The Melusinas in Vistacurta, Viseu
The Melusinas at the Edge of the River will be the closing session of Vistacurta, Viseu.
The final film of the 2024 vistacurta edition has the signature of a director with a regular presence in the festival – Melanie Pereira.


As Melusinas à Margem do Rio by Melanie Pereira.
Winner of three awards in the last edition of Doclisboa, including Best Film in the Portuguese Competition, As Melusinas à Margem do Rio – a Red Desert production – returns to themes dear to Melanie Pereira: the “Melusinas” in the title are five women , born in Luxembourg to immigrant families, like the director, herself born and raised in Luxembourg, daughter of emigrants from Viseu.
To my parents (2018) and Nos Jardims do Barrocal (2019), are previous films by Melanie Pereira shown at vistacurta, before having gone through the 2021 edition to join the jury of the competitive sections. A luxury to conclude this year's vistacurta edition!
Our Short Doc The Beach selected to the Doclisboa International Film Festival
In today's society we are daily invaded by images of beautiful and young bodies. Older bodies are hidden and forgotten as if they were steeped in negativity.
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.
Lucefece review in "Na Vaga de Rhomer"
"A labyrinth of stories", says Stéphane Pires in "A Vaga de Rhomer", where he wrote the review for Lucefece: where there is no vision, the people will perish, by Ricardo Leite and produced by Red Desert.
The Melusina at the edge of the river in Cinemas!
MELUSINAS À MARGEM DO RIO Now in Cinemas – Special Screenings with Director Melanie Pereira