North American Premiere
A group of hikers embark on a guided tour of the Arrábida Natural Park, but observe a disturbing transformation.
Supported by
Community Partner
Ana Luísa Martins, Margarida Paias, Ângelo de Castro
Portugal
2024
In Portuguese with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Producer
Inês Lima
Screenwriter
Inês Lima
Cinematography
Victor Neves Ferreira
Editor
Diogo Vale, Inês Lima
Original Music
Cristopher Ruiz Cárdenas, Inês Lima, Margarida Gonçalves
Inês Lima
Inês Lima (Setúbal) is an independent artist that explores the moving image, soundscapes, writing and film programming. She has been working the analog medium as an experimental vehicle in her work, intersecting personal themes with nature and ecology, traditions and memory, antagonisms and superstitions.
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