“Since 2011, as an author and in a frantic and committed fashion, I record music and dance expressions of various kinds all over the country. From a great conversation with film director Inês Oliveira, who followed my work for a while, I raise fundamental questions in this film: Why do I do what I do? What is this all about? What are the relationships with the people? What differentiates me from scientific work? What is tradition?” — Tiago Pereira.

… because I am not the 21st Century’s Giacometti

In an isolated village of the Alentejo region, a conflict arises. José Vitorino, one of the landowners of the region, rich in prehistoric monuments, wants to build a luxurious solarium in lands filled with ancient rocks, places of devotion and sacred rituals.  Indifferent to the people’s protest, who believe in the magical powers of the stones and that the region’s drought is due to the rocks’ destruction, José Vitorino hires an architect to plan his new house. On christmas eve, in the middle of the winter solstice, a strange ceremony around a dolmen, once an altar for bloody sacrifices in more remote times, releases a harmful spell. A race against time to reverse the faulty charm begins.

O Segredo das Pedras Vivas

O Mundo dos Outros is a social experiment aimed at collecting various anonymous testimonials and stories. In this regard, our intention is to create a safe and welcoming space where it is possible to share any kind of personal testimonies and experiences, with the goal of creating an exhibition that celebrates all types of stories that happen every day, as well as sharing the experiences and perspectives we carry. This documentary features the stories told non-anonymously.

O Mundo dos Outros

What is it like to sing a culture one doesn’t know? Cantadores de Paris comprises three Portuguese, an Italian, a German and six French, and is dedicated to cante alentejano. We brought members of the group to Serpa to blend them with local groups.