This year, the open air screenings return to Cinemateca’s terrace and to Biblioteca Palácio Galveias’ garden. Films from sections such as Director’s Cut, Retrospective, IndieJúnior or even International Competition can be seen under the moonlight.
Cinemateca | Terrace Screenings
Watching the Detectives | Chris Kennedy + Forensickness | Chloé Galibert-Laîné | Director’s Cut
Watching the Detectives, Chris Kennedy | exp., 2017, 36′
A film that illuminates the ways in which real investigations in virtual communities are carried out, such as on reddit or 4chan, exemplified by the events that followed the tragedy of the Boston Marathon in 2013, through the possibilities of crowdsourcing.
Forensickness, Chloé Galibert-Laîné | doc., 2020, 40′
Chloé Galibert-Laîné analyzes Chris Kennedy’s Watching the Detectives and the content produced after the Boston attacks. At the same time, Galibert-Laîné uses Structuralism, film editing and her academic language in her own investigation.
Mon. 21:30 | August 23
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas | F.W. Murnau | Director’s Cut In Context
The last film by German director F.W. Murnau, it was produced by Robert Flaherty, in turn responsible for Nanook of the North (1922), the first successful feature-length documentary in American cinemas. This film is divided into two parts, “Paradise” and “Paradise Lost”, showing the experience of a couple on a Polynesian island, colonized and explored by western France.
Tue. 21:30 | August 24 | Tickets
Blood | Pedro Costa | Director’s Cut In Context
The Portuguese director’s first feature film points to a palimpsest of cinephile references that never cloud Pedro Costa’s authorial imprint. In this film, Vicente and Nino’s life becomes even more unmoored after the abandonment of their father. Clara tries to help them, but it’s a world where survival is a constant struggle. With Pedro Hestnes, Nuno Ferreira and Inês de Medeiros.
Wed. 21:30 | August 25 | Tickets
Silver River | Raoul Walsh | Director’s In Context
A western with Errol Flynn and Ann Sheridan that tells the story of the soldier Mike McComb, the determined Georgia Moore and Silver City, where McComb opens a thriving saloon. The film, based on a story by Stephen Longstreet, is known for not having an ending — declared as finished by the studio before it was completed, due to the bad behavior of its stars that led to increased production costs.
Thu. 21:30 | August 26 | Tickets
Hopper/Welles | Orson Welles | Director’s Cut
Filip Jan Rymsza, who had already produced The Other Side of the Wind – A Welles film kept in a shelf for 40 years and released in 2018 – returns with this conversation between two magisterial figures of American cinema, filmed in 1970. In the two hours of this visual document unknown until now, the two directors vividly debate, questioning the nature of their work and violence in the United States, among other topics. A historical record.
Fri. 21:30 | August 27 | Tickets
Tue. 21:30 | August 31 | Tickets
The Green Years | Paulo Rocha | Director’s Cut In Context
A classic of Portuguese cinema that marks the emergence of Paulo Rocha and the New Cinema wave. Júlio (Rui Gomes) and Ilda (Isabel Ruth), two working-class youngsters trying to make it in Lisbon, will see their relationship marked by tragedy.
Sat. 21:30 | August 28 | Tickets
Around Rocha’s Table | Samuel Barbosa | Director’s Cut
A classic of Portuguese cinema that marks the emergence of Paulo Rocha and the New Cinema wave. Júlio (Rui Gomes) and Ilda (Isabel Ruth), two working-class youngsters trying to make it in Lisbon, will see their relationship marked by tragedy.
Mon. 21:30 | August 30 | Tickets
Sarah Maldoror 4, 80′ | Retrospective
À Bissau, le carnaval, Sarah Maldoror | doc., 1980, 18′
Cap-Vert, un Carnaval dans le Sahel, Sarah Maldoror | doc., 1979, 28′
Fogo, l’île de feu, Sarah Maldoror | 1979, 34′
Thu. 21:30 | September 2 | Tickets
Sarah Maldoror 6, 83′ | Retrospective
L’Hôpital de Leningrad, Sarah Maldoror | fic., 1982, 59′
Vlady, Sarah Maldoror | doc., 1989, 24′
Fri. 21:30 | September 3
Le Passager du Tassili | Sarah Maldoror | Retrospective
A telefilm that faithfully adapts Akli Tadjer’s novel, Les A.N.I du Tassili — “unidentified Algerians”, indicates, the acronym. Like the book, the film follows an Algerian who grew up in France, but will visit the birthplace. He eventually returns, along with the ANI returning from their vacations to go back to the Parisian banlieues, happy to be there.
