Self
Ariel de Bigault's work has been connected to the routes of the Lusophone World. In Fantasmas do Império we are guided by the saotomean actor Angelo Torres through some works of the Portuguese cinema that explored its colonial past. Some directors as Fernando Matos Silva, João Botelho or Margarida Cardoso help to understand imperialism, colonialism, and propaganda seen through the "family album" which is the Portuguese cinematic collective imaginary.
In the 17th century a warrior woman fights for the independence of Angola. After witnessing the murder of her son and watching her people being humiliated by Portuguese colonizers, Njinga will become a Queen and struggle for their liberation embodying the motto: those who stay fight to win.
Set in the area surrounding the Angolan capital of Luanda, 'Liberdade' follows a young couple, Betty a seductive but domineering Chinese immigrant and Liberdade, a troubled young Angolan. When Betty tries to take the relationship to the next level Liberdade must go beyond his physical and psychological limits.
minister of internal affairs
앙골라 독립 후, 경쟁관계인 MPLA와 우니타 당의 대립은 결국 내전으로 이어졌다. 다큐멘터리 작가 제제 감보아는 "영웅"을 통해 30년에 걸친 내전이 낳은 상처와 화합의 가능성을 보여준다. 내전 중에 다리를 잃은 참전용사 비토리오는 거리의 아이들이 자신의 의족을 훔쳐가자 의족을 찾아 헤매던 중 고아인 마누와 술집에서 일하는 마리아 바바라의 도움을 받게 된다. 그들은 차차 일종의 대체 가족의 형태를 이루며 서로의 결핍을 메워간다.
Black Man
The film is set in Lisbon, and tells the story of a day in the life of Rita and Paulo, a Portuguese young couple of the 90's. The fast changing city around them makes them wish to break with all traditions and live the day the get married (only civil marriage) like it is an ordinary day.
