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.
We have a new film: Shipwrecked in Curtas Vila do Conde
The film, shot during a workshop organized by Curtas Vila do Conde, will premiere at the Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival on Sunday, the 15th.
The Blue Apples in Goa, India
The documentary "The Blue Apples" will be the opening film of the Lusophone Film Festival of Goa.
Three documentaries from Red Desert at Porto Post Doc this year
The films As Melusinas à Margem do Rio, by Melanie Pereira, Lucefece - Where there is no vision, the people will perish, by Ricardo Leite and Time Takes a Cigarette, by Aya Koretzky, all produced by Red Desert, will be at Porto Post Doc 2023. Aya Koretzky's new film, which will have its world premiere, will be the festival's closing film.
Tarrafal won the Best Portuguese Documentary Award at Filmes do Homem IFF
The documentary, directed by Pedro Neves, was exhibited in the International Competition and won the Best Portuguese Documentary Award at Filmes do Homem IFF, held in Melgaço, Portugal.