In a green area, the reality is gray and uncomfortable despite the smooth flow of the river. There, the ruins of an amusement park and extreme sports that, in 2012, was unique in Portugal, are “planted”. We are at Monte de São Brás, where 6 hectares were uprooted to “plant” Raf Park, despite a national economic crisis.

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Director: André Almeida Rodrigues

Producer: André Almeida Rodrigues

Year: 2021

Duration: 14 min

Awards

  • Sofia Art Film Awards — Best Short Documentary and Best Mobile Film — 2022
  • CEYFF – Ceylon International Film Festival — Honorable Mention — 2022

Screenings

  • MOITAMOSTRA – Encontro D’Artes em Meio Rural — 2023
  • Shortcutz Lisboa — 2023
  • Peaberry Film Festival — 2023
  • Cinemaking International Film Festival — 2023
  • Lift-Off Filmmaker Sessions — 2022
  • West Bengal Short Film Festival — 2022
  • Imagens no Tejo – Mostra de Cinema Português — 2022
  • Leiria Film Fest — 2022
  • SEFF – Smaragdni Eco Film Festival — 2021
  • Ocean Coast Film Festival — 2021

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Return to the Childhood Home Before the Last Farewell (2023)

White Elephant (2019)

Break, Break, Break (2019)

Soap Bedtime Stories (2018)

Careful (2016)

Alfaião (2016)

The Barber Guitarist (2015)