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.
Pedro Neves films out of necessity, against oblivion
“I'm never anxious about premieres, but I was at this one,” confesses Pedro Neves when remembering the moment of the first public screening of his long film Tarrafal, at the Rivoli. It was last Tuesday night, in front of many of the former inhabitants of the Porto neighborhood of São João de Deus, known as Tarrafal, who had told their life stories in front of the director's camera. “I knew what they had given me, which were very difficult stories.”
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New documentary on the block - Home: The Country of Illusion
Shot between Colombia and Portugal, this new film was written and directed by Josephine Landertinger Forero. It is a co-production between Global Eyes Production and Red Desert and will soon begin the international festival circuit.
Geni by Luís Vieira Campos will world premiere at Porto Post Doc
Geni, directed by Luís Vieira Campos, will be screened on November 24th, at 19h0 in Passos Manuel, as part of the Cinema Falado section.
The Melusinas in Público Newspaper
Jorge Mourinha, from newspaper Público, wrote a review about the Melusinas at the Edge of the River.