Soot
Synopsis:
It’s like soot that rests on the walls of our head.
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A harsh winter freezes the surface of a river, close to a house where two cousins live. Immersed in the cold wind that rises that day, the rudeness of their relationship grows, reaching its limit.
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The last habitants of a village refuse to let themselves sink into oblivion. In a world where the idea of progress appears to be above all, this home floats.
- Drama
- Tragedy
- Fantasy
- Abstract
- Experimental
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A very special instrument assembled from 42 drawers, cabinets, and other furniture pieces generates sounds – mechanical, continuous, soft, noisy, and mysterious.
- Drama
- Abstract
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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End of the line is a film based on real events that never happened, but that may happen, you never know… Any reality with purely coincidence is resemblance.
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Oh, little soldier, jaunting happily towards the war, you pay no heed to the red petal you carry, marking the ones who’ll fall. Such petal is the sign of the mustard yellow death that will smother you in the pestiferous, muddy trenches. Not, however, without introducing you to some of the damned that have left already, and who are waiting for you in the fields of desolation.
- Drama
- Experimental
- Tragedy
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Five deities of power gather in an underground lair to discuss major topics about world domination and status-quo: Mr. Tactus, Mr. Olfactus, Mr. Paladaris, Mr. Auditivus and the head of the assembly, Mr. Visionarius. Visionarius has Machiavellian prospects for the future of mankind, but he is warned by the Angel Auditivus about the spiritual awakening present in some avenues of Western society.
- Drama
- Abstract
- Experimental
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Every day, a father and his son jump with a parachute from their vertiginous cold house, attached to a cliff, to go to the village on the ground, far away where they sell the ice they produce daily.
- Drama
- Fantasy
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At a long table laden with traditional dishes, a family shares fond memories of an uncle, who fled Portugal’s dictatorship and became a garbage collector in Paris, in this film by Laura Gonçalves.
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While transitioning from male to female gender, Matia struggles with finding a genuine intimate relationship with a heterosexual man.
- Drama
- Coming-of-Age
- Abstract
- Experimental
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As a young boy I fell in love with the Virgin Mary. We spent many decades together. First, she offered me protection from the cold. As a teenager, she introduced me to the secrets of love. But as an adult, this love became flawed. I began to see behind my beloved’s facade. And I discovered her horrifying side.
- Drama
- Experimental
- Abstract
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Under a gloomy sun, two characters look for adaptation.
- Drama
- Abstract
- Experimental
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Uncle Thomas: Accounting for the Days is about the special relationship between Regina Pessoa and her uncle. The film is a testament to her love for this eccentric, who was an artistic inspiration and played a key role in her becoming a filmmaker. A moving tribute to a poet of the everyday.