The 19th edition of Doclisboa launches with the motto of resistance, through a double bill reflecting on the continuity of struggle.<\/p>\n
From Serbia, the festival presents\u00a0Landscapes of Resistance<\/b>, by\u00a0Marta Popivoda<\/b>, a film about one of the first women to be part of the Yugoslav resistance against Nazism. Through the story of this former partisan, Popivoda reflects on possibilities for the struggles of the present. In the same session, the film\u00a0The Earth Is Still Blue When I Get Off Work<\/b>, by\u00a0S\u00e9rgio Silva<\/b>, director and former programmer of the Brazilian Cinematheque, brings a contemplative look at the cinematographic archive and the ephemeral nature of heritage. Later in the festival S\u00e9rgio Silva will also present a special session, curated by him, dedicated to the Brazilian Cinematheque.<\/p>\n
The Tale of King Crab\u00a0<\/b>from\u00a0Alessio Rigo de Righi\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Matteo Zoppis<\/b>, directors of\u00a0Il Solengo<\/i>\u00a0(winner of Doclisboa\u201915), will close this year\u2019s festival. The film, which had its world premiere in Cannes, sits in the folds of the universe of history and mythology, building a fiction upon the legend of Luciano; a complex anti-hero exiled from Italian medieval society, who leaves for Tierra del Fuego in search of treasure.<\/p>\n
HEARTBEAT<\/p>\n
The opening of the\u00a0Heart Beat<\/b>\u00a0section will be taken on by\u00a0a-ha The Movie<\/b>, by\u00a0Thomas Robsahm\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0Aslaug Holm<\/b>. A film that follows the trajectory of the renowned Norwegian band from its early beginning to its rapid rise and international recognition until the band\u2019s split .<\/p>\n
The festival also welcomes\u00a0Charlotte Gainsbourg<\/b>\u2018s first film,\u00a0Jane by Charlotte<\/b>, in which the actress and singer sets out to film her mother, Jane Birkin, in a documentary that traces a complex and intimate history of their relationship and memories.<\/p>\n
Heart Beat also announces another three world premieres, of three Portuguese titles.<\/p>\n
Everything Must Go<\/b>, by\u00a0Maria Jo\u00e3o Guard\u00e3o<\/b>, follows the process of the eviction of Jo\u00e3o Fiadeiro from the space inhabited by his company, Atelier RE.AL, over the last 15 years, while giving a grand overview of his career\u2019s work and very noticeable presence as a catalyst within\u00a0 Portugal\u2019s contemporary cultural panorama. In\u00a0Eunice or a Letter to a Young Actress<\/b>,\u00a0Tiago Dur\u00e3o<\/b>\u00a0shares an\u00a0intimate\u00a0look at his accomplice, veteran Portuguese actress Eunice Mu\u00f1oz, through her many roles as a woman, mother and grandmother. Meanwhile\u00a0Spread Through Inland<\/b>, by\u00a0Ant\u00f3nio Aleixo<\/b>, produced by Tiago Pereira and with the participation of the Portuguese geographer \u00c1lvaro Domingues, travels to the center of Portugal in an attempt to recuperate the collective memory of this invisible side of the country.<\/p>\n
Also in Heartbeat: in\u00a0The Poet \u2019s Wife<\/b>, by German filmmaker\u00a0Helke Misselwitz\u00a0<\/b>(world premiere), we allow ourselves to be permeated by the work and wisdom of Turkish painter G\u00fcler Y\u00fccel and her love for life.\u00a0Jamila Wigno<\/b>t\u2019s\u00a0Ailey\u00a0<\/b>honors the legacy of legendary African-American choreographer and activist Alvin Ailey. In\u00a0Becoming Cousteau<\/b>,\u00a0Liz Garbus<\/b>\u00a0focuses on the life and legacy of the iconic explorer Jacques Cousteau.\u00a0Oan Kim and Brigitte Bouillot<\/b>\u00a0map the life and artistic explorations of the Korean painter Kim Tschang-Yeul, in\u00a0The Man Who Paints Water Drops<\/b>, and\u00a0Eugenio Puppo<\/b>\u00a0travels through the history of Brazilian post-new cinema in\u00a0The Good Cinema<\/b>.<\/p>\n
The programme also comprises\u00a0Philipp Hartmann\u2019s<\/b>\u00a0most recent title,\u00a0From the 84 Days<\/b>,\u00a0Charm Circle<\/b>, by\u00a0Nira Burstein<\/b>,\u00a0You Didn\u2019t Know About Me<\/b>, by\u00a0Alan Minas Silva<\/b>, and\u00a0Captains of Zaatari,<\/b>\u00a0by Egyptian\u00a0Ali Elarabi<\/b>.<\/p>\n
FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON<\/p>\n
The section\u00a0From the Earth to the Moon<\/b>\u00a0will present the three episodes of the documentary\u00a0Uprising<\/b>, directed by\u00a0Steve McQueen<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0James Rogan<\/b>. Distributed by the BBC Studios, the series builds on the 1981 New Cross fire, where 13 young Black British people\u00a0lost their lives,portraying a country deeply entangled in its tensions between black communities and the growth of the far-right party National Front, under the shadow of the Thatcher era.<\/p>\n
