List of Cape Verdean films
The list of Cape Verde films includes films that were wholly or partially produced in Cape Verde .
In view of its small domestic market and its economic situation, Cape Verde does not have a well-developed film industry. The culture, especially the music and the Mindelos carnival are often the subject of documentaries, but the green island of Santo Antão or the idiosyncratic landscapes of the volcanic island of Fogo are occasionally the focus of film artists. The few feature films made in Cape Verde are often productions of Portuguese films , while the documentaries are made by directors from all over the world and Cape Verde itself.
Leão Lopes (* 1948 in Ribeira Grande ) can be considered the most important director of the island state .
year | title | Director | Genre / Notes |
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1979 | Fogo, îl de feu | Sarah Maldoror | Documentary about the Fogo volcanic island |
1979 | Un carnaval dans le Sahel | Sarah Maldoror | documentary short film about the carnival on Cape Verde |
1988 | Os Flagelados do Vento Leste | Antonio Faria | |
1994 | Casa de Lava | Pedro Costa | Film drama |
1996 | O Ilheu de Contenda | Leão Lopes | Film adaptation of the novel of the same name by the Cape Verdean author Teixeira de Sousa |
1997 | O Testamento do Senhor Napumoceno | Francisco Manso | Film adaptation of the novel of the same name by the author Germano Almeida |
1998 | Fintar o Destino | Fernando Vendrell | Award-winning film about an aged footballer in Cape Verde |
2001 | Amílcar Cabral | Ana Ramos Lisboa | Documentary film on the biography of Amílcar Cabral |
2002 | Nha Fala - My voice | Flora Gomes | Award-winning musical -like, multi-layered comedy film |
2004 | The journey of Cape Verde | Guenny K. Pires | Award-winning documentary about Cape Verde's search for identity |
2004 | The Music Cape | Alexis Tsafas | Documentary film about the music festival Baia das Gatas |
2005 | O Arquitecto ea Cidade Velha | Catarina Alves Costa | Documentary film about the failed project by the architect Siza Vieira for the first UNESCO World Heritage candidate Cidade Velhas |
2006 | Some Kind of Funny Porto Rican? ': A Cape Verdean American Story | Claire Andrade-Watkins | Documentary about the Cape Verdean community in the USA |
2006 | Santo Antão - Paisagem & Melodia | Homero Fonseca | The director and musician crosses his home island of Santo Antão in music clips |
2006 | Bitú | Leão Lopes | Documentary about the Cape Verdean painter Bitú in Mindelo |
2007 | Batuque | Júlio Silvão Tavares | Documentary about the Cape Verdean Batuque music |
2007 | Cabo Verde nha cretcheu | Ana Ramos Lisboa | Feature film about three friends in the capital Praia |
2008 | A Ilha dos Escravos | Francisco Manso | Slave drama |
2008 | Mindelo - Traz d 'horizonte | Alexis Tsafas | Documentation about the port city of Mindelo |
2009 | Cabo Verde inside | Alexander Schnoor | Autobiographical documentary by the German-Cape Verdean director |
2010 | A menina dos olhos grandes | Fonseca Soares , Alexis Tsafas | Film adaptation of a Cape Verdean fairy tale |
2010 | Carnaval de Mindelo 2010 | Eric Mulet | Documentation of the Carnival of Mindelo 2010 |
2009 | Carta d'Holanda | Agostinho Santos | Documentary about the Cape Verdean community in the Netherlands |
2011 | Cabralista | Valério Lopes | |
2011 | Kolá San Jon | Rui Simoes | Documentary about the traditional festivals of San Jon (São João) |
2012 | Picture the Leviathan | Hal Clifford , Jason Houston | Short film about James Prosek's project to paint fish of the North Atlantic, a. a. in Cape Verde |
2012 | Proud to Be Cape Verdean: A Look at Cape Verdeans in the Golden State | Mike Costa | Documentary about the Cape Verdean community in California |
2013 | Momento - Pupkulies & Rebecca Play Cabo Verde | Steffen Boseckert | Film about the recordings of the German group Pupkulies & Rebecca with Cape Verdean musicians on the island of Maio |
2013 | Shouting: Tierra | Giulio Gobbetti | poetic documentary about crossing the Atlantic |
2013 | Tão longe é aqui | Eliza Capai | Documentary about a Brazilian woman's trip to Africa |
2013 | Another Land: Homage to John Ford | Giulio Latini | Short film in memory of John Ford |