Double Exile
by Artur Ribeiro
David Santo was born in Portugal, in the Atlantic islands of the Azores, and was five months old at the time his parents immigrated to the US. Now, in his early twenties, and a struggling actor in New York City, David is framed by a high-school acquaintance from his former Portuguese neighborhood in Massachusetts, who robs a convenience store while on a visit to New York City. Once in prison, wrongfully convicted, David finds out what awaits him after his sentence: repatriation to the Azores, due to a 1996 law that subjects to deportation all non-citizens, including permanent residents, who commit certain crimes. An unwanted foreigner in his homeland, David must wrestle with "exile", and with the harsh truths that he uncovers in the process. David refuses to accept what has happened to him, and dreams of finding a way to return to the United States, plotting a daring return.
Credits
Cast John Gardner, Diana Costa e Silva, Joana Seixas, Miguel da Silva, Jose Wallenstein,José Fonseca e Costa,Emanuel Macedo,Raul Resendes,Nelia Medeiros,Gilberta Rocha,Belarmino Gomes.
Director Artur Ribeiro
Producers Antónia Seabra
Director of Photography Rui Poças
Sound Edrice Saed
Editor Pedro Ribeiro
Produced by AS Produções e MOS Productions
http://www.mosproductions.com/ - official site and trailer
90 min Color 35mm
The Dancer Upstairs
by John Malkovich
The film, which is based on the book by Nicholas Shakespeare, tells the story of a South American policeman who halts his country's descent into anarchy by capturing the leader of a group of terrorists holding the country to ransom.
Credits
Cast
Javier Bardem, Juan Diego Botto, Elvira Mínguez, Laura Morante, Abel Folk
Director John Malkovich
Producers Andrés Vicente Gomez
Director of Photography José Luis
Alcaine
Sound
Editor
Produced by Lola Films, John Malkovich
Cameramen Rui Poças, Jacques Raybaut
Color 35mm
The Phantom
by João Pedro Rodrigues
Credits
Cast
Ricardo Meneses, Beatriz Torcato
Director João Pedro Rodrigues
Producers Amândio Coroado
Director of Photography Rui Poças
Sound Mafalda Roma
Editor Paulo Rebelo
Produced by Rosa Filmes
"The Phantom" Official Site - trailer
90 min Color 35mm
António, um rapaz de Lisboa
by Jorge Silva Melo
Photos : Pedro Lopes
António is a young man, twenty-five years in age. He is neither rich nor poor, neither employed nor unemployed, neither part of a society nor a drop-out. He is simply trying to survive in today's Lisbon.
Credits
Cast
Manuel Wiborg, Lia Gama, Sylvie Rocha, Paulo Claro, Isabel
M. Cardoso, Marco
Delgado, Frederico Vasconcelos, Ivo Canelas, Joana Bárcia, Miguel Borges,
Glicínia
Quartin
Director Jorge Silva Melo
Producers José Mazeda, Frederico Ferreira de Almeida
Director of Photography José Luis
Alcaine
Sound Emidio Buchinho
Sound Mixer Branko Neskov
Produced by Fábrica de Imagens
Cameraman Rui Poças
Color 35mm
Sweet Nightmare
by Fernando Fragata
You can loose a lot of sleep over a dream girl. That's exactly what's happening to Daniel, a young british engineer posted to Lisbon to work on a bridge. During a trip to a dam in southern Portugal, he meets Carolina, his dream girl. But little does he realize that she's fresh out of prision and is about to turn his life into a nightmare.
Credits
Cast
Catarina Furtado, Diogo Infante, George Felner, Luisa Cruz
Director Fernando Fragata
Producers Fernando Fragata
Director of Photography Rui Poças
Sound Luis Motrena
Sound Mixer Fernando Fragata
Editor Bramko Neskov
Produced by Virtual
95 min Color 35mm
