Official competition first feature
The buildings are sprouting from the ground, the alleys of dirt become flooded with rain water, people grow fur the ra part, all in the name of progress. Maputo is a young African capital city emerging at the frenetic rhythm of the global financial demand Nhez, a wannabe rapper superstar that lives in the slums and waits for his chance in the spotlight, while selling executive suits in the city center to make ends meet. «Each man for himself», heal ways says
Duration: 74 minutes
Nationality: Mozambique
Production year: 2015
Director: Joao Graça / Fabio Riberio
Maputo (2015)
JOÃO GRAÇA (1979) graduated in Communication Design and holds a Master degree in Multimedia Art fromFaculdade de BelasArtes de Lisboa. He is one of the foundingmembers of Anima EstúdioCriativo, based in Maputo, Mozambique, his country of origin, whereheisestablished as a documentaryfilmmaker. He also has the commitment to stimulate the film Productionion in Mozambique, withprojectsthatintegrateyoung talents in Anima’s film crews. FÁBIO RIBEIRO (1982) graduated in CinematographyfromEscola Superior de Teatro e Cinema de Lisboa. He’sdedicatedmainly to social documentary films, havingdirectedprojects for organizationssuch as the European Commission in Mozambique, UNESCO, FHI360, USAID, UNFPA, GIZ and SNV. Most of hispersonalprojects have been screened in festivals worldwide.
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