Brand New — IndieLisboa

01 MAY — 11 MAY 2024

01 MAY — 11 MAY 2024

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Filters

Competitive section for young filmmakers in age and willingness to experiment with cinema – it is the space par excellence for new voices in portuguese cinema.

Brand New

Competitive section for young filmmakers in age and willingness to experiment with cinema – it is the space par excellence for new voices in portuguese cinema.

9 to 5

At night, the city breaks up into quiet and hustle and a magnificent yet deafening garbage truck disturbs it. It takes away leftovers and everything else forgotten in the fridge, it takes away tokens belonging to past lives. In the truck, it all gets crumpled and broken up.

2024, 10'

Anima

Anima, the Latin word for air, breath, wind and vitality translates here into a slow wandering. The air flowing through an ocarina guides the movements of light and shadow as they reveal themselves, leaving their burnt impression on film.

2024, 4'

Campos Belos

In a small factory village on the banks of the Ave River, three characters follow the course of life in a single shot.

2023, 20'

Chuvas de Verão

A group of boys shatters the matriarchal memory of an old bedroom. In the face of impending danger, the older boys vie for leadership. As the afternoon stretches on, they resort to violence. Chico, the young misfit, encounters a tragic portent of desire.

2024, 15'

Clotilde

In a planet where reproduction is mandatory in the daily life of its inhabitants, there is an alien who just wishes to pleasure herself.

Maria João Lourenço

2023, 4'

Forever Here

Alexandre experiences his first mourning with his uncle’s death. Not knowing how to deal with the pain of those who stay, he faces the situation in his own way.

2024, 17'

Golden Shower

Sheila, a young Brazilian woman, receives an unexpected sexual proposal from her Portuguese boyfriend.

Stella Carneiro

2024, 12'

Love is What You See

Oranges, or “apples of paradise”, once considered the source of eternal youth, can be eaten or squeezed. They can be sour or sweet, like love. In the morning it’s gold, in the afternoon silver and at night it kills. Modern myths about insomnia and other emotional plagues.

2024, 4'

O Pomar

West, end of summer. Laura works at pear harvesting, the family business. One night, she unexpectedly meets again Carol, an old friend, who confronts her about the future.

Ana Manana, Joana Lourenço

2024, 14'

Only after the end

In an old Porto dance club about to close, Fátima and Vidal find themselves in what could be their last dance.

João Mendes Pinto

2024, 10'

Solar Fullness

An illustrator observes and draws women illuminated by the sun, who sing as part of their daily lives. The film explores the relationship between Drawing and Cinema in the director’s creative process, emphasizing women’s strength and the life of their forms, on paper and on screen.

Carolina Caramujo

2024, 9'

Sunflowers – A Strange Feeling of Existential Angst

A music video of chaotic energy and body horror for the single “A Strange Feeling of Existential Angst” of the latest album by the band Sunflowers.

Carolina Bonzinho, Leander Meresaar

Portugal / Estonia

2023, 4'

T-ZERO

In a city that was once typically Portuguese, a real estate agent tries to persuade customers to rent tiny apartments, even if it means evicting the people who live there.

Portugal / Hungary

2024, 11'

Tanganhom

Melgaço, Parada do Monte. The memory of a chance encounter on the border between the real and the imagined, the affection and superstition, has been passed down from generation to generation.

2023, 5'

We Made a Film

Maria Inês experiences the first breezes of love during a summer vacation. Accompanied by her friends, she strolls through the neighborhood where she lives, spending her time between beads and a movie shoot.

2024, 15'