OUR LAND, OUR ALTAR / A NOSSA TERRA, O NOSSO ALTAR
directed by André Guiomar
doc | dcp | 78’ | poster | 2020
synopsis
“Our Land, Our Altar” witnesses the latest daily routines in the Aleixo social housing, marked by the tension of a forced destiny. Between the fall of the first and the last tower, the demolition process has dragged on for years, leaving the lives of the residents in suspense. Obliged to accept the end of their community, they watch helplessly the slow disfigurement of their past.
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festivals and awards
Ziff Youth Award, ZINEBI (ES)
Companhia das Culturas / Fund. Pereira Monteiro Award, Porto/Post/Doc (PT)
Honorable Mention, Film Festival Kitzbuehel (DE)
Best Feature, Kiev Film Festival (UA)
Best Documentary, Linea d'Ombra Festival (IT)
Best Film Outros Olhares, Caminhos do Cinema Português (PT)
Youth Award for Best Portuguese Feature, Festival CineEco (PT)
Portuguese Documentary Feature Honorable Mention, Festival CineEco (PT)
Best Documentary Film L’Europe autor de l’Europe (FR)
Sheffield International Documentary Film Festival (UK)
Doclisboa (PT)
Liberation Docfest Bangladesh (BD)
Älvsbyn Film Festival (SE)
Mostra Ecofalante de Cinema (BR)
Kaleidoskop – Film und Freiluft (DE)
Chichester International Film Festival (UK)
Beldocs IDFF (CS)
Matera Film Festival (IT)
CinemAmbiente (IT)
FIBDA - Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de Buenos Aires (AR)
DAFilms - Sheffield DocFest: Shifting Frames (online)
Tulum World Environment Film Festival (MX)
press
Screendaily
Cineuropa
BusinessDocEurope
Público
À Pala de Walsh
directed by André Guiomar
doc | dcp | 78’ | poster | 2020
synopsis
“Our Land, Our Altar” witnesses the latest daily routines in the Aleixo social housing, marked by the tension of a forced destiny. Between the fall of the first and the last tower, the demolition process has dragged on for years, leaving the lives of the residents in suspense. Obliged to accept the end of their community, they watch helplessly the slow disfigurement of their past.
festivals and awards
Ziff Youth Award, ZINEBI (ES)
Companhia das Culturas / Fund. Pereira Monteiro Award, Porto/Post/Doc (PT)
Honorable Mention, Film Festival Kitzbuehel (DE)
Best Feature, Kiev Film Festival (UA)
Best Documentary, Linea d'Ombra Festival (IT)
Best Film Outros Olhares, Caminhos do Cinema Português (PT)
Youth Award for Best Portuguese Feature, Festival CineEco (PT)
Portuguese Documentary Feature Honorable Mention, Festival CineEco (PT)
Best Documentary Film L’Europe autor de l’Europe (FR)
Sheffield International Documentary Film Festival (UK)
Doclisboa (PT)
Liberation Docfest Bangladesh (BD)
Älvsbyn Film Festival (SE)
Mostra Ecofalante de Cinema (BR)
Kaleidoskop – Film und Freiluft (DE)
Chichester International Film Festival (UK)
Beldocs IDFF (CS)
Matera Film Festival (IT)
CinemAmbiente (IT)
FIBDA - Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de Buenos Aires (AR)
DAFilms - Sheffield DocFest: Shifting Frames (online)
Tulum World Environment Film Festival (MX)
press
Screendaily
Cineuropa
BusinessDocEurope
Público
À Pala de Walsh
with josé da silva, maria joão silva, luísa ferreira, filipe ferreira and others director andré guiomar producers andré guiomar, luís costa, mafalda rebelo, dinis henriques, miguel da santa cinematography andré guiomar production manager mafalda rebelo editing miguel da santa, andré guiomar sound dinis henriques sound design pulsar studios grading andreia bertini - walla collective still photographer luís costa production olhar de ulisses, cimbalino filmes support ccd/ea-ucp financial support instituto do cinema e do audiovisual international sales nitrato
