Codé, by Cláudia Semedo
Novas Narrativas de Caça
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Date
- 18:00 / Cancelled 18:00 / Sold out Saturday, 18:00
Location
Studio Centro de Arte Moderna GulbenkianPricing
- Free admission
Subject to ticket collection on the same day, starting at 15:00. Only 2 tickets/person. Online reservation with Cartão Gulbenkian is not available
Drawing on autobiographical inspiration, this episode of the series ‘Novas Narrativas de Caça’ provides a forum for a conversation about roots and belonging between the author and director Cláudia Semedo, the actor Daniel Martinho and the activist Yussef Gomes.
Cíntia, the main character in Codé, is determined to reconnect with her roots and her family’s history. Tired of trying to persuade her father to return to his native Guinea, she decides to set off alone to discover her origins and the past that her father seems to want to forget.
How many people feel this way, out of place? How many feel they belong nowhere, and spend their lives searching for answers? How many try to reach the land where their parents were born? And do these places still exist, or are they now nothing more than a distant fantasy?
In this conversation, screenwriter and director Cláudia Semedo shares her experience, similar to Cíntia’s: the daughter of a Guinean father, she longed to discover her origins, to find out if the Guinea of her imagination actually existed. Yussef Gomes, a Guinean activist living in Portugal, offers us the perspective of someone born there but living abroad. Joining the conversation is Daniel Martinho, an Angolan actor who plays the role of Cíntia’s father (inspired by Cláudia Semedo’s father), who brings the experience of a country first at war in a colonial conflict and then in a civil war. The talk will be moderated by Vitor Belanciano.
About the series
Novas Narrativas de Caça is an anthology comprising seven independent stories, linked by their theme – the search for identity and belonging among Black characters, Portuguese people of African descent who struggle to find their place in a society that often ignores and oppresses them. “Until lions tell their own stories, hunters will always be the heroes of the hunting narratives.”
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Speakers
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Cláudia Semedo
Actress and television presenter. Born in Oeiras in 1983, she completed the Acting Course at the Cascais Professional Theatre School in 2001 and graduated with a degree in Journalism from the School of Media Studies in 2012. She has been president of the Companhia de Atores and artistic director of the Amélia Rey Colaço Municipal Theatre since January 2017.
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Daniel Martinho
An actor, known for his work in Isle of Dogs (2017), A New Love and Equador (2008). He is a graduate of the Institute for Theatre Training, Research and Creation and of ESTC. He has worked with directors such as Adolfo Gutkin, Rogério de Carvalho, Luís Miguel Cintra, Carlos Avilez, José Peixoto, Celso Cleto and António Simão. He has worked regularly with Teatro Meridional. In cinema, he has appeared in films by Luís Filipe Rocha, Alain Tanner, Samuel Fuller and Jorge Silva Melo.
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Yussef Gomes
A Pan-African activist. He has written publicly in newspapers and magazines such as Yanda Panafrikanu, Fumaça and Jornalistas Livres. He has appeared in television debates on channels ranging from RTP África to RTP2, SBT and CNN Portugal, discussing topics ranging from anti-racism to Pan-Africanism.
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Vitor Belanciano
Freelance journalist, cultural critic, author and researcher with a background in anthropology and sociology. He worked at the newspaper Público, whilst also working as a DJ, actor, social scientist and lecturer. He has edited the books Não Dá Para Ficar Parado – Música afro-portuguesa. Celebração, conflito e esperança and Estás na Moda ou Estás na Merda?. He has written numerous articles and essays on cultural analysis and society, published in books, anthologies, magazines, newspapers and online platforms. His work focuses on cultural reflections, broader social issues and the interaction between politics, culture and socio-cultural movements.
Programme
18:00 / Screening of Codé
Tired of trying to persuade her father, Augusto, to return to Guinea-Bissau, the country where he was born, Cíntia decides to fly there on her own. On the journey, she is accompanied by her father’s stories about his childhood and his political past, which she knew nothing about. Will Cíntia come to understand why her father does not want to return to his homeland?
18:30 / Talk
Moderation
Credits
Written and directed by
Cláudia Semedo
Photography
Maurício Franco
Editing
Laura Magalhães
Cast
Isabel Zuáa, Daniel Martinho
Production
Many Takes and Galo Bravo
Executive production
Alexandra Matos, Alexandre Antunes, Luís Almeida and Victor Lemos
Genre
Drama
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