Category: LusOFest26
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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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CONCERT: JULAKIM
Click or not...: CONCERT: JULAKIMJULAKIM, a musician from Darmstadt, fits perfectly into the supporting programme of our small festival. She is a regional artist with a personal connection to Lusophonia. Julakim is a border crosser. She combines German, French, Spanish, Portuguese and English to create a multilingual soundscape. Her music is hypnotic, sensual and political at the same time. 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...
