28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Sacavém
synopsis
A documentary portrait of the Portuguese filmmaker Pedro Costa is a contemporary audiovisual reflection on the meanings that objects, locations and sounds in films carry. The filmography of the director of films such as House of Lava, Bones, In Vanda’s Room, and Colossal Youth is explored using not only his own words and clips from his movie trailers, but also a melancholic atmosphere and experiments with image and sound. Despite occasional glimpses into Costa’s office, he remains an enigmatic personality, which we know only through his work and creative processes. How he thinks, what he feels, and how he lives must be derived from his work.biography
Júlio Alves (1971) has experience directing commercials as well as short fiction, animation and documentary films. His feature-length documentaries about art and life in contemporary Portugal have been presented at festivals such as DocLisboa. He is a co-founder of the One Shot Film Festival. The film Sacavém is based on his dissertation project.more about film
director: | Júlio Alves |
producer: | Júlio Alves |
photography: | Miguel Saraiva |
editing: | Hugo Santiago |
sound: | João Alves, Hugo Leitão |