Nuvem
a film by Basil Da Cunha
Nuvem
A film by Basil Da Cunha
- 2011
- Switzerland, Portugal
- 30 minutes
- VO Portuguese – FR, DE, EN subtitles
Cloud, a young man who greatly enjoys wandering and daydreaming, lives in the centre of the creole shantytown in Lisbon. In this neighbourhood resembling the court of miracles, where old toothless fishermen mingle with rappers, Cloud is considered as the village idiot. Having little inclination for work, he prefers the company of dogs and clowns. Faced with the indifference of the barmaid whom he is in love with, and the disdain of his peers, Cloud begins his quest for the mysterious sunfish …
Nuvem
A film by Basil Da Cunha
- 2011
- Switzerland, Portugal
- 30 minutes
- VO Portuguese – FR, DE, EN subtitles
Cloud, a young man who greatly enjoys wandering and daydreaming, lives in the centre of the creole shantytown in Lisbon. In this neighbourhood resembling the court of miracles, where old toothless fishermen mingle with rappers, Cloud is considered as the village idiot. Having little inclination for work, he prefers the company of dogs and clowns. Faced with the indifference of the barmaid whom he is in love with, and the disdain of his peers, Cloud begins his quest for the mysterious sunfish …
Awards
Panazorean International Film Festival
- RTP2-Onda Curta Prize
Cinesul – Festival Ibero-Americano de Cinema e Vídeo
- Mention
FESTIVALS
World Premiere: Director’s Fortnight
Curtas Vila do Conde
Panazorean International Film Festival
Festival international du film de Locarno
Cinesul – Festival Ibero Americano de Cinema e Video
Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
Tampere Film Festival
CAST & Crew
With
Nelson Duarte
Pedro Diniz
Marlene Alexandra Lopes Monteiro
Tuna
Manuel Da Veiga
Antonio Barros
Boubacar Djalo
Directed by
Basil Da Cunha
Director of photograpy
Basil Da Cunha
José Pereira Consiglieri Pedroso
Sound
Filipe Tavares
Editing
José Nascimento
Sound editing and mixing
Adrien Kessler
Colour grading
Robin Erard
Production
Thera Production
Box Productions
In coproduction with
O som e a fùria
Director’s bio
Basil Da Cunha was born on July 19th, 1985. He directed several short self-produced films before becoming a member of Thera Production, the association behind the production of « La loi du talion » in 2008 and « A côté » in 2009 (nominated for the 2010 Swiss cinema award and 2010 Best Portuguese film award, Vila do Conde). At the end of 2010, he directed Nuvem (Sunfish) in Lisbon; the film premiered at the Directors’ Fortnight in 2011. In 2012, his latest short « Os vivos tambem choram » (The Living Also Cry) hits the festival circuit.
He is currently finishing his Cinema studies at the Haute Ecole d’Art et de Design in Geneva (HEAD) and is collaborating with Box Productions (Switzerland) and O som e a fúria (Portugal) on his next film.
