Edila Gaitonde, born in the Azores, was the first Portuguese woman to marry a Goan of Indian origin during the Salazar dictatorship. Her husband was Pundalik Gaitonde, a freedom fighter who fought for Goa’s independence from Portugal.
Edila was a fighter, piano teacher, radio presenter, documentary maker. She left us in 2021 at the age of 100, but it is through her that we will learn stories about an unknown Goa and a forgotten Portugal based on her accounts, photographs and dozens of previously unseen super 8mm films.
Hands Cut wins the Jury Prize at the International Film Festival of Martil
The short documentary, directed by Ricardo Leite and produced by Red Desert, won the Jury Prize at the International Film Festival of Martil, Morocco.
Inn in the International Film Festival Camerimage
Inn / Hospedaria in the International Film Festival Camerimage, Poland, for a special documentary screening as part of Images of Sound review.
Cold Water in the Official Competition of Short Shorts in Mexico
Cold Water / Água Fria was selected for the Official Competition of the Short Shorts Film Festival in Mexico. It is the second Mexican festival to Cold Water, after the Guadalajara Film Festival.
The Forgotten in Cinantrop Lisboa
The Forgotten / Os Esquecidos, next Saturday, at Cinema City Alvalade in Lisbon, as part of the Ethnographic International Film Festival Cinantrop.