João Salaviza & Ricardo Alves Jr.
Portugal, Brazil, 2018
16mm, Colour, 19'57''
Russa returns to Bairro do Aleixo in Porto, visiting her sister and friends with whom she celebrates her son’s birthday. In this brief reunion, Russa returns to the collective memory of her neighbourhood where three of the five towers still remain standing.
With: Helena Campos, Maria Antonieta, Alberto Moreira
Directed by: João Salaviza, Ricardo Alves Jr.
Production: João Salaviza, Renée Nader Messora, Ricardo Alves Jr., Thiago Macêdo Correia (Karõ Filmes, Entre Filmes, Material Bruto) Câmara Municipal do Porto - Pelouro da Cultura
Cinematography: Renée Nader Messora
Script: João Salaviza,, Ricardo Alves Jr., Renée Nader Messora, Germano Melo
Editing: João Salaviza, Ricardo Alves Jr.
Sound director: Breno Furtado
Sound design: Léo Bortolin
Sound mix: Ariel Henrique
Original languages: Portuguese
Festivals & sales: Agência - Portuguese Short Film Agency
2018