Sara loses her brother due to complications from the Covid-19 virus, starting a journey where she looks for a traditional burial that respects the memory of her brother and the Cape Verdean culture. In a world silenced by the pandemic, Sara will find her mourning in forgotten communities. Antigone, or the Story of Sara Benoliel is the strength of a community in an ode to life.
Antigone, or the Story of Sara Benoliel Film
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13:OCT 16h30–17h28 58'
Batalha Centro de Cinema
Batalha Centro de Cinema
Part of the session: Fiction and Animation #2
Francisco Mira Godinho
Francisco Mira Godinho, born August 30th 1993, has a degree in Psychology from ISPA University, and in Languages, Literatures and Cultures in the Major in North American Studies, from Nova University. He works as a director and screenwriter. He worked in films like Baan (2023, Locarno) and Dogs that Bark at the Birds (2019, Venice), by Leonor Teles, Moço (2020, Sophia), by Bernardo Lopes and Anjo (2018, Indielisboa), by Miguel Nunes. He has two literary works published: Dissecting the Clown, 2014 and Compromise of the Broke Dogs, 2015.
