évora, an actor retired due to a health condition. The longing and permanent absence from the stage brings with it a reflection on the times when he was young, the joy of applause and what is to come.
Pérola (39 years), a female lawyer, return to Angola, for her younger sister´s “Alambamento” (traditional Angolan ceremony where dowries and promises are exchanged between a couple) more than 20 years living abroad. On coming back, she realises that she does not fit in that environment anymore. The world that saw her come to life is now uncomfortable. In the beginning, she remains apart, watching all her parents do and say in a judgmental way, but as the party unfolds, Pérola starts to see the beauty of the place. That land and it´s People reveal a charm that she was not expecting and suddenly she understands that all her loneliness and emptiness she has felt all those years was only her home beckoning her back.
And only the Man remains immune. Consumed by desperation, in an attempt to save the Woman and protect his Son, the Man goes looking for help and travels through the village where nothing is as it seems. During a surreal and hallucinating night, the Man, haunted by memories of another life, begins to lose track of reality.
The story of two brothers with a sick mother and a reality that leads the audience through paths of secrets and lies, puts the viewer in the role of participatory observer, each drawing its own conclusions.
An inactive swim coach follows an enigmatic blind man who will help her overcome a past that haunts her and prevents her from practicing her profession.
Rafael is a 20 year old who lives in the past, remembering it through old recordings.
Guilherme is a boy with 13 years old that plays tennis, he has to see and deal with his nightmares and his own fears.
A man tries desperately to kill himself, but consistently fails to the amusement of the Narrator, who may or may not be behind his failure
Pedro is a solitary writer who decides to embark upon an imaginary disorientation in order to get to the central idea for his next novel.
A two parts making of documentary, following José Augusto Silva and his film crew during the shooting of a university short film called Castelo.
After the death of his mother, Carlos returns to his childhood home. During a long night, Carlos is confronted with the many neighbors of his hometown, who will try to test him and lead him to madness.
José is a young boxer who trains at the gym run by his father, Carlos.
After the adoption of a very unusual pet by this girls mom, she will have to come to terms with living with a seagull named Espanhola.
The process that takes a piece of jewelry conceived by the house Leitão e Irmão, from the ideia to the delivery for the customer.
A making of documentary that records the productions days of a university film crew, making a short film called 'Incomum'.
Maria, an elderly woman that lives alone, asks her neighbor for help fixing her TV.