June 14, 2024

Nun'Álvares de Campanhã Association

In this first Cinema on the Clothesline session in the north of the country, the underpants traveled to Porto to celebrate open-air cinema, the art of short films, and to celebrate the people who have been around the place the longest.

Due to weather conditions, the session had to be held indoors at the Associação Nun'Álvares de Campanhã. Being the first indoor screening of Cinema no Estendal, it led us to explore how this imagery and concept could be adapted to indoor spaces. We drew inspiration from the concept of a traditional tavern cinema to create this atmosphere.

MAY

31 official selection of short films

2025

A Friendship in Tow/Toe

Atsushi Kuwayama, DOC, Portugal

A chance friendship forms on a Lisbon staircase as Dona Maria and an Asian companion walk together, sharing stories, gestures, and laughter that transcend language barriers and reshape how they understand each other.

O Mar é um Grande Ladrão

Ana Luisa Abreu/ Leonor Silvério Marques, DOC, PORTUGAL

Through memories, landscapes, and everyday gestures, the film reflects on the intimate relationship between people and the sea; a presence that both gives and takes, like a great thief. 🌊

Madeleine

Raquel Sancinette, ANIM, Canada

An animated documentary about the tender friendship between filmmaker Raquel Sancinetti and 107-year-old Madeleine, whose dream of a final trip to the sea comes to life through imagination and animation.

O Homem do Lixo

Laura Gonçalves, ANIM, Portugal

On a hot August afternoon, a family recalls Uncle Botão’s life from the Colonial War to decades as a garbage collector in France, remembering him through humor, imagination, and unexpected treasures.

Pronto, era assim

Joana Nogueira/Patrícia Rodriguesm, ANIM Portugal

Seis idosos partilham as suas histórias de vida: como foi crescer, namorar, casar, trabalhar e até emigrar, num tempo em que a maneira de viver era diferente.