The Melusinas in Modern Times Review
Aleksandra Biernacka, from Modern Times Review, the European Documentary Magazine, wrote about The Melusinas at the Edge of the River, By Melanie Pereira and produced by Red Desert.
Aleksandra Biernacka, from Modern Times Review, the European Documentary Magazine, wrote about The Melusinas at the Edge of the River, By Melanie Pereira and produced by Red Desert.
You can access to the full article here:
https://www.moderntimes.review/the-melusinas-at-the-edge-of-the-river/
"Presented as the world premiere in the Portuguese Competition programme of Doclisboa, The Melusinas at the Edge of the River poetically examines travails experienced by children of immigrants in Luxembourg. Using photos and home video movies shot in the late 1990s and early 2000s punctuated by allegorical visual metaphors, the film spins a rhythmical tale of reflections of four young women on processes accompanying growing up in a country they couldn’t fully see as their own. Although all four characters in the film come from immigrant backgrounds, they come from families of various nationalities, cultures, and languages, testifying to many shades and attitudes toward the prevailing sense of otherness they live through."
Água Fria - Cold Water in "Público" newspaper
Água Fria is almost 14 minutes of reflection on being Portuguese or, at least, "on a certain way of being Portuguese". It's a film "about disappointments, about memories, about sensations". The short film was selected for Clermont-Ferrand, in France, considered the most important International Short Film Festival in the world.
As Melusinas à Margem do Rio won three prizes at Doclisboa, included the Award for Best Portuguese Competition Film
As Melusinas à Margem do Rio, directed by Melanie Pereira and produced by Red Desert, won three awards at DocLisboa: The Fernando Lopes Award for Best Portuguese First Film, the School Award for Best Film, and the HBO Award for Best Portuguese Competition Film.
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.
As Maçãs Azuis at Doclisboa 2022
As Maçãs Azuis, by Ricardo Leite, was selected for the Doclisboa 2022 National Competition. The film is produced by Red Desert.