Maputo Nakuzandza

Feature | Fiction | Brazil (RJ/SP) - Mozambique

Synopsis

The sun rises in the capital of Mozambique. Young people leave a party. In the backyard, ladies start their day. A man runs, a woman arrives from a trip, a tourist goes out for a walk, a worker uses public transportation, and Maputo Nakuzandza radio announces the disappearance of a bride.

Film credit

Director: Ariadine Zampaulo
Writer(s): Ariadine Zampaulo & Maria Clotilde Guirrugo
Producer(s): Ariadine Zampaulo & Maria Clotilde Guirrugo
Actor(s): Sabina Tembe, Fernando Macamo, Luis Napaho, Silvana Pombal, Eunice Mandlate, Malua Saveca, Paulo Zacarias, Salvado Mabjaia, Domingos Bié, Maria Clotilde

Film info

Duration: 60′ (25 fps) / 62′ (24 fps)
Language(s): Portuguese
Subtitle(s): English, French, Spanish

Festivals & Screenings

International: 33° FIDMarseille – Marseille Festival of Documentary Film (France), 29º FICValdivia (Chile), Festival Close-up 2022 (France), International African Film Festival in Argentina 2022, 9th Porto/Post/Doc: Film & Media Festival (Portugal), Woche Der Kritik / Berlin Critic’s Week (Germany – 2023), 20° IndieLisboa – International Film Festival (Portugal – 2023), 28th FESPACO (Burkina Faso), 18th Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival (UK – 2023), 52th New Directors/New Films (USA – 2023), 23th Festival du Cinéma Africain de Khouribga (Morocco), Kaleidoskop 2023 (Austria), Sicilia Queer Filmfest 2023 (Italy), 20th Afrika Film Festival Köln (Germany), 14th Silicon Valley African Film Festival (USA)

Brazil: 25th Mostra de Cinema de Tiradentes, 11th Olhar de Cinema – Curitiba Int’l Film Festival, 24th Rio de Janeiro Int’l Film Festival, XVIII Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema, Cinema Urbana 2022, Semana do Audiovisual Negro 2022, 11ª Mostra Audiovisual Wallace, Cine Plural 2023, 6th International Mostra Livre de Cinema, Mostra de Cinemas Africano 2023, 4th Bienal do Cinema Sonoro – BIS

Awards

4th Bienal do Cinema Sonoro – BIS – Award: Sound Design and Original soundtrack
24th Rio de Janeiro Int’l Film Festival – Award: special prize of the Jury, “Novos Rumos” competition.
XVIII Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema – Award: Indie Lisboa Jury
Sicilia Queer Filmfest (Italy) – Award: Special Mention – New Visions Selection
6th International Mostra Livre de Cinema – Award: Best film award

Downloads

Film posters: 001 002
Film stills: 001 002 003 004
Press kit
Director’s picture

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