20TH edition NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 2, 2023
20th edition
November 24 to December 2, 2023
Trained as an actor, Cristèle Alves Meira began her career as a theatre director. She directed two documentariesâSom & Morabeza (2008) in Cape Verde, and Born in Luanda (2010) in Angolaâbefore tackling short fiction films in Portugal: Sol Branco (2015); Campo de VÃboras (2016), which was selected for the Semaine de la Critique at the Festival de Cannes; InvisÃvel Herói (2019) and Tchau-Tchau (2021). She makes her feature-length directorial debut with Alma Viva (2022).
As she does every summer, little Salomé returns to her family village nestled in the Portuguese mountains for the holidays. As the vacation begins in a carefree atmosphere, her beloved grandmother suddenly dies. While the adults are tearing each other apart over the funeral, Salomé is haunted by the spirit of the one who was considered a witch.
Director :Cristèle Alves Meira
Producer :Gaëlle Mareschi, Pedro Borges
Screenwriter :Cristèle Alves Meira
Cinematographer :Rui Pocas
Production Designer :Julien Michel
Editor :Pierre Deschamps
Sound : Amaury Arboun
Music :Amine Bouhafa
Production Company : Fluxus Films, Midas Filmes
International Sales : Kinology