Festival internacional Signos da Noite - Lisboa
International Festival Signs of the Night - Lisbon
 





8° Festival internacional Signos da Noite - Lisboa - Montijo - Novembro 5-10, 2024

22th International Festival Signs of the Night - Portugal

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Montijo
Ateneu Popular do Montijo

9 Novembro
16 hs

 

A Grave on the Border

Ein Grab an der Grenze
Maren Hahnfeld
United Kingdom / 2023 / 0:11:15

This is a women’s film, an intimate account of war, flight and refuge by Syrian artist Rose Alkhaled. Filmed in a small town in Germany, this atmospheric short immerses the viewer in the world of Rose’s memories that surface at night, when everyone is asleep. Rose tells her story through emotive sculptures made out of newspaper and performance of her poetry. Night-time imagery is underscored by a clarinet composition, written and performed for this project. While Rose’s story is deeply personal, this film is also universal, as it tells the story of millions of refugees who were forced to flee their homeland.

PORTUGAL PREMIERE


 

Sarura. The future is an Unknown Place

Nicola Zambelli
Italy / 2022 / 1:20:00

At the gates of the Negev desert, a group of young Palestinians fight against the Israeli military occupation. "Youth of Sumud” - the youth of steadfast perseverance - try to return to their people the land that was taken from their families, restructuring the ancient cave village of Sarura. They face aggression with nonviolent action, defending themselves from rifles with their video cameras; they oppose desolation and death with hope and life.Ten years after their first documentary on the nonviolent struggle in the West Bank, the directors return to the village of At-Tuwani and, using archival material more than 15 years old, tell how the children have grown up.

PORTUGAL PREMIERE