Edition 23: 2–10 August, 2024

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A Present Light

Luz de presença

Portugal
2019 — 19' / Color

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Synopsis

On a rainy night, a sad man leaves his home to deliver a letter to someone who recently left him. At a corner, he meets a woman who warns him about the slippery road. This is how I met Diana. Suffering from a heartbreak, Gonçalo falls from his motorbike.

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Director Biography

Diogo Costa Amarante was born in Portugal where he graduated in Law. In 2007, he was awarded the Ibermedia - best talent grant to study Documentary filmmaking and Cinematography at the Catalonia Film and Audiovisual School, Barcelona University. His first film “Jumate/Jumate” was selected in several film festivals and was awarded, among other prizes, best spanish documentary in the International Documentary Film Festival of Madrid, Spain.

Director

Diogo Costa Amarante

Producer

Diogo Costa Amarante

Cinematographer

Jorge Quintela

Editor

Diogo Costa Amarante

Sound

Luís Silveira