CREDITS
Directed by:
Rui Simões
Director of Photography:
Ricardo Filiage
Sound:
Paulo Abelho and João Eleutério
Editing:
Márcia Costa
Marketing:
Rita Gonzalez and Fátima Santos Filipe
Executive Producer:
Jacinta Barros
Producer:
Rui Simões
Co-Production:
Maralto Productions
Production:
Real Ficção
SYNOPSIS
The residents of the Cova da Moura neighborhood, mostly Cape Verdeans, recover and bring to life a traditional festival from their archipelago of origin—a ritual characteristic of the Midsummer "Festas Juninas."
This documentary follows a group of neighborhood residents on a journey to Cape Verde to celebrate the festivities of Saint John.
It is the festival of Saint John the Baptist, but it is also the staging of a journey.
Official film of the candidacy of Kolá San Jon for UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
FUNDING
SUPPORT
FESTIVALS
• DocLisboa 2011
• Caminhos do Cinema Português 2011
• Odemira Digital Film Festival 2011
• Culture Days of Portuguese-Speaking Countries 2012
• 7th Dockanema – Documentary Film Festival
• Medimed’12
• Luanda International Film Festival 2012
AWARDS
• Nominated for the 2013 SOPHIA Awards in the category of Best Feature-Length Documentary
