African guitars, electronic beats and the voices of two completely different music cultures - an experiment.
A chance meeting sets 25-year-old Portuguese Rastafarian Djon África on the track of his roots in Cape Verde. He hopes to finally find his father, an adventurer whom he doesn't know. But ... See full summary »
A group of friend without nautical experience (but with a An experienced Captain) board on a catamaran named Gandul at the Canary Islands with the proposal to cross the Atlantic Ocean ... See full summary »
Nopumoceno, the most successful businessman in the Cabo Verde archipelogo, is an ambitious, clever opportunist, known during his lifetime as "eternity single". However, he is then ... See full summary »
Tchinda is one of most beloved women in Cape Verde, especially after she came out as a transgender person in the local newspaper in 1998. Since then, her name has become the term used by ... See full summary »
They were called fahavalo - enemies - because they rebelled in 1947 against French colonial authorities in Madagascar. Today, filmmaker Marie-Clémence Andriamonta Paes takes us where the ... See full summary »
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Documentary about African freedom fighter Amílcar Cabral, whose story is told by his relatives and friends. Amílcar, besides being a humanist and nationalist, was also a brilliant poet.
Cape Verde, 1964. At the feet of a mighty volcano, the traditional Cape Verdean society is undergoing a steady change. The old land-owning aristocracy is disintegrating. A class of "... See full summary »
At 19, Zenaida has fully experienced the ugly face of the European dream. A victim of women's trafficking, born in Africa and trapped in a European city, she is coerced by her "owners" to ... See full summary »
Life has moved too fast for Mane. at the age of 50 he watches the slow sacrifice of his ideals. His wife, Lucy, has locked him in to a daily routine. His work in a small commercial shop and... See full summary »
On the precipice of his one-hundred and fifth birthday, the guardian and leader of a small, African village's history and culture is dead-set to pass on his sacred, storytelling role to his nine-year-old defiant grandson.
The Other Side of the Atlantic is a documentary that builts a bridge in the ocean that separates Brazil and Africa. The film tackles the cultural exchanges, the imaginary created through ... See full summary »
SKFPR is the untold tragedy and scandal of what happened to a vibrant community of immigrants from the Cape Verde Islands in the Fox Point section of Providence, Rhode Island forcibly ... See full summary »
Enigmatic whispers shroud a homeless eccentric in mystique-some called him a lunatic, others an artist and philosopher-and inspire this contemporary dance piece about his life on Cape Verde.
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Wildlife : Marine scientist makes brilliant discovery
Cabralista-an ambitious documentary trilogy about political activist Amilcar Cabral. Shot in Cape Verde, Portugal, Libya, Kenya, Guinea and Luxembourg, this is the first episode in an ... See full summary »
An African psychiatrist whose mysterious invention causes his best friend to commit suicide sees himself immersed in the case, and accosted by a relentless detective with baggage of his own.
Palco is a prime-time talk-show with diverse content, giving art creators a platform to showcase music and culture at large. This is a space of cultural exchange, conversations about art, ... See full summary »
Praia, Cape Verde. Laura, Flavia and Bela are childhood friends. Each leads her own life and they sometimes meet to dance, dine and have fun. But one day the calm rivers of their lives ... See full synopsis »
Three African humans talking his Interviewed.
World-renowned artist James Prosek is on a quest to see, and to paint from life and life-size, the 40 most iconic fish species of the North Atlantic. No one has ever tried this before. The ... See full summary »
Memories kept from a long trip are the inspiration for a letter to be sent to the future. Alone, away from home and about to complete 30 years-old, a Brazilian woman goes on a journey to ... See full summary »
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A body full of past marks heals past hurts and hides living losses. Here beats a heart invulnerable by noise, iron, and twist. Our boundaries are today more tight than ever. Who are the ... See full summary »
Terra Múzika: Land of Music is a sonic journey through the history of Cape Verdean beats, African history, and sounds that conquered the world, through the eyes of six accomplished musicians exploring sound, place, history, and belonging.
A look at the Cape Verdean community in California and their unique Afro-Portuguese culture.
A half-Capeverdian who grew up in Germany never got in touch with the Capeverdian culture. He does not utterly feel German, there is also something else. So he searches for the Capeverdian character.
An aviation field in an unknown suburb. The lake underneath the city burns the streets.
For Pedro, a young Cape Verdean living in a district of Mindelo, today is the day he will realize his greatest fantasy. He's getting ready for this special day. But will that day really be today
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Documentary about the international music festival Baia das Gatas, that takes place on the full moon every August, on the Sao Vicente island of Cape Verde. I
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Each year on the island of São Nicolau in Cabo Verde, the citizens of Ribeira Brava divide into two samba teams to celebrate Carnaval, the year's most anticipated, joyful & uplifting ... See full summary »
The back then and the not yet. A journey into the memory of John Ford, and for all those who did not succeed in seeing another land.
"Every morning when I go out of the door, he is the first one I see. He is the first to tell me good morning." "He is a father. Although he is destroying us, he does not kill us." The ... See full summary »
A traditional fairy tale of Cape Verde.
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A documentary on the global impacts of climate change and on the science behind the phenomena.
A portrait of the city and port of Mindelo, in Cape Verde.
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In 1984 a group of young Cape Verdeans influenced by the spirit of the Woodstock festival decided to create the 'Baia das Gatas' festival on the island of San Vicente, Cape Verde. What they... See full summary »