Chão Verde de Pássaros Escritos (2026)
Documentary about the life and work of the writer Luandino Vieira – one of the most solid and brilliant voices in Portuguese-language literature. "Green Ground of Written Birds" follows Luandino Vieira's return to Tarrafal, where he lived for 8 years as a political prisoner. It is from there that part of the stories of Portugal, Angola, and Cape Verde on their way to African independence is retold. Just months away from the year when Portugal will have lived as long under democracy as under dictatorship, this documentary is made from the struggle for freedom from within the prison, from the living memory of those who crossed time and faced it through a new literature.
Director: Sandra Inês Cruz
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Luandino Vieira as |
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Sandra Inês Cruz as |
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Daniel Silva as |
| Directing | Sandra Inês Cruz | Director |
| Writing | Sandra Inês Cruz | Writer |
| Production | Humberto Rocha | Producer |
| Production | Rafaela Morgado | Line Producer |
| Production | Pedro Medeiros | Producer |
| Crew | Luís Cília | Compositor |
| Camera | Humberto Rocha | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Pedro Medeiros | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Victor Carvalho | Camera Operator |
| Art | Mónica Santos | Art Direction |
| Editing | Andreia Bertini | Color Grading |
| Editing | Victor Carvalho | Editor |
| Sound | Mauricio d'Orey | Sound Mixer |