RUI LOPES DA SILVA
BIO
Rui Lopes da Silva was born in Cape Verde and emigrated to Portugal in 1986, where he concluded I.A.D.E.’s Film and Audiovisual Course.
Between 2003 and 2009, he was responsible for the Video Cabinet of the Piaget Institute.
Throughout his career, he’s worked as an editor, director of photography and camera operator in various projects, including documentaries such as Dez Grãozinhos de Terra and Cidades de Portugal e Cabo Verde.
FILMOGRAPHY
Nôs dança, 2023. Documentary.
B.Leza, 2007. Medium-length documentary.
Lisboa nos Cantares Cabo-Verdianos, 2002. Medium-length documentary.
Futuro, 2002. Documentary.
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT
Dance and music are one of the greatest symbols of Cape Verdean culture. They are linked to social and cultural manifestations that have evolved over time.
As a son of this country, where I grew up, studied and danced, I realized that, just as music was reinventing itself, so were its styles and dances. Knowing that, in some cases, there is a risk of losing traditional memory, this film’s primary intention is to address the various dance styles that exist in Cape Verde, with a renewed look and poetic language. Embrace poets, musicians and dancers who have inspired and filled the islands’ universe to this day. A film to preserve the nation’s cultural history and honor the people who practice it.