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    KAMINHU

    Directed by Marie Vieillevie
    France | 15 minutes | North American Premiere | BRIEF ENCOUNTERS

Joanna, a young European traveller, roams the Cape Verde Islands with her sketchbook. She encounters Lito, a local fisherman, who will convince her to delay her departure from the village of Esperanza.

film details

Director: Marie Vieillevie
Producers: Vanessa Buttin-Labarthe, Jean Bouthors, Richard van den Boom
Screenwriter: Marie Vieillevie
Cinematographers: Marie Vieillevie
Animator: Guillaume Bourrachot, Lola Degove, João Monteiro, Marie Vieillevie, Martin Touzé, Valentine Fournier, Julia Martinez, Coline Durtschi, Thai Ha Phung, Isabelle Dallemer, Chloé Fendenheim
Editor: Laure Wybier
Music: Tcheka
Cast: Victoire Du Bois, Manuel Lopes Andrade
Country: France
Language: in French, Portuguese, and Cape Verdean Creole with English subtitles
Year: 2024
Running Time: 15 minutes
Premiere Status: North American Premiere
Primary Company: Wasia
Contact Email: miguel.wasia@gmail.com
Website: https://promofilms.notion.site/Kaminhu-1c890afce600499593faebb1f3c09a3f?pvs=4

Screening in:

BRIEF ENCOUNTERS

Our most profound and memorable experiences occur in the shortest of time spans. These films examine the enduring impact of terse exchanges and fleeting interactions.

Other Films Included:

  • A BLUE SUMMER
  • THE YELLOW
  • CALL GLORIA!
  • KAMINHU
  • I’M REALLY SCARED I’M DYING TBH
  • MELODY OF LOVE

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