Lucefece review in "Na Vaga de Rhomer"
"A labyrinth of stories", says Stéphane Pires in "A Vaga de Rhomer", where he wrote the review for Lucefece: where there is no vision, the people will perish, by Ricardo Leite and produced by Red Desert.
"Regarding the film's premiere at Doclisboa 2024, Stéphane Pires, film critic, wrote in Na vaca de Rhomer: "It's a film of courage, personal courage and artistic courage, this Lucefece: Where there is no vision, the people will perish (2023), which Ricardo Leite presented to us (also literally because he was present at the session) last night at Cinema São Jorge, in the Doclisboa Portuguese Competition Personal courage to tell tragic and painful moments in his life, where death left an indelible mark. ; artistic courage to build this labyrinth where his life story intertwines, through images captured with his Super 8 camera, and the History that Man is building, using archive images. kilometers of tape poured into a stoic personal and artistic delivery" (Stéphane Pires).
Link to the full article: https://www.navagaderohmer.com/lucefece-de-ricardo-leite
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.
Bostofrio - où le ciel rejoint la terre was honored with a Special Mention from the Árvore da Vida Jury at IndieLisboa
Our new documentary, Bostofrio - où le ciel rejoint la terre, directed by Paulo Carneiro and produced by Red Desert, had its World Premiere and was honored with a Special Mention from the Árvore da Vida Jury at IndieLisboa.
Dreams of a Revolution in Curtas Vila do Conde
Dreams of a Revolution, by Pedro Neves, has been selected for the National and International competitions at the 2023 Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival.
Água Fria - Cold Water in "Público" newspaper
Água Fria is almost 14 minutes of reflection on being Portuguese or, at least, "on a certain way of being Portuguese". It's a film "about disappointments, about memories, about sensations". The short film was selected for Clermont-Ferrand, in France, considered the most important International Short Film Festival in the world.