Addis Abeba
Ethiopia
2 EDITIONS IN ADDIS ABEBA
(shown here in chronological order)
8 SELECTED FILMS FOR ADDIS ABEBA
(shown here in alphabetical order)
14
Short film
min
A Côr dos Sonhos
A short film about dreams, in particular children living in a world fragmented by the economic crisis also affecting her parents. But, surprisingly, the community is not immune to the suffering of this child, materializing the dream in the real life, an event that will last in her memory.
Mozambique/Portugal
João Pina
2013
13
Short film
min
Barbosa
A man tormented by the loss of the Brazilian national football team in the 1950 World Cup demolished his childhood dreams and ended the career of goalkeeper Barbosa. He manages to travel back in time to try to prevent Uruguay from scoring its second and winning goal.
https://vimeo.com/238074665
Brazil
Ana Luiza Azevedo & Jorge Furtado
1988
5
Short film
min
Macau Sâm Assi
Macanese Patuá is a vanishing creole language that is spoken informally in Macao (China) with a vocabulary drawing on Portuguese, Malay, Singhalese, English, Spanish and Cantonese. Macao’s theatre group Doci Papiaçam di Macau has been preserving this unique dialect for over 20 years through humorous plays performed in Patuá. This Is Macao is the group's patuá version of a Portuguese original "Lisboa é Assim" song.
Macau, China
Dóci Papiaçám di Macau
2011
90
Feature Film
min
Virgem Margarida
Newly independent Mozambique, 1975. The revolutionary government, wishing to eradicate all traces of colonialism, rounds up prostitutes and sends them to a reeducation camp in an isolated forest. There, they are to be transformed into the new women of the new country. In the process, a 14-year-old virgin named Margarida is taken by mistake. This is her story.
Mozambique
Licínio Azevedo
2012
13
Short film
min
Ilha das Flores
This Brazilian surrealist short film follows the path of a tomato from farm to dump site, with a criticism of the consumer society along the way. Isle of Flowers is often mentioned as one of the 100 best short films and documentaries of the XX century.
Brazil
Jorge Furtado
1989
109
Feature Film
min
Njinga Rainha de Angola
In 17th century Angola, a woman leads her kingdom in a 40-year struggle for freedom and independence. Her name is Njinga. Born into a patriarchal society, Njinga defied tradition to become queen at the age of 50 with the aim of ensuring her people were kept safe from the Portuguese slave traders. A true story of unrivalled determination, Njinga stands today as a symbol of resistance, fully embodying the motto: “those who fight, fight to win”.
Angola
Sérgio Graciano
2013