Down The Mountain
Joaquim Marvão, the leader of the transhumance of Vilanova de Tazem, entrusts me with recording the descent of the herds, a centuries-old ritual in the Serra da Estrela. It’s the summer of 2022 and Portugal is facing a wave of devastating wildfires. Against all odds, Joaquim decides to carry out the descent, but something goes […]
I Feel At Peace Thinking About Today
After going through a painful phase full of loss, ceramicist Heloisa Guedes underwent a change that started from the inside out. She swapped the routine of the big city for a life in São Luiz do Paraitinga, in search of a reconnection with her own desires. Little by little, she began to build days guided […]
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Based on the comic strip Dans la forêt sombre et mystérieuse by Winshluss, 10-year-old Angelo dreams of becoming an explorer and zoologist.
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Based on the comic strip Dans la forêt sombre et mystérieuse by Winshluss, 10-year-old Angelo dreams of becoming an explorer and zoologist.
The Last Sweeper
The link that came loose from the chain of agribusiness wealth.
Spring Tide
Women shellfish gatherers leave marks of their work in the mangroves, scars drawn on roots and branches. These cuts, silent witnesses to the collection of oysters, become a living calendar. For these women, each scar is a memory of the time that has passed, a count of the high tides since the last time they […]
Enxofre
In the stillness of the valley, Áurea and Umbelina spend their days watching over the cattle straddling the borderlands, where stories of wolf encounters intertwine with ancestral traditions.
This is Not a Garden
Garden and nature are different things. Definitions are risky and all seem incomplete. A garden is created, built. It’s a relationship made up of common stories, often ephemeral or almost invisible. THIS IS NOT A GARDEN is a wander and a collection of notes.
The Last Sheperd of Sabugueiro
Dinis lives in Sabugueiro, at the foothills of the majestic Serra da Estrela mountains in the north-central region of Portugal. Passionate about both nature and animal life, this young high school student is dedicated and committed to pursuing the vocation of his choice: shepherding. He spends every weekend and school holiday tending his flock, guiding […]
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 […]