The Sea Whispers Our Return
What happens to our essence when we are far from our land? Simón, a young Rapa Nui–Chilean marine biologist, returns to the island after years on the mainland, drawn by his dreams and the wisdom of his mother. Among wandering sea turtles and an ancestral ocean, he discovers the echo of his own search in […]
EEL
A young electrician turns to illegal eel fishing to make ends meet.
The Refusers
On a street corner in the city, a heap of dumped garbage surrounds two garbage containers. An old mattress begins to speak sadly: “They say I’m dirty…” Other pieces of garbage join in, sharing the reasons why they have been discarded. Then, a newspaper is picked up by the wind and seems to dance in […]
DARU/N
Every morning, Lucila Mota de Souza, a 80-year-old indigenous healer, turns on the radio, contemplates the rainforest in front of her house and asks herself a question: What will happen when we die, the rainforest and I? As forest fires approach her house, she awakens an old dream.
Close the tap
A man prepares a bath for his child.
Linha Vermelha
Em 1975, a equipa de Thomas Harlan filmou a ocupação da herdade Torre Bela, no centro de Portugal. Três décadas depois, “Linha Vermelha” revisita este filme emblemático do período revolucionário português: de que forma Harlan interferiu nos acontecimentos que parecem desenvolver-se naturalmente diante da câmara? Qual foi o impacto do filme na vida dos ocupantes […]
Children of Your Love
An ode to the traditions of Melgaço and to the deep human connection with the land — its hardships, rituals, and generosity — Rui Pedro Lamy’s documentary captures the identity of a people rooted in a mountainous border region. Through evocative imagery and personal testimonies, the film preserves the memory of a time when subsistence economies shaped livelihoods and […]
Carved in Stone
In the interior of Portugal. Near the country’s largest mountain chain, the land once cultivated is being abandoned. Life flows to the rhythm of the wind as it sweeps through the mountains. Time seems to stand still between the tinkling of cattle bells and the calloused hands of the few who still work the land. […]
Sukande Kasáká
“Ailing Land”. Kamikia and Lewaiki, from the Khĩsêdjê people, are forced to abandon their largest village after detecting pesticide contamination that poisons their land, rivers, and food. Surrounded by monocultures of soy, they fight to protect their culture, their families, and their territory, facing an invisible enemy that threatens their very existence.
I am water
A drop of water precipitates from a cloud and falls on a little girl who suffers the consequences of the drought. Together they embark on a journey to reach the sea, during wihch the drop sees the problems of the lack of water that endanger the life of the girl and the rest of the […]