O Fim do Mundo was made as an experiment of inserting a fictional skeleton in a given reality, to be filled with documental flesh – a group of young people in a social neighbourhood of Setúbal, an industrial city in the south of Lisbon. (Pedro Pinho)
In a dirty New York, John buys and sells everything others reject. Fumbled by everything and everyone, he trusts the wrong people and spends his time confronting himself with little con men. In this soft desires comedy, where everything seems to be light,
“By filming the daily life of a child in a nursury, I wish attempt to give rise to the cinema with a less than three years actor. I wish to try to create a story without words about the time of the small childhood. Just try to film what happens when we ar
From the winners of IndieLisboa’11 comes another film sung. This time we listen to the dialog between a billionaire who doesn’t know if he wants to invest in art and an artist without money who tries to convince him. The big questions for what and for whom is art” are addressed, but the filmmakers explode the process by questioning their lack of control on their film. Now what? (MV)
The mass grave of nine persons executed by the Franco’s supporters in 1939 is open. Hands follow the machines, discovering the skeletons, digging in layer by layer, revealing with an incredible delicacy the brutal violence of the murders. Light and wind drift over the scene, silent testimonies of the atrocities and companion to the grievers. (K. S.)
A father lives alone with his teenage daughter in a rural area of Quebec. His protective attitude reaches the point of isolating her and not letting her go to school. Their relationship is fragile, in the background of a harsh winter. Côté signs his 5th f
Legendary music producer (Lennon, Harrison, the Ramones etc), songwriter (You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feelin), accused murderer, Phil Spector is interviewed at length in this film. Archival footage of his greatest hits (The Righteous Brothers, Tina Turner, et
Film made of small fragmented and inventive frames with trains, great landscapes, windows and mirrors. This is the room that we call heaven, a proposal from Basque filmmaker Laida Lertxundi, whose filmic compositions develop through the emotional resonance of sounds and music with everyday landscapes. (M. V.)
We can’t say we didn’t know how it ended ‚ we are introduced to the totality of what we will see reconstituted in the beginning, with real images. But when Gauchet brings us closer, introducing us to Richard and the unexpected revenge that happens before his eyes, fiction shocks us by reality. (A. P.)
Terrakota have reached the top of the world. This documented journey celebrates 10 years of their career, together with the discovery of a new continent. This was a new stepping stone for the band: going along for the ride was irresistible. Armed with a p
John Lennon was a creative talent who inspired a legacy of songs that would define the 1960s. “All ou Need Is Love” follows John through his life as he performs with the Beatles, falls in love, and ultimately meets his tragic and untimely death. With neve
Disco music was a cultural phenomenon, for fans and non fans. But before that fever came to fruition, it was conceived as a subversive statement. Kastner offers us a study full of humor and satire, giving voice to the academics who emphasize that the musical style was a culture of protest and a liberation movement for the marginalized in American society: african-Americans, women and gay men. He interviews disco legends like Gloria Gaynor, Anita Pointer, Thelma Houston and The Village People.
With the city of Guimarães as a theme, Towers & Comets is the new film by Gonçalo Tocha, with sound by Didio Pestana. The city, the cradle of Portugal, was where Afonso Henriques declared independence and the birth of a new nation, in 1128. As part of its celebration as European Capital of Culture, this is one of several films that looked inside the city. Like a comet, Tocha hits the city and traces the origins: in holy figures, monuments, landmarks and music.
The amazing life and career of heavy metal pioneer and cultural icon Lemmy Kilmister, the life force behind the enduring, influential band Motorhead. Over three years, Olliver and Orshoski, followed the restless road warrior from his cluttered Hollywood a
Musicbox Club Docs is a series of 60 minute documentaries, approaching an artist, his influences, his creative process and his work, with Lisbon as background. With the goal of unveiling some of the best music being made in Portugal nowadays.The first p
Video artist Charles Atlas focuses on the acclaimed European tour of the band Antony and The Johnsons and explores the show at its epicenter, as a subtle earthquake of androgyny. Antony has collaborated with Atlas for some years and Turning is the first result of this collaboration, a dive into the feminine universe. On stage, a revolving platform shows New York models who are filmed by two cameras and their pictures are projected live as an illustration of Antony’s songs.
This Monkey… brings together humans and the rhesus monkey.
When Damian is forced to serve as an altar boy at an important mass in his local Parish he faces a difficult choice: conform to the status quo or serve an extended ban from his passion in life, Football.