Pirinha

Pirinha is a young woman’s journey through the recesses of her subconscious in search of herself and coming to terms with her past. On her journey, she encounters the so-called ‘evil’ creatures from Cape Verdean folklore that she feared so much as a child, only to discover that “true evil” has its roots in someone else. These encounters, however, are sweetened by memories of the most beautiful phase of her life- time spent with her grandmother, a woman ahead of her time who had a peculiar knowledge of traditional medicine and treated her granddaughter with it whenever needed. As a result, Pirinha is also a story of healing steeped in the cultural rituals of Cape Verde. It is a unique journey, but unfortunately one that is so familiar to many women, yet one that brings hope that wounds can be healed, showing that sometimes even supposed demons can bring pirinhas (traditional cape-verdean sweets).