As a child of Portuguese immigrants in Luxembourg, the director explores her parents' past through videotapes, which they used to record their new surroundings and doings in that distant country, and which they would later on send back home to Portugal.
As the film progresses, we discover her father's and mother's pasts, their struggles in their new soon-to-be home, as well as the director’s new struggles to adjust in a country where she wasn't born nor raised, without her parents.
By
Melanie Pereira
Documentary,
Short
2018
Awards
Walla Collective Special Jury Award - Doclisboa, Portugal, 2018.
Festivals
Doclisboa, Portugal, 2018.
Shortcutz Porto, Portugal, 2018.
Caminhos do Cinema Português - Competition, Portugal, 2019.
Porto Femme Film Festival, Portugal, 2019.
Astra Film Festival, Romania, 2019.
International Short Film Festival Monthly Screenings, US, 2020.
Exhibitions
Museu do Neo-Realismo Vila Franca de Xira - Doclisboa extension, Portugal.
Auditório Municipal da Sertã - Doclisboa extension, Portugal.
Auditório Municipal de Arcos de Valdevez - Doclisboa extension, Portugal.
Consulado-Geral de Portugal em Macau - Doclisboa extension, Macau.
+ More
Auditório Municipal da Sertã - Doclisboa extension, Portugal.
Auditório Municipal de Arcos de Valdevez - Doclisboa extension, Portugal.
Consulado-Geral de Portugal em Macau - Doclisboa extension, Macau.
Credits
Written and Direction
Melanie Pereira
Photography and Editing
Melanie Pereira
Producers
Melanie Pereira and Pedro Neves
Production
Red Desert
