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.
Melisinas reviewed in Contacto Newspaper
As Melusinas à Margem do Rio, by Melanie Pereira, produced by Red Desert, in the Luxembourgish newspaper Contacto, by Tiago Rodrigues.
Have You Been Living on the Moon? selected for SACO en casa
The festival in Oviedo, Spain, invited the Portuguese director Pedro Neves to create a filmed postcard from his home during the State of Emergency in Portugal.
Os Continuadores da Revolução: we must not forget the past in Doclisboa 2026
The documentary Os Continuadores da Revolução: we must not forget the past will have it's World Premiere in DocLisboa 2026 as part of the Portuguese Competition.
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.