Ecology and Feminism II
Black Gaze – Showcase of Black Cinema in Portugal
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Date
- 19:00 / Cancelled 19:00 / Sold out Saturday, 19:00
Location
Studio Centro de Arte Moderna GulbenkianPricing
10% – Cartão Gulbenkian and Cartão Gulbenkian Mais
‘Hanami’ (2024), by Denise Fernandes, is set on the island of Fogo, in Cape Verde (filmed in São Filipe and Chã das Caldeiras) and tells the story of Nana, who was raised in Cape Verde by wise old women.
The beauty of the faces, the settings and the comfort provided by the music do not diminish the pain the film portrays. ‘Hanami’ tackles themes of abandonment, belonging and identity. The island is – along with Nana – a central character in the film, which explores its aridity, its dark soil, its uneven geography, the wind and the sea surrounding and enveloping everything. Denise Fernandes’ lens favours serenity and empathy, avoiding simplistic moralising when it comes to approaching emotional wounds.
Biographies
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Denise Fernandes
Denise Fernandes (Lisbon, 1990) graduated in film directing and production at the International Academy of Audiovisual Sciences in Lugano (CISA), in 2011. From 2011 to 2013, she studied directing at the International School of Cinema and TV (EICTV) in Cuba, where she directed the short film ‘Pan Sin Mermelada’, which earned her an Upcoming Talent nomination at the Solothurn Festival. Her first feature film, ‘Hanami’, premièred at the Locarno Festival, in 2024, where she won the Best Emerging Filmmaker prize.
Programme
19:00 / Introduction by Kitty Furtado
19:10 / ‘Hanami’, by Denise Fernandes
21:00 / Closing Remarks
Credits
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Still from 'Hanami' (2024), by Denise Fernandes
Cast
Sanaya Andrade
Daílma Mendes
Alice da Luz
Nha Nha Rodrigues
João 'Galinha' Mendes
Yuta Nakano
Director
Denise Fernandes
Script
Denise Fernandes
Telmo Churro
Producers
Eugenia Mumenthaler
David Epiney
Luís Urbano
Sandro Aguilar
Co-producers
Elda Guidinetti
Alessandro Marcionni
Production
Alina film, O Som e a Fúria
Co-production
ventura film
RSI Radiotelevisione
Production Director
Joana Carneiro Reis
Head of Production
Vasco Viola
Photography
Alana Mejía González
Editing
Selin Dettwiler
Sound
Henri Maïkoff
Sound Editing and Mixing
Etienne Curchod
Music
Rahel Zimmermann
Art direction
Mathé
Costume designer
Silvia Grabowski
Hair and Make-up
Cristina Fischer
Post-production
Robin Erard
Visual Effects
Giuseppe Di Francisca
Studio Le Tru
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