Festival internacional Signos da Noite - Lisboa
International Festival Signs of the Night - Lisbon
 





8° Festival internacional Signos da Noite - Lisboa - Montijo - Novembro 5-10, 2024

22th International Festival Signs of the Night - Portugal

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Lisboa - La cidade entre os continente ----------------------------------------------------------- Lisbon - The town between the Continent
Lisbon - Montijo - Towns between the margin




 
Lisboa
Casa do Comum

7 Novembro
14.30 hs

Emperica

Kris De Meester, Ron Chiers
Belgium / 2024 / 0:09:02

Against the backdrop of societal collapse, two powerful voices engage in a high-stakes debate over the future of humanity. Should mankind be placed under total control to safeguard its survival, or should they be granted the freedom to shape their own destiny, even if it means risking self-destruction?

PORTUGAL PREMIERE

 

 

EarthWorm

Phillip Barker
Canada / 2023 / 0:16:16

Sean’s mission on Earth is to help humans live forever by eradicating useless states of emotion and instinct. However, confronted with "Earth’s pointless gravity", Sean’s body weakens. He seeks the help of a domesticated horse, who introduces him to poetry. Undaunted, he continues to collect samples from Earth: animals, worms, and the very children who have befriended him.

PORTUGAL PREMIERE
 

Caol

Saman Lotfian
Iran / 2023 / 0:19:40

Eesa and Mokhtar, miners, get into a fight. Eesa pushes Mokhtar, and makes him fall. Mokhtar's oxygen tank starts leaking, without anyone noticing. Eesa discovers methane gas and saves some people, but Mokhtar dies due to an empty tank. Eesa, torn, faces a choice: lie and become a hero or confess everything and carry the weight of killing Mokhtar.

PORTUGAL PREMIERE


 

 

Cuarto de hora

Sebastian Arancibia
Chile / 2022 / 0:15:00

Alex (25), is a young Haitian man living in Chile who is undocumented and does not speak Spanish. After a car accident he is helped and translated by Daniela (50), a passerby with whom he is going to live what could be his last 15 minutes of life.








 

 


Ten Days

Anastasia Savinova
United Kingdom / 2023 / 0:25:26

As the Russian-Ukrainian war breaks out, Lena's family kitchen becomes a battleground. Struggling to prove her pacifist views to the family Lena takes a step she knows won't be approved.

PORTUGAL PREMIERE