Edila Gaitonde, born in the Azores, was the first Portuguese woman to marry a Goan of Indian origin during the Salazar dictatorship.
Her husband was Pundalik Gaitonde, a freedom fighter who fought for Goa’s independence from Portugal. Edila was a fighter, piano teacher, radio presenter, documentary maker. She left us in 2021 at the age of 100, but it is through her that we will learn stories about an unknown Goa and a forgotten Portugal based on her accounts, photographs and dozens of previously unseen super 8mm films.
Festivals
Doclisboa, Portugal, 2022.
Porto Post Doc, Portugal, 2022.
Caminhos do Cinema Português, 2022.
Credits
Written and Direction
Ricardo Leite
Photography
Edila Gaitonde and Pedro Neves
Editing
Tomás Baltazar
Sound
Ricardo Leite
Music
Alban Berg and Haydn
Sound Editor
Maurício D'Orey
Poster and Graphics
André Coelho
Producer
Pedro Neves
Assistant Production
Liliana Lasprilla
Film Scanning
Ricardo Leite and Pedro Maia
Production
Red Desert
Support
Instituto do Cinema e Audiovisual (support for the development of audiovisual documentaries), Portugal 2020 - Garantir Cultura, Secretaria Regional da Cultura e Governo Regional dos Açores and RTP
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