The Garden in Motion
Accompanied by two botanical guides, a group of hikers embarks on a journey through the stunning landscapes of the Arrábida Natural Park. As they explore the diverse species of this ecosystem, they observe a disturbing transformation in this place, not due to the natural course of time, but due to the orchestrated appropriation of human […]
Where to Plant a Home
The search for a life in contact with nature led Martin and Annika, a young couple, to build a house with their own hands. On their ever-changing land, there is always work. We see them building a creative studio and maintaining their vegetable garden. In the evenings, they socialize with their friends in the area. […]
Memory Bird
A bird called Memory has forgotten how to get home. Lua, a transsexual woman, tries to find Memória on the streets, but the city can be a hostile place.
You understand
With the sea and an urban Algarve as a backdrop, we follow the complete life cycle of a special mollusc called PERCEBES. On the way from its formation to the plate, we cross different contexts that allow us to better understand this region and those who inhabit it.
When the earth flees
Amidst the fog, in a labyrinth of time, where machines probe the geological depths of the mountain, a shepherd goes in search of a stray cow and childhood finds its way back. The mountains change, the cycle continues.
Chicken
Cassia lives with her alcoholic father and his fighting cocks. Her day-to-day life follows a logic of worry and melancholy. Between driving her father’s cab through the streets of Belo Horizonte and taking care of her fighting cock, Cássia walks the line between staying in this routine or discovering what her life will be like […]
Vegetality
A day in the life of three rural homeless people, in a poetic dystopia about the balance between Man, Nature and the Creator.
Wild
Conversations in the garden
For the second year and after the success of last year’s edition, the Conversations on Environmental Cinema return to the Seia Municipal Library Garden in the late afternoon. Directors, producers, technicians, actors, teachers, programmers and jurors are invited to talk about their experience and/or vision of cinema, and how artistic and cinematic value has an […]
Echoes of the Mountain and the Plain in a classic double session
CineEco maintains a relationship of memory with Portuguese cinema by programming classics. In this edition, the festival will screen two films recently digitized by the Cinemateca Portuguesa – “Trás-os-Montes” and “Cerromaior”.“Echoes of the mountains and the plains” allows us to review and interpret unique works of Portuguese cinema in the way they look at two […]