Shorts Session 1
Gothenburg
Sun 20 Nov
13:30 — Hagabion
What's Left / O Que Resta
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Daniel Soares
2021
Fiction
21’
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Emilio is a lifelong farmer in his eighties who lives alone on his abandoned farm. Everyone close is gone. One animal is all there is left. Today is the day he decides to sell it.
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LANGUAGE: Portuguese
SUBTITLES: English
Blindman's Gambit / Cabra Cega
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Tomás Paula Marques
2021
Portugal
Fiction
16’
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Gabi believes in her ability to act in times of injustice. One day, Gabi finds out that Daniel, her sibling, is a victim of bullying in their neighbourhood. While trying to avenge him, Gabi realizes that perhaps all the coinciding events related to her brother are a test made by ghosts of the past.
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LANGUAGE: Portuguese
SUBTITLES: English
A Room In Town / Um Quarto Na Cidade
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João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra da Mata
2021
Portugal
Documentary
5′17″
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When they silence the voices, music vibrates in the memory.
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LANGUAGE: Portuguese
SUBTITLES: English
The Garbage Man / O Homem Do Lixo
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Laura Gonçalves
2022
Portugal
Animation/Documentary
11′50″
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On a hot August afternoon, the family gathered at the table remembers uncle Botão: the Colonial War, emigration to France, where he lived and worked thirty years as a garbage man. Memories of each are crossed to tell the story of a man who lived a hard life through humor and fantasy, like when he returned to Belmonte, in a van full of trash, turned into a real treasure.
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LANGUAGE: Portuguese
SUBTITLES: English