Invisible Hero
Portugal, France2019fiction27'Short Matters! Krótkie filmy roku (2021)
Duarte is an older blind man who, on his birthday, decides to find his friend from Cabo Verde, Leandro, who mysteriously disappeared. Regardless of Lisbon summer heat, Duarte walks around his neighbourhood getting to know the city residents from different social strata, but it turns out that no one has seen or remembers his friend. Eventually, his mission will lead him to the place that might reveal his secret. EFA nominee at Clermont-Ferrand
- directed by
- Cristèle Alves Meira
French-Portuguese film and stage director. She has directed several documentary films exploiting the themes of immigration and music. Since 2008 she has been offering stage workshops for elementary and secondary school students in a theatre in Bretagne.
- cinematography
- Julien Michel, Manuel Pinho Braga
- script
- Cristèle Alves Meira
- cast
- Duarte Pina, Lucília Raimundo
- music
- Cristèle Alves Meira
- sound
- Vincent Pateau, Pedro Melo, Simon Apostolou
- editing
- Pierre Deschamps
- production
- Gaëlle Mareschi (Fluxus Films), Pedro Borges (Midas Filmes)
- Photo