Sat. 21:30 | September 4 | Tickets
Sarah Maldoror 10 – Retratos de Artistas, 62′ | Retrospective
Ana Mercedes Hoyos, Sarah Maldoror | doc., 2008, 13′
La Tribu du Bois de L’É, Sarah Maldoror | doc., 1997, 12′
Miró, Sarah Maldoror | doc., 1979, 5′
Wifredo Lam, Sarah Maldoror | doc., 1980, 4′
Alberto Carlisky, Sarah Maldoror | doc., 1980, 4′
Vlady, Sarah Maldoror | doc., 1989, 24′
Mon. 21:30 | Septembter 6 | Tickets
Biblioteca Palácio Galveias | Garden Screenings
Shiva Baby | Emma Seligman | International Competition
Shiva is a weeklong period of mourning for the Jewish religion and also an opportunity to honor those who have passed away as well as their family. This acerbic comedy puts a young Jewish woman in the thankless position of having to face the most claustrophobic shiva possible, where she finds herself confronted with an ex-girlfriend, a secret sugar daddy and multiple snooping relatives.
Wed. 21:15 | August 25 | Tickets
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn | Radu Jude | Silvestre
A satire of the global pandemic that we still live in. This film begins with a sex tape that goes awry. At stake is the life and career of Emi, a teacher who is forced by her students’ parents to resign. However, Emi refuses. Recommended for those who enjoy transgressive cinematic experiences – in the best sense.
Thu. 21:15 | August 26 | Tickets
The Nowhere Inn | Bill Benz | IndieMusic
Bill Benz, in his first feature film, reunites with Carrie Brownstein (from the band Sleater-Kinney), with whom he worked on the comedy she created with Fred Armisen (Saturday Night Live), Portlandia. Brownstein is the author of the script alongside Annie Clark, better known as St. Vincent. The idea, in this mockumentary psychological thriller, is to explore who the “real Annie” is through the eyes of her best friend, Carrie.
Fri. 21:15 | August 27 | Tickets
Family Ties, 53′ | (3+) Whole Family | IndieJúnior
A screening with ten short films created to entertain the whole family!
Sat. 21:15 | August 28 | Tickets
Poly Styrene: I am a Cliché | Celeste Bell, Paul Sng | IndieMusic
Poly Styrene, from the English band X-Ray Spex, saw the Sex Pistols in 1976 and converted to punk rock. This film, directed by Paul Sng and the singer’s daughter, Celeste Bell, portrays a musical icon who has become a key inspiration for the riot grrrl and Afropunk movements, having revolted against the racist, sexist and oppressive structures in England, at the end of the 20th century. The opposite of a cliché.
Sun. 21:15 | August 29 | Tickets
The Witches of the Orient | Julien Faraut | International Competition
As mulheres da equipa feminina de vólei japonesa que ganhou a medalha de ouro nos Jogos Olímpicos de 1964, em Tóquio, eram conhecidas como “As Bruxas do Oriente”. Ainda hoje mantêm um recorde de 258 vitórias consecutivas. Agora, nos seus setenta anos, reencontram-se num passeio por memórias, com direito a sequência de anime e um olhar brincalhão, repleto de referências pop.
Wed. 21:15 | September 1 | Tickets
Mouth of Madness Shorts, 93′ | Mouth of Madness
Rendang of Death, Percolate Galactic | anim., 2020, 7′
Flick, Ariel Zengotita | fic., 2020, 10′
A Stranger from the Past, Jan Verdijk | fic., 2020, 5′
The Thing that Ate the Birds, Dan Gitsham/Sophie Mair | fic., 2021, 12′
Wood Child and Hidden Forest Mother, Stephen Irwin | anim., 2020, 9′
Survivers, Carlos Gómez-Trigo | fic., 2020, 6′
T’es morte Hélène, Michiel Blanchart | fic., 2020, 24′
Flex, David Strindberg/Josefin Malmen | fic., 2020, 4′
Bobby Pinwheel, Rob Kleinschmidt | anim., 2020, 4′
Metube 3: August Sings “Une Furtiva Lagrima”, Daniel Moshel | fic., 2020, 10′
Thu. 21:15 | September 2 | Tickets
Ney under the skin | Felipe Nepomuceno | IndieMusic
Anthological documentary that traces the impact of the music, performances and ideas by Brazilian singer Ney Matogrosso, from the second half of the twentieth century, through archival footage of his concerts and interviews over the decades.
Fri. 21:15 | September 3 | Tickets
Hello World! | Anne-Lise Koehler, Éric Serre | 6+ | IndieJúnior
“What happened? – “You were just born”. “And where did I come from?” – “From an egg”. “And before that?” – “From a bird”. “And before that?”
For several brand new, just-hatched animals of different species – such as the owl, the turtle, the salamander or the beaver – the world is a fresh and mysterious place, with all its magic and danger, ready to be discovered.
Sat. 21:15 | September 4 | Tickets
Delphine’s Prayers | Rosine Mbakam | International Competition
A raw documentary about Delphine, a young Cameroonian woman who is carrying a suffering that has sprouted horns. Rosine Mbakam’s camera keeps its eye on Delphine, without looking away or illustrating what she expresses. Cameroonian-born and Belgium-based, Mbakam and her cinema, which has focused on the migrant experience, explore themes such as the weight and dominance of patriarchal societies over African women and the Western culture’s sexual, colonial exploitation.
Sun. 21:15 | September 5 | Tickets