Chennai
India
Organised by the Embassy of Portugal Cultural Centre in India and the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation Chennai, the Film Fest brings a taste of portuguese-speaking cinema to Chennai.
1 EDITION IN CHENNAI
(shown here in chronological order)
7 SELECTED FILMS FOR CHENNAI
(shown here in alphabetical order)
3
Short film
min
Abalar
A woman waiting on a train station for a fleeting moment with her love. Best Film Award at the Lisbon Super 8 Film Festival and «One Take» Film Festival Zagreb.
Portugal
Miguel Clara Vasconcelos & Fernando Carrilho & Joaquim Mendes
2004
14
Documentary
min
Cabelo de Identidade
A documentary on afro hair that is also a documentary on black identity.
Portugal
Sofia Riço Calado
2019
30
Documentary
min
Off the Beaten Track
The beats of Angolan Kuduro started appearing in Lisbon clubs in the late 90s. Four musicians started mixing it with beats from all over the world, creating a unique sound called Progressive Kuduro and a band called Buraka Som Sistema that is taking world dancefloors by storm.
Portugal
João Pedro Moreira
2013
42
Documentary
min
António Lindo António
A documentary about the director’s uncle who left his rural village in Portugal for Brazil 50 years ago at the age of 19 never to return. Over the years, he has promised his mother that he would come back… but half a century later, she is still waiting. Why did he never return?
Portugal
Ana Maria Gomes
2015
72
Documentary
min
Mar de Sines
Three generations of fishermen that know the Portuguese southwest sea like few, its charm as well as its tough reality.
Portugal
Diogo Vilhena
2016
21
Documentary
min
Berlenga Grande
A small island off the coast of Portugal: a seaside resort during the summer, a protected reserve for the rest of the year. Only the lighthouse keepers live there in winter. Along with thousands of seabirds. An immersion into solitude and the natural elements, filmed in a pictorial manner and with a sense of framing that blends man into his environment.
Portugal
Vitor Carvalho
2014
15
Short film
min
North Atlantic
An isolated air-traffic controller in an island of the Azores archipelago receives a transatlantic emergency signal from a lone pilot cut helplessly adrift over the North Atlantic. As their engagement unfolds, it emerges that their new found friendship may not last through the night.
Portugal
Bernardo Nascimento
2010
