A TERRA DAS VIÚVAS DOS VIVOS

The land of the widows of the living

Documentary

In development

In the shade of the trees, a woman watches over a few goats that graze freely around her. Dressed in black and well-warmed against the cold, she draws on the ground with the tip of a stick as she tells the story of her people.

Isalina remembers that, although in the past, transhumance was hard, it was always a celebration. And it had to be, if they wanted to survive in the mountains.

Around her dark silhouette, you can hear the wind, the singing of birds, the bleating of goats, and beyond, an immensity that disappears behind the mountains.

Perhaps this will be the year of her last transhumance.

Director : Melanie Pereira
Film production company : Cósmica Producións, Red Dessert Films
With the AGADIC funding for the development of audiovisual and the ICA funding for development (Institute of Cinema and Arts od Portugal)

In 2024, the project was presented at Doclisboa Arché, where it received three awards:

• Impronta Award

• Special Jury Prize for Best Portuguese Project in Development

• #LINK – Ibero-American Documentary Film Meeting Award for Best Portuguese Project in Development