The festival also welcomes the return of\u00a0Mark Cousins<\/b>\u00a0with\u00a0The Story of Looking<\/b>, a fundamental visual encyclopedia that reflects on how reality is perceived through the gaze.<\/p>\n
The Argentinian\u00a0Lucas Larriera<\/b>\u00a0presents his parallel investigation into the broadcast transmission of the 1969 moon landing in\u00a0Channel 54<\/b>, where the nature and veracity of the concept of image is the starting point for a series of conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n
Closing Words<\/b>\u00a0reflects on the choice of ending life, lived through the attentive generosity of caregivers. A film with a delicate view, directed by the Belgians\u00a0Ga\u00eblle Hardy and Agn\u00e8s Lejeune<\/b>.<\/p>\n
From The Earth to the Moon also includes two world premieres of Portuguese productions, examining Lisbon\u2019s physical and psychic fabric:\u00a0Jamaika<\/b>, by\u00a0Jos\u00e9 Sarmento Matos<\/b>, an immersive vision of the reality of this neighborhood on the outskirts of Lisbon during the period of isolation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, where segregation and a lack of public policies intensifies the neighborhood\u2019s weaknesses.\u00a0Diogo Varela Silva<\/b>\u00a0returns to the festival with the film\u00a0From the Neighbourhood<\/b>, a portrait of the past and present of the historic Portuguese neighbourhoods of Alfama and Mouraria.<\/p>\n
The environmental disaster in the Japanese city of Minamata and the decades-long legal battle waged by the affected community are the focus of\u00a0Kazuo Hara<\/b>\u2018s epic\u00a0Minamata Mandala<\/b>, which over the past 15 years has followed the lives of these victims.\u00a0From The Wild Sea<\/b>, by\u00a0Robin Petr\u00e9<\/b>\u00a0offers a powerful document of the climate crisis and the increasing destruction of marine animal life.<\/p>\n
The lineup is completed with\u00a0Mother Lode,<\/b>\u00a0by\u00a0Matteo Torton<\/b>e,\u00a0North by Current<\/strong>, by\u00a0Angelo Madsen Minax,\u00a0<\/strong>A Midsummer Night\u2019s Road<\/b>, by\u00a0Noga Chevion<\/b>,\u00a0You Can\u2019t Show My Face<\/b>\u00a0by\u00a0Knutte Wester\u00a0<\/b>and\u00a0The Spark,<\/b>\u00a0by\u00a0Antoine Harari & Valeria Mazzucchi.<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Opening Session<\/strong> Closing Session<\/strong> Heart Beat<\/strong> From the Earth to the Moon<\/strong> The 19th edition of Doclisboa launches with the motto of resistance, through a double bill reflecting on the continuity of struggle. From Serbia, the festival presents\u00a0Landscapes of Resistance, by\u00a0Marta Popivoda, a film about one of the first women to be part of the Yugoslav resistance against Nazism. Through the story of this former partisan, Popivoda […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n
\nThe Earth is still Blue when I get off Work, by S\u00e9rgio Silva
\nLandscapes of Resistance, by Marta Popivoda<\/p>\n
\nThe Tale of King Crab, by Alessio Rigo de Righi e Matteo Zoppis<\/p>\n
\na-ha The Movie, by Thomas Robsahm e Aslaug Holm
\nAiley, by Jamila Wignot
\nBecoming Cousteau, by Liz Garbus
\nCaptains of Zaatari, by Ali Elarabi
\nCharm Circle, de Nira Burstein
\nSpread Through Inland, by Ant\u00f3nio Aleixo
\nEunice or a Letter to a Young Actress, by Tiago Dur\u00e3o
\nFrom the 84 Days, by Philipp Hartmann
\nJane by Charlotte, by Charlotte Gainsbourg
\nEverything Must Go, by Maria Jo\u00e3o Guard\u00e3o
\nThe Good Cinema, by Eugenio Puppo
\nThe Man Who Paints Water Drops, by Oan Kim & Brigitte Bouillot
\nThe Poet\u2019s Wife, by Helke Misselwitz
\nYou Didn\u2019t Know About Me, by Alan Minas Silva<\/p>\n
\na-ha The Movie, by Thomas Robsahm e Aslaug Holm
\nAiley, by Jamila Wignot
\nBecoming Cousteau, by Liz Garbus
\nCaptains of Zaatari, by Ali Elarabi
\nCharm Circle, de Nira Burstein
\nCosmic Chant. Ni\u00f1o de Elche, by Marc Sempere-Moya & Leire Apellaniz
\nSpread Through Inland, by Ant\u00f3nio Aleixo
\nEunice or a Letter to a Young Actress, by Tiago Dur\u00e3o
\nFrom the 84 Days, by Philipp Hartmann
\nJane by Charlotte, by Charlotte Gainsbourg
\nEverything Must Go, by Maria Jo\u00e3o Guard\u00e3o
\nThe Good Cinema, by Eugenio Puppo
\nThe Man Who Paints Water Drops, by Oan Kim & Brigitte Bouillot
\nThe Poet\u2019s Wife, by Helke Misselwitz
\nYou Didn\u2019t Know About Me, by Alan Minas Silva<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"