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Denise Fernandes, Cap Vert, 2024

SYNOPSIS

On a remote volcanic island from which everyone wants to leave, Nana learns to stay. Her mother Nia, who suffers from a mysterious illness, left shortly after her birth. When Nana comes down with a high fever, she is sent to the foot of a volcano for treatment. There, she encounters a world suspended between dreams and reality. Years later, when Nana is a teenager, Nia retur

BIOFILMOGRAPHY

Denise Fernandes (1990) was born in Lisbon to Cape Verdean parents and grew up in Switzerland. His latest short film, «Nha Mila» (2020), premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, in the Pardi di Domani section. Nha Mila was a European Film Awards candidate and has been screened at over 40 international film festivals. It was nominated as Best National Short Film at the Sophia Awards 2021 and invited by MoMa and Lincoln Center in New York for the New Directors / New Films Festival. Hanami, filmed in Cape Verde, is her feature directorial debut. NHA MILA Short film | 17’44’’ | 2020 IDYLLIUM Short film | 14’ | 2013 PAN SIN MERMELADA Short film | 12’ | 2012 UNA NOTTE Short film | 28’ | 2011