The Forgotten, by Pedro Neves, in "Expresso" newspaper
A documentary that portrays the forgotten poverty of Porto, by journalist and Expresso collaborator Pedro Neves, is one of the productions selected for the national competition at DocLisboa 2009. "Os Esquecidos" will be shown next Monday, 19th, at the Cinema Londres, and on Saturday, 24th, at Culturgest, in Lisbon.
"It all started when Pedro Neves, the journalist, realized that, in the Porto district alone, around half a million people live in poverty. "I called my friend José António Pinto, who is a social worker at the Campanhã Parish Council, and asked him if he wanted to work on this documentary with me. His presence helped to open doors that are usually always closed."
"In this film", says the director, "I went to places where collective hope has died, where there are people alive on the verge of social death. They are faces that see life as a punishment, social actors stripped of any material success. They are tired looks of so much bad luck, because you can't talk about bad luck when you've never understood the meaning of the word... They're women and men, forgotten."
Home: The Country of Illusion selected to Festival Internacional de Cartagena
The new documentary directed by Josephine Landertinger, co-produced by Global Eyes Production and Red Desert, was selected to Festival Internacional de Cartagena, Colombia.
The Beach was selected for FestFilmes - Festival do Audiovisual Luso Afro Brasileiro
The short documentary The Beach, directed by Pedro Neves, is part of the official selection of FestFilmes - Festival do Audiovisual Luso Afro Brasileiro, in Brazil.
The Melusinas at the Edge of the River has been selected for the Official Competition of M-DOC
The documentary “The Melusinas at the Edge of the River”, by Melanie Pereira and produced by Red Desert, has been selected for the Official Competition of the Melgaço International Documentary Festival, M-DOC. It is one of the contenders for Best Portuguese Documentary.
Dreams of a Revolution selected to the Filmets Competition, in Badalona
The film Dreams of a Revolution, by Pedro Neves, produced by Red Desert and co-produced by JBa production and Incomati Films was selected to the Filmets International Film Festival, in Badalona, Catalonia.