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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTIVISM (Short films: Documentary, Experimental)
Click or not...: LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTIVISM (Short films: Documentary, Experimental)LusOFest screens short films by filmmakers from the Rhine-Main region alongside international productions from the Portuguese-speaking world. All submitted short films had to be less than 20 minutes long. All films in Portuguese are shown with subtitles, mostly in English. The short films shown at LusOFest take part in the short film competition and can Read more...
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MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE (Medium-length, fiction)
Click or not...: MEET ME IN THE MIDDLE (Medium-length, fiction)The medium-length film is a unique category. The runtime for this format is not strictly defined. For us, it includes films between 20 and 60 minutes long, thus complementing our short films which run up to 20 minutes. This format allows stories and ideas to be told on a different scope and pacing. This year Read more...
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SUR LA STRE NURO (Portugal 2024)
Click or not...: SUR LA STRE NURO (Portugal 2024)“As Jonathan Uliel Saldanha states: “experimentation is everywhere”. Constructed through conversations with 23 of the most relevant Portuguese experimental sound artists, SUR LA STRE NURO reveals their different approaches to the processes of experimentation, exploring their works, gestures and innovative methodologies, in an uninhibited sonic and documentary journey into the creation of experimental music in Read more...
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THE ANCHORAGE OF TIME
Click or not...: THE ANCHORAGE OF TIMEIzidine, a recently promoted police officer, is called to a nursing home in an old colonial fort to investigate a crime: Vasto Excelêncio, the home’s director, has been murdered. Izidine encounters a surprise during his investigation: all the residents Izidine questions confess to having committed the murder. Each has a convincing motive and a credible Read more...
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LINDO (Portugal 2023)
Click or not...: LINDO (Portugal 2023)For over 20 years, Lindo hunted sea turtles on the island of Príncipe. After an encounter with an unexpectedly tame turtle, he decided to change his life and protect the animal from other predators. Now he delves into his past to search for clues that spark a debate about the island’s future and encourage reflection Read more...
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MANAS (Brazil 2024)
Click or not...: MANAS (Brazil 2024)Deep in the Amazon rainforest, 13-year-old Tielle grows up with dreams inspired by her older sister’s escape. As she matures, the illusions she clings to begin to crumble, revealing a world of deep-rooted exploitation and abuse. Determined to protect her younger sister and take control of their future, she dares to break out of the Read more...
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LUSOFEST SHORT FILM DAY ‘NOW… OR NEVER!’
Click or not...: LUSOFEST SHORT FILM DAY ‘NOW… OR NEVER!’This year's motto is ‘Now!’. As mentioned above, we have taken this as a call to action and an opportunity to present you with an even wider selection of our competition entries. We are using it programmatically to give you a little preview of LusOFest, which will be presenting short and feature films from the… Read more...
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14 JUNE 2025 – SUMMER SHORTS (PART 2)
Click or not...: 14 JUNE 2025 – SUMMER SHORTS (PART 2)At LusOFest, short films by filmmakers from the Rhine-Main region are screened alongside international productions from the Portuguese-speaking world. In June, we conclude the festival season with a small short film weekend, where we show some films from our shortlists that we were unable to show at the festival, as well as some older works Read more...
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26 JAN 2025 – VIVA PORTUGAL
Click or not...: 26 JAN 2025 – VIVA PORTUGALViva Portugal examines the period of transition to democracy in Portugal after the Carnation Revolution of 1974 and lets those involved have their say. The documentary film, made by Frankfurt director Malte Rauch together with Christiane Gerhards and Samuel Schirmbeck, turns 50. We will be showing the classic in an intimate setting at 57Nord over Read more...
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25 JAN 2025 – LONG NIGHT OF SHORTS
Click or not...: 25 JAN 2025 – LONG NIGHT OF SHORTSLots and lots of short 57Nordern lights. At the first LusOFest, we are showing short films by filmmakers from the Rhine-Main region, together with international productions from the Portuguese-speaking world. The submitted short films all had to be under 20 minutes long, but could come from any discipline (fiction, documentary, experimental, animation, music video, etc.). Read more...
