{"id":86367,"date":"2026-03-24T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indielisboa.com\/?p=86367"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:28:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:28:13","slug":"retrospective-directorscut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indielisboa.com\/en\/2026\/03\/24\/retrospective-directorscut\/","title":{"rendered":"Mockumentaries and Forgotten Gems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

First highlights of the 23nd edition of IndieLisboa 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In partnership with the Portuguese Film Archive, IndieLisboa presents this year\u2019s \u201cThis Is Not a Documentary\u201d Retrospective, dedicated to the mockumentary\u2014a genre that blurs the lines between fiction and reality. In the Director\u2019s Cut section, we revisit the past with a contemporary perspective through a selection of films in newly restored digital prints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this edition, the Retrospective is dedicated to a film genre. \u201cThis Is Not a Documentary\u201d is the title of this section, which is entirely devoted to the mockumentary, a subgenre that constructs a fictional universe within the framework of documentary filmmaking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The word \u201cmock\u201d can mean either to tease or to make fun of. It involves fiction appropriating the tools of the documentary\u2014from cin\u00e9ma v\u00e9rit\u00e9 to news reports, interviews, narration, \u201cmaking-of\u201d segments, archival footage, or reality shows\u2014to blur the unstable boundary between representation and reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The term \u201cmockumentary\u201d emerged in the 1960s and reached the height of its popularity in the 1980s. This retrospective program traces a chronological line from those early days to the present, highlighting the fluidity of the genre and its enduring contemporary relevance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This retrospective will feature 14 feature films and 7 short films, including works by Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Peter Watkins, Ruben \u00d6stlund, Kirsten Johnson, and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the Director\u2019s Cut, the formula remains the same: cinema from days gone by, viewed through the lens of the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This section began to focus exclusively on heritage cinema in 2025, presenting a selection of films in newly restored digital prints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The aim here is to revisit the history of cinema, rediscovering forgotten films, highlighting obscure gems, and proposing new titles for the canon of \u201cgreat cinema.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, the five films present a highly eclectic lineup: ranging from curiosities to masterpieces, from political satire to erotic horror, from militant documentary to feminist biopic, and including Japanese film noir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regarde, elle a les yeux grands ouverts (1982, Yann Le Masson), The Red Spectacles (1987, Mamoru Oshii), and Espelho de Carne (1985, Antonio Carlos da Fontoura) are the featured films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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