In 2014 IndieLisboa begins with sensational news: this year represents the return of the Independent Hero ‚ a section that brings to light the cinema that lives in parallel with the commercial circuits, a space that IndieLisboa found to dedicate a retrospective to a prestigious author that is rarely accepted by the common public.
In this years edition, the director chosen to be disclosed in Independent Hero is Claire Simon, and her latest feature film Gare du Nord will be a strong force of attraction as it will lead the opening night. This section will display six films by the filmmaker: Gare du Nord, Géographie humaine, Ça brûle, Mimi, Sinon, oui and Côute que coûte. Claire Simon will join the audience of IndieLisboa as she will visit our festival on the 29th to introduce and discuss her poetry, her films.
On the closing night the festival’s audience will travel to the world of a director that has been a regular presence. After his notable debut in 2010 with J’ai tué ma mère and the galvanising Les amours imaginaires in 2011, Xavier Dolan will close this year’s edition with his most recent work, Tom à la ferme, on May 4th at 21h30, at Culturgest.
The Observatory orchestrates its spotlight for the most recent work of prestigious authors. The new episodes of the exquisite documental mini-serie from Werner Herzog ‚ On Death Row ‚ carries on with the research on death penalty in the US. Johnnie To, a past honoree in the Independent Hero, will return to the festival with the comedy Blind Detective. Nobody’s Daughter Haewon, by Hong Sang-Soo, it is also one of the many premieres that will be screened in the Observatory.