The Metamorphosis of Birds
A metamorfose dos pássaros
Directed by
Portugal
2020
101 min
- Portuguese
Documentary
Beatriz and Henrique fall in love and get married. He goes to sea while she raises their children. Their oldest son Jacinto is the father of director Catarina Vasconcelos, who together with him brings her family history to life in this intimate and very personal film.
Awards
- FIPRESCI Prize - Berlin IFF
- Best Film - Vilnius IFF
- Best Film (International Docs) - DokuFest
- Award for Best Directing in a Portuguese Feature Film (National Competition) - IndieLisboa
Festivals
Labels & Line Ups
Credits
- Cast
- Manuel Rosa
- João Móra
- Ana Vasconcelos
- Henrique Vasconcelos
- Screenplay
- Catarina Vasconcelos
- Cinematography
- Paulo Menezes
- Editing
- Francisco Moreira
- Music
- Madalena Palmeirim
- Sales
- PORTUGAL FILM - PORTUGUESE FILM AGENCY
- Production
- PRIMEIRA IDADE
Press
Catarina Vasconcelos
Portugal
Catarina Vasconcelos was born in Lisbon in 1986. After graduating from Lisbon’s Fine Arts Academy, she moved to London where she pursued a MA at the Royal College of Art. Her final project, the short film METAPHOR OR SADNESS INSIDE OUT (2013), was her first film. It premiered at Cinéma du Reel in 2014 where it was awarded the prize for the Best International Short Film. The film was screened in various festivals such as RIDM - Montreal International Documentary Festival (Best international medium length award), DokLeipzig, Moscow IFF and Doclisboa. Her first feature film, THE METAMORPHOSIS OF BIRDS (2020) had its premiere at the Encounters section at the Berlinale 2020.
