33° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
TFFDOC/INTERNAZIONALE.DOC

GIPSOFILA

GYPSOPHILA
by Margarida Leitão
Country: Portugal
Year: 2015
Duration: 61'


A woman decides to film her visits to her grandmother. In the quiet home, the camera captures the unique relation between these two women fifty years apart. With days passing by, the lines between film and life increasingly become blurred.

Biography

film director

Margarida Leitão

Margarida Leitão (Lisbon, Portugal) is graduated in editing in Theatre and Film School (ESTC) in Lisbon. She directed several short fiction films and documentaries that travelled through festivals worldwide and were exhibited on television. In 2003 her short film A Ferida won the Best Short Film at Évora International Short Film Festival. A Ferida and Muitos Dias Tem o Mês had theatrical release too. She also works regularly as editor and script supervisor. Currently is finishing a MA in Dramaturgy and Filmmaking in ESTC.

FILMOGRAFIA

Kilandukilu (doc., 1998), A Ferida (cm, 2003), Parte de Mim (cm, 2006), Muitos Dias Tem o Mês (doc., 2009), Matar o Tempo (cm, doc., 2009), Design Atrás das Grades (doc., 2011), Zoo (cm, 2011), Cara a cara (doc., 2013), Gipsofila (doc., 2015).

Declaration

film director

“It all started with the urge to film a very intimate and close reality before time changes it forever: my relationship with my grandmother. We are told we have a similar nature, despite fifty years between us. I go to her home alone and soon I discover I cannot hide behind the camera, as I was used to. I have to inhabit the house and the frame as well as her. Now we are together to experience life and film. Is she ready? Am I?”

Cast

& Credits

regia, sceneggiatura, fotografia, suono, produttore/director, screenplay, cinematography, sound, producer
Margarida Leitão
montaggio/film editing
Margarida Leitão, João Braz
interpreti/cast
Lourdes Albuquerque, Margarida Leitão


contatti/contacts
Portugal Film
portugalfilm@indielisboa.com
www.portugalfilm.org
 
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