MARIA
- the Factory North of Portugal -
(fiction, 15', 2023)
Maria spends her days working at her step family’s noisy metal factory. Crushed by the violence of men, she also must take care of her both depressive sister-in-law and niece. A revolution starts boiling inside her.
with Ângela Marques, Cristina Cunha, Gustavo Sumpta, Júlia Valente, Manuel Nabais, Eloy Monteiro, João Melo
Director: Mário Macedo, Dornaz Hajiha
Script: Mário Macedo, Dornaz Hajiha
Editing: Luís Costa
Director of Photography: Paulo Castilho
Sound: Luís Silveira
Assistant Director: Ricardo Freitas
Post-sound: Bernardo Bento, Vasco Carvalho
Music: Minhotos Marotos
Producer: Rodrigo Areias (Bando à Parte) & Dominique Welinski (DW Production)
Distribution: Agência
FESTIVALS
Directors’ Fortnight, Cannes International Film Festival, France
Mostra São Paulo International Film Festival, Brazil
Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia&Herzegovina
Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal
Macau International Short Film Festival, Macau
OTHER SCREENINGS
Shortcutz Guimarães - North Factory Screening
Festa Cinema Italiano
Cinemax RTP
Batalha Centro de Cinema