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
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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