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: Le Choix Impossible
Directed by the French director Patrick Séraudie, Le Choix Impossible is a co-production between Red Desert and Pyramide Production. It concerns several questions about the crisis and the Portuguese immigration (the new and the former generation).
Hands Cut new documentary
We have a new film. Hands Cut, directed by Ricardo Leite, was presented at Desobedoc in Porto over the weekend. It offers a director's perspective on the closed borders and desperate refugees in Hungary and Serbia.
The Melusina at the edge of the river in Cinemas!
MELUSINAS À MARGEM DO RIO Now in Cinemas – Special Screenings with Director Melanie Pereira
TTAC will have its International Premiere at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival
Time takes a Cigarette, directed by Aya Koretzky and produced by Red Desert, will have its International Premiere at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Film Festival.