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

Batalha Centro de Cinema

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