2009 Film Synopsis

 

November 13’ 09 7:15 pm Dot. Com Luís Galvão Teles Portugal 2007 Comedy 98 mins

Águas Altas is a small village in the interior of Portugal that becomes the center of attention when a Spanish multinational corporation presses the villagers to close the town’s website because it is a homonym of the brand of drinkable water that the Spaniards want to launch.  Once this issue hits the news great the town becomes divided: there are those who want to maintain the site open and functional for reasons of nationalism, and there are those who want to profit from the possible financial compensation by the Spanish company.  This satirical comedy depicts how they come to a resolution. 

November 13' 2009 7:15 pm Shadows on the Wall Mena Nunes Canada 2009 Animation 2 mins

Shadows in the Wall Mena uses a painterly style animation to tell the story of a cup through its birthing process, its fear of change, and its final transition to a different stage of life.

November 13’ 09 9:00 pm Doomed Love Mario Barroso Portugal, BR 2009 Fiction 98 mins

Simão, a violent adolescent, unpredictable and solitary, spends his days getting into fights. From a rich and highly eccentric Portuguese family — his parents cannot stand one another, his brother Manuel detests him and is incestuously involved with his mother — the young drop-out’s only confidant is his twelve year old sister Rita, the only person who accepts him and even admires his streak of madness.

November 14’ 09 6:30 pm Wind Masters Isabella Nicolas Brasil 2009 Documentary 97 mins

With a ton of adrenalin and a strong dose of humour these Brazilians are the first to face the high seas in the world’s top regatta the Volvo Ocean Race. Broken ribs, a collision with whales, a broken mast more 3000 km off the coast, and a journey of the Australian desert on a lorry are some of the adventures this crew survives. They risk it all for one shot at getting a place in that of the most coveted podia of the world-wide sport.

November 14' 2009 8:00 pm China, China João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra da Mata Oswaldo Cruz Institute Portugal 2007 Fiction 19 mins

This short film focuses on a young Chinese woman living in Lisbon that has set up shop like many other Chinese folks in the capital city of Portugal. On the surface Chinezinha seems to be content and sufficiently self-entertained but eventually proves to be unexpectedly removed from her family and society. She takes on a fascination for guns and discovers that her 6-year-old son does also.

 

November 14' 2009 8:00 pm Before Tomorrow Gonçalo Galvão Teles Portugal/ Brazil 2007 Fiction 16mins

Mário is in hiding. The PIDE is pushing for the exile. Mário, stuck doing these perpetuous jobs, receives one last “appointment” for the next day.  He takes it in the hopes that it will provide the salvation to a life of freedom which he so desperately needs. Everything will be back to normal after this job. But what if the next day proves to be everything else but a normal day?

 

November 14' 2009 8:45 pm Good Night Irene Paolo Marinou-Blanco Portugal/ England 2009 Comedy, Drama 99 mins

Although strangers to one another, Alex and Bruno’s lives are set to change when Irene, an attractive Portuguese painter, moves into the apartment next to Alex’s. Joyful and passionate about life, Irene is everything Alex and Bruno are not, and the two men’s lives begin to gravitate obsessively around her.
Then one day, Irene disappears. Initially hostile to each other, these two unlikely heroes must decide if they can join forces and embark on a mission to find her and rescue her.