The Melusinas at the Edge of the River in the Official Selection of the FIDMarseille Festival

The Melusinas at the Edge of the River in the Official Selection of the International FIDMarseille Festival, in France. It is the French premiere of the film directed by Melanie Pereira, produced by Red Desert.

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As Melusinas à Margem do Rio

As Melusinas à Margem do Rio by Melanie Pereira.

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We have a new film: Shipwrecked in Curtas Vila do Conde

The film, shot during a workshop organized by Curtas Vila do Conde, will premiere at the Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival on Sunday, the 15th.

12.07.18

Three documentaries from Red Desert at Porto Post Doc this year

The films As Melusinas à Margem do Rio, by Melanie Pereira, Lucefece - Where there is no vision, the people will perish, by Ricardo Leite and Time Takes a Cigarette, by Aya Koretzky, all produced by Red Desert, will be at Porto Post Doc 2023. Aya Koretzky's new film, which will have its world premiere, will be the festival's closing film.

05.11.23

Tarrafal in “Expresso” newspaper

"Pedro makes the remains the narrative material. Where there were houses, schools, grocery stores, cafes, corners that each had as their own, all that was left was the wind moving through the abandoned land". (Valdemar Cruz)

30.12.16

Lucefece in Imagens do Tejo

Q&A with the director. 

18.10.25