DENISE FERNANDES

Genre: Drama

Country: Cape Verde/Portugal/Switzerland

Year: 2024

Length: 96’

Language: Cape Verdean Creole, English, Japanese and French. VOSE and VOSEus.

Directed by: Gäel Kamilindi and François-Xavier Destors

Written by: Denise Fernandes and Telmo Churro

Cinematography: Alana Mejía González (C)

Editor: Selin Dettwiler

Music: Rahel Zimmermann

Sound:  Henri Maïkoff

Cast: Sanaya Andrade, Daílma Mendes, Alice Da Luz, Nha Nha Rodrigues, Joao “Galinha” Mendes, Yuta Nakano, Cláudio Do Canto, Fábio Barros

Production: Eugenia Mumenthaler, David Epiney, Luís Urbano, Sandro Aguilar

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 returns.