A NEW PORTUGUESE DOCUMENTARY IN CINESUD: “PASSANDO À DE ZÉ MARÔVAS”

Title: “Passing By Zé Marôvas”; Length: 30’; Format: 16:9; Year of production: 2009; Language: Portugues. Subtitles: English; Producer Ulysses do Monte – Pana Tainies;  Director: Aurora Ribeiro; Camera: David Santos; Sound direction: Diana Meireles; Idea: João Jorge Sarantopoulos; Editing: Aurora Ribeiro and Tomás Silva.

Sinopse

Every tourist coming to Portugal through Badajoz had to pass by the door of Zé Marôvas. He managed to find a way to call their attention and make them stop by his store.

Now that a new highway has been built, he can wait hours for a customer. But people and cars keep passing by and Zé Marôvas keeps passing all his time in his corner shop.

Screenings:

DOCLISBOA 2009

Prizes:

Best Portuguese Short Movie in DocLisboa 09

Director’s Biography and curricula

Born in 1984 in Lisbon, she graduated in Film Direction from the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema. Her first short film, “Dear Carlos Alberto”, won several awards both nationally and internationally. “Passing by Zé Marôvas” is her first documentary film. It was shot in Redondo where she has lived 16 years of her life. She now lives in Faial, Azores.

Awards

1st award in Mise-en-Scene International Students’ Film Festival de Delhi(India) 2007

2nd award in Arouca Film Festival(Portugal) 2008

2^nd award in 17th International Short Film Festival of Cergy-Pontoise(France) 2007

Public Award no 1º Primeiras (Lisboa) 2007

Best screenplay in 8th International Film School Festival, Escuela del Cine(Uruguai) 2007

Best screenplay in the Festival de Curtas da Universidade Autónoma (Portugal) 2007

Best actress in 8th Sesily youth film festival of Tbilisi(Georgia) 2007

Special Mention in TOM de Vídeo (Portugal) 2007