Maria Cobra Preta

Erika Nieva da Cunha

26 minutes – 2019

Original Title

Maria Cobra Preta

Synopsis

In a Lisbon neighborhood worn by gentrification, young rapper Maria and her old neighbours expect expulsion. Through her songs and by digging in the trauma of her origins, she finds the strenght to face the present.

Production

Co-production with:
HEAD – Genève
Radio Télévision Suisse , RTS (Switzerland)
With the support of Cinéforom (Switzerland), Loterie Romande (Switzerland)

Festivals & Awards (selection)

23. Internationale Kurfilmtage Winterthur – National competition, 2019
– Special Mention, Swiss Competition

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Distribution: AKKA Films

Trailer:

Maria, a young rapper, lives in a Lisbon neighborhood worn by gentrification.
She lives in a deserted building along with an old couple, all of them waiting for the inevitable expulsion. The city streets illuminated by strange nostalgia  murmur to Maria the story of an authentic exile. Through her songs and by digging in the trauma of her origins, she finds the strenght to face the present.

Stills

Casting

Mynda Guevara (Maria)
Mario Ventura (Luis)
Isabel Cardoso (Elena)
Soraya Lutangu (L’amie)
Carlos Jorge Delgado Fernandes (Le guérisseur)
Susana Antunes (L’enfant)
Angela de Abreu (La grand-mère)
Sara Ramos, Leticia Cristina Soares Lopes, Rosangela Gomes Fernandes (les Pickpockets)
Paolo Jorge Silva (Le touriste)

Credits

Written and directed by: Erika Nieva da  Cunha
Cinematography: Léot Brezot
Editor: Olivia Frey
Sound: Pedro Baptista Diniz
Sound Mix: Sylvain Thiellin
Calibration: Damien Molineaux
Music: Soraya Lutangu Bonaventure
Assistant director: Bruno de Freitas Leal
Setting: Luciano Schreider

Festivals

23. Internationale Kurzfilmtage Winterthur –  National Competition
– Special Mention, Swiss Competition