Cinema
Screening of the film 'Posso Olhar Por Ti' by Francisco Lobo Faria
19th of May | 10:30 am | John dos Passos Cultural Center
21 of May | 17.00h | John dos Passos Cultural Center
The first work of actor Francisco Lobo Faria as screenwriter and director. With a cast made up of actors Martim Lobo, Laura Silva, Francisca Madeira, Tiago Valente, Iago Fernandes, Matilde Gouveia and Eduarda Sousa, this film won the prize for the best young cast at Titan International Film Festival (Australia).
Synopsis: A group of children are organized towards a common goal. But which? To achieve this, they develop their entrepreneurial spirit, explore their talents and abilities, fail, have disagreements, but do not give up.
Presentation of the Making of the Film MÉRE
19th of May | 6:30 pm | John dos Passos Cultural Center
The film tells the story of Dolores, shaken by a degenerative dementia, while her memory dissipates in time, fades away. Hoping to recover memories of the past, her sons Mário and Samuel move to the island of Madeira, trying to provide better living conditions for their mother. However, the days become long and challenging as Dolores becomes increasingly dependent. Filmed entirely in Madeira.
A film by Madeiran director and screenwriter João Brás. MÉRE is his first feature film.
Documentary “Continuity - Hercules and Love Affair” with the presence of director Hugo Almeida
20th of May | 7:00 pm | Centro Cultural John dos Passos
In May 2022, the American band Hercules & Love Affair, led by Andy Butler , chose Ponta do Sol to prepare for their world tour. The documentary " Continuity " shows the band's experience over a week in Ponta do Sol, how they connected to create the project " In Amber " and the transformative discoveries about themselves and the life that the Island and Ponta do Sol unraveled.
Documentary and Performance by Dimitra Poulos (Contemporary Dance)
21st of May | 4:00 pm | Centro Cultural John dos Passos
A TEAR AND A SMILE. Inspired by Kahlil Gibran's poem A TEAR AND A SMILE, it is a dance with sadness and the sense of loss and the way they cohabit with happiness and love. It is the contrast between these emotional entities that live within us.
The velvety of the musical notes that contrast with the forgotten, broken, dirty scenery. The underlying balance of physical expression with the site's own history (MATUR) and Kahlil Gibran 's poem Dimitra Papathanasopoulou thus brings together the perfect relationship of emotive contrasts.
It is a work in video format, in the film genre, where the dialogue results between the surrounding scenery with expressiveness, both musical and physical. Experimental, conceptual, contemporary, bold and daring, adjectives that characterize A TEAR AND A SMILE.
