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    ECHOES OF FADO

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      ECHOES OF FADO – FILM SYNOPSIS

      This short documentary explores the melancholic music of Portugal known as fado, renowned for expressing the unique sentiment of saudade, and designated as a UNESCO world cultural asset.

      Nathalie Pires, the first American fado singer to tour internationally, reveals her origins, passions, and fears, while her fado godmother, the legendary Anita Guerreiro, and oldest touring “fadista” in the world, reflects on her epic career. The film includes intimate yet sweeping performances from these inter-generational ambassadors of a musical art form that mesmerizes audiences worldwide.

      ECHOES OF FADO

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      WINNER: Finisterra Arrábida Film Art & Tourism Festival 2017 (Short Documentary)
      BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM SELECTION: Finisterra Arrábida Film Art & Tourism Festival 2017
      OFFICIAL SELECTION: Newark International Film Festival 2017
      OPENING FILM: NY Portuguese Short Film Festival 2017

       


      Directed by Yuri Alves

      Featuring Nathalie Pires, Anita Guerreiro, Telmo Pires
      Guitarists: Francisco Chuva, José Silva, Viriato Ferreira

      Produced by: Yuri Alves, Igor Alves
      Executive Producers: Tim Raphael, Julie Winokur, Igor Alves
      Cinematography: Yuri Alves
      Editing: Yuri Alves, Caroline Sincaruk
      Original Music: Boris Ivanov
      Gaffer: Gabriel Kurzlop
      Sound: Victor Buitrago
      Sound Design: Boris Ivanov

      Special thanks: The City of Newark, New Jersey, Newark Arts, Express Newark, Newark Office of Film and Television

      Produced with the support of Newest Americans, Newark Arts and Ironbound BID.

      Featured in Issue #5 of Newest Americans

      Filmed in 4K Anamorphic.

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