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Three Portuguese premieres in one session: two films by Beatriz Santiago Muñoz — Laurel Sabino y Jaguilla and New Materials, on Puerto Rico's endemic magnolias and the artist and poet Elizam Escobar — and Hassen Ferhani's Alea Jacarandas, an intimate journey through Algiers where writing, filming and choosing beauty become acts of resistance. Screening on 25 October at São Jorge.

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Screenings 25 Oct / 14.00, São Jorge, Sala 3 Laurel Sabino y Jaguilla Beatriz Santiago Muñoz • 2019 • Puerto Rico, USA • 12' • DCP Portuguese Premiere New Materials Beatriz Santiago Muñoz • 2019 • Puerto Rico, Mexico • 5' • DCP Portuguese Premiere Alea Jacarandas Hassen Ferhani • 2026 • Algeria, France • 80' • DCP Portuguese Premiere Synopsis In New Materials, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz presents Elizam Escobar, an artist and poet who spent decades in prison for his political activism. Laurel sabino and jaguilla are two magnolia species endemic to Puerto Rico. For Muñoz, if the magnolias had a language, it would be something akin to avant-garde poetry. On the streets of Algiers, the jacarandas bloom like fragments of memory. In Alea Jacarandas, filmmaker Hassen Ferhani embarks on an intimate journey in which his father's stories outline an affective dictionary of the city. Writing, filming and choosing beauty become acts of resistance. Prices General - 5€ Reduced mobility - 5€

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Sinopse Projecções 25 OUT / 14.00, São Jorge , Sala 3 Laurel Sabino y Jaguilla Beatriz Santiago Muñoz • 2019 • Porto Rico, EUA • 12’ • DCP Estreia Portuguesa New Materials Beatriz Santiago Muñoz • 2019 • Porto Rico, México • 5’ • DCP Estreia Portuguesa Alea Jacarandas Hassen Ferhani • 2026 • Argélia, França • 80’ • DCP Estreia Portuguesa Em New Materials , Beatriz Santiago Muñoz apresenta Elizam Escobar, um artista e poeta que passou décadas na prisão pelo seu activismo político. Laurel sabino e jaguilla são duas magnólias endémicas de Porto Rico. Para Muñoz, se as magnólias tivessem uma linguagem, seria algo semelhante à poesia de vanguarda. Nas ruas de Argel, os jacarandás florescem como fragmentos de memória. Em Alea Jacarandas , o cineasta Hassen Ferhani embarca numa viagem íntima em que as histórias do pai delineiam um dicionário afectivo da cidade. Escrever, filmar e escolher a beleza tornam-se actos de resistência Preços Geral - 5€ Mob. Condicionada - 5€