A brief history of the residents of Bouça
The Bouça Batalha commissioned filmmaker Melanie Pereira to develop a film project about the association that originated in the neighborhood.
The Bouça Neighborhood Residents' Association is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, Batalha commissioned filmmaker Melanie Pereira to develop a film project about the association that originated in the neighborhood.
The film focuses on the women who led the Bouça civic movement, recalling the association's early years, the expropriation of the Alerta building, the construction of the neighborhood designed by Siza Vieira, and the creation and management of the kindergarten. Intertwining past and present, the work reflects on the association's role in the transformation of the neighborhood and its importance in the city's political and social context, from the 1970s to the present day. A working version will be presented at Batalha, inviting the community to participate in the project's creative process.
Interview with Pedro Neves, in Público newspaper
"Pedro Neves films out of necessity, against oblivion and needs time to get to the heart of the stories he wants to tell." Text by Jorge Mourinha and photos by Adriano Miranda.
Ler Cinema: short films by Pedro Neves in Paredes de Coura
In Município de Paredes de Coura
Dreams of a Revolution at Docluanda, in Angola.
This is the international premiere in Angola.
Tarrafal, by Pedro Neves, in Cineteca Madrid
The documentary Tarrafal, directed by Pedro Neves and produced by Red Desert, is going to be screened this week in Cinetaca - Matadero, in Madrid, Spain.