SELECTED FILMS

Explores the Portuguese Colonial Exhibition held in Porto in 1934. A pair of researchers piece together a picture of an event officially presented as a showcase of the southern European country's foreign achievements.

A Brazilian pantomime playing with the relation between reality and film by the same director of Isle of Flowers. A couple's last moments, their meetings, separations and a sandwich.

Jorge, an unemployed boxer, has decided to return to Brazil. He desperately accepts a job with an agency, which drags him into a world of violence and crime.

An exploration of an island dominated by violence and ghosts, where the only solution to return to a peaceful coexistence, between the world of the living and that of the departed, is to settle the debts of the past.

Tarab Bandu is a traditional justice system practiced in Timor-Leste. One that evokes the teachings of the country’s ancestors to regulate, respect nature and promote a dignified life for the whole community. The objective of this documentary is to share this ancestral knowledge with a wider audience and younger Timorese generations, so they can to safeguard this heritage and ensure its continuation.

Originary from France, the "Tchiloli or Marquis of Mântua Tragedy” theatre was introduced in the African island of São Tomé in the XVIth century. Music, dances and suits are added to the renaissance text, turning this spectacle into a hybrid cultural manifestation. The Tchiloli, performed by amateur groups, integrates only men that are prominent figures in certain quarters of the island. The most popular and traditional group is the “Formiguinha". In this company, the main roles are transmitted from generation to generation. The oldest members try to keep the tradition within the family.