The documentary "Earth Gods" is an aesthetic cinematic study of life in an Indian village in 2019. The film primarily uses visuals and sounds of nature, avoiding dialogue, to create an atmosphere of serenity and mystery. We observe the daily lives of the villagers, their work, and their religious customs, with images that alternate between community life and nature. The focus is on rituals d...

COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Friday, 02 December 2022 21:20 - Kalamata Short Doc - Nov22
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Monday, 02 December 2024 17:28 - Kalamata ShortDocs 2024

Duration: 13 Minutes

During the creation of the 2017 season show of the Contemporary Dance Company of Angola coreographed by Mónica Anapaz, five dancers explore the concepts of tradition, culture, memory, and identity, questioning the transformation and deconstruction of these themes in their own lives.

Most of them - coming from other provinces of the country - bring memories and traditions with them wh...

COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Wednesday, 13 April 2022 16:00 - Kalamata

Duration: 72 Minutes

Oh salty sea, so much of whose salt / Is Portugal's tears! / All the mothers who had to weep for us to cross you! / All the sons who prayed in vain! / All the brides-to-be who never married for you  /to be ours, oh sea! / Was it worth doing? Everything's worth doing / If the soul of the doer isn't small." (Fernando Pessoa) Eighteen years after Zombietown 23, twelve after The Master Pers...

COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Saturday, 04 December 2021 23:45 - Kalamata Short Doc - NOE21
COM_DOCUMENTARIES_TITLE_SCREENED: Monday, 30 January 2023 14:23 - Kalamata ShortDoc Anual Festival 30-1

Duration: 9 Minutes

Silêncio - Vozes de Lisboa (Silence - Voices of Lisbon) is a documentary set amongst the backdrop of a gentrified Lisbon. Following the footsteps of Céline - a local foreigner who has lived in Portugal for 20 years - we are introduced to Ivone Días and Marta Miranda, two female singers from different generations who fight for the survival of their art and their community. Their common langua...

Duration: 86 Minutes