Casa de Lava

The film tells a story of Mariana, a nurse who leaves Lisbon to accompany an immigrant worker in a comatose sleep on his trip home to Cape Verde. The devoted Portuguese nurse took a journey only to find herself lost in abstract drama.

1995-02-10 | pt

The Island of Contenda

Cape Verde, 1964. At the feet of a mighty volcano, the traditional Cape Verdean society is undergoing a steady change. The old land-owning aristocracy is disintegrating. A class of "mulattos" begins to emerge, with a trade-based financial power that threatens the landlords. A new identity arises, a mix of old and new, of African and Portuguese culture, sensual and dynamic. The songs of Cesária Évora follow this inevitable transformation. From the novel by Henrique Teixeira de Sousa.

1999-07-09 | pt

"Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican?": A Cape Verdean American Story

The untold tragedy and scandal of what happened to a vibrant community of immigrants from the Cape Verde Islands in the Fox Point section of Providence, Rhode Island who were forcibly displaced by urban renewal to make way for fancy coffee shops, antique stores and elegantly restored houses. Poignant, heartfelt and warm, in a timeless snapshot SKFPR captures the essence, spirit and heart of a community whose history was erased before it was written.

2006-01-26 | en

Amílcar Cabral

Documentary about African freedom fighter Amílcar Cabral, whose story is told by his relatives and friends. Amílcar, besides being a humanist and nationalist, was also a brilliant poet.

2000-01-01 | pt

Morabeza

This 16mm short film undertakes a journey from slavery to ‘Morabeza’, a multi-faceted word that describes Cape Verde’s gentle spirit. Allow yourself be guided to discover the diversity and beauty of this South African country.

2018-11-24 | en

Cape Verde My Love

Praia, Cape Verde. Laura, Flavia and Bela are childhood friends. Each leads her own life and they sometimes meet to dance, dine and have fun. But one day the calm rivers of their lives break their banks and become wild torrents: Ricardo, Flavia's husband, rapes his pupil Indira, Laura's 13-year old eldest daughter. A film that takes a critical look at the lives of women in Cape Verde.

2007-05-25 | pt

The Other Side of the Atlantic

The Other Side of the Atlantic is a documentary that builts a bridge in the ocean that separates Brazil and Africa. The film tackles the cultural exchanges, the imaginary created through the mirroring, the prejudice and dreams built in both sides of the atlantic through the life stories of the students of african countries in transit through Brazil.

2015-11-27 | pt

Cap-Vert, l'archipel créole

2013-01-01 | fr

The Victims of the East Wind

Film adaptation of a novel published in 1960 by Cape Verdean author Manuel Lopes.

1987-01-01 | pt

Cape Verdean Cranberry: The Fernandes Story

Follow the story of one family's contribution to the history that ties Cape Verdean immigrants to the cranberry industry in southern Massachusetts.

2025-02-16 | en

The Boxer

2022-06-23 | ko

Opera Mundi

2020-08-11 | it

Dying to Sleep

Terrifying nightmares, a broken family, and a mysterious Holistic Doctor, haunt Mary as she searches for the strength to find forgiveness amongst dark betrayals.

2023-07-24 | en

Midday Serenade

A man stabbed another man with a pair of scissors. The fallen man was his rival designer, Aoki. The main character is a very famous designer who works on Miya-sama's dress. Suddenly the famous designer wakes up, the corpse of Aoki disappeared as soon as he took his eyes off. The anxious designer teacher asks his disciple Reiji for comfort. There is another disciple called Junko present in the home. Next to him is Aoki, who should have died but is alive. Apparently these two are planning something. A designer teacher and two disciples at a villa by the sea. Is it a love-hate drama that unfolds in a closed room? No, that's not all.

1994-10-03 | ja

Organic Mama Hybrid Alludu

Vijay, a failed but talented film director starts selling Kondapalli toys made by his sculptor parents to make a living. He falls in love with Hassini, the daughter of a rich landlord and a businessman Organic Venkataramana, who gets furious when he comes to know Hassini’s relationship with Vijay. When Munikonda offers Vijay a chance to direct, Vijay lands in desperate situation to prove himself to win over his dream, love and life.

2023-03-03 | te

USIDent TV: Surveilling the Southland

Making of the movie Southland Tales

2008-03-18 | en

Competition: Married Couples Secret Technique

Inspired by a street interview about married sex life a TV food show host accidentally finds a way to help his little problem in bed.

1976-02-21 | ja

Thumboli Kadappuram

Mary, who is from a rich family, elopes with William, a fisherman, as her parents are against their relationship. They try to lead a normal and happy life until her father comes in search of her.

1995-07-07 | ml

Candy

Struggling after the recent death of her mother, Candy becomes involved in an underground scene of chaos.

2019-04-28 | en