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.
Tarrafal at SACO
The film Tarrafal, directed by Pedro Neves, will be shown at the Semana del Audiovisual Contemporáneo de Oviedo (SACO) in Asturias, Spain.
As Maçãs Azuis selected for Porto Post Doc
As Maçãs Azuis, by Ricardo Leite was selected for the Porto Post Doc 2022 Spoken Film Competition. The film is produced by Red Desert.
Leiria's Film Fest - Best Documentary Short Film and Best Director
Cold Water / Água Fria won at Leiria's Film Fest! Best Documentary short film and Pedro Neves as Best Director. It was a great victory! We hope this festival not only gets to the first edition and surprise us again in 2014.
Tarrafal, our new documentary feature will have its world premiere at Porto Post Doc
One day almost everything turned into a pile of rubble and bush. There remained ghosts wandering through the fields, the ruins and the fog. Some of these ghosts are alive.