Film and video in São Luís

Film and video in São Luís, in the municipality of Odemira: what's coming up and what happened over the past 12 months, gathered by Pá Semana's community agenda.

Nothing scheduled in this category right now. Here's what happened over the past 12 months.

Past 12 months

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Passed · Thu, 24 Sept 2026
Cinema Nativa Presents: "Occupied Territories"
Cinema nativa presents: "Occupied Territories" (2022) We bring you a documentary that is also an exercise in collective memory. "Occupied Territories" is the story of dispossession as told by the people of the Caramulo mountains. The people speak of their lives following the violent occupation and afforestation of their communal lands by the state in 1941. They speak of poverty and emigration, of the ruptures and wounds inflicted by the violent course of history, and recount their resistance to this expropriation. They also retain memories of a time when communities were built upon a collective understanding of the territory that surrounded them. A film by José Vieira. 🎥 doc, 76 min | narrated in Portuguese, subtitled in English | 📅 Sept. 24, 2026 — 6:30 p.m. Join us to watch, listen, and remember
Espaço Nativa, São LuísFilm
Passed · Tue, 1 Sept 2026
Fulgores do Rio
The Mira River is alive and runs through us. The invitation for our time together is to trace the Mira River following the river's songlines from the estuary in Vila Nova de Milfontes, through flood plain, to wetland and marshes, to the town of Odemira. Thinking about and with water and their many forms of agency, in the third edition of FULGORES DO RIO we will meet the waters of the Loire, the Danube, the Guadiana, the Euphrates, the Tigris, and the Douro. The screenings will be preceded by a convivial dinner, which requires reservation. To the serpentine, subterranean and sidereal rivers! "River run, river flow, river fall, river run."
Confluência Ribeira do Torgal/Rio Mira, São LuísFilm
Passed · Tue, 25 Aug 2026
Fulgores do Rio
The Mira River is alive and runs through us. The invitation for our time together is to trace the Mira River following the river's songlines from the estuary in Vila Nova de Milfontes, through flood plain, to wetland and marshes, to the town of Odemira. Thinking about and with water and their many forms of agency, in the third edition of fulgores do rio we will meet the waters of the Loire, the Danube, the Guadiana, the Euphrates, the Tigris, and the Douro. The screenings will be preceded by a convivial dinner, which requires reservation. To the serpentine, subterranean and sidereal rivers! For dinner reservations and location requests: 00351 916220803 The event starts at 7pm and ends at 11pm. Dinner 7pm Screening 8:30 pm
Rocha de Santa Maria, São Luís, São LuísFilm
Passed · Thu, 23 Jul 2026
Cinema Fulgor
As summer draws to a close, we continue to envision concrete utopias and speculative fantasies, and to reflect on the ways cinema might contribute to their realization. Under the motto “The Earth Needs More Magicians”—the guiding principle behind all of Ben Rivers’ cinematic work—Cinema Fulgor presents the director’s latest film, *mare’s nest*, alongside the subversive wonder of Beatrice Gibson’s *leisure, utopic*. Here are two films in which children’s explorations show us possible paths to navigate through the darkness. 🔥 Thursday, July 23, 9:30 p.m. 🔥 Cultivamos Cultura, São Luís
Cultivamos Cultura, São LuísFilm
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Passed · Thu, 16 Jul 2026
Nativa Cinema
At 7:30 p.m., we’ll be at Largo do Mercado with snacks and conversation. As part of the Graduate Program in Investigative Journalism at the University of Coimbra, Lena Hertel and Nina van Dijk have spent the last few months conducting an investigation into mega solar power plants in Portugal. By exploring issues such as deforestation driven by large-scale solar projects, the installation of solar panels in nature reserves, and the legal frameworks that favor large companies in the sector, they seek to critically reflect on the environmental and social impacts of solar energy in Portugal and identify alternative models. Lena Hertel is a young Portuguese-German woman who grew up in the Alentejo region and has been grappling with climate change and social injustices since childhood. Nina van Dijk was born in Coimbra, in the land of the Gândaras, but soon moved to the valleys and hills of Odemira, where she discovered journalism while working with a local radio station. At 9:00 p.m., we’ll begin the film screening. Synopsis “Since time immemorial, the Solé family has spent their summers picking peaches in their orchard in Alcarràs, a small town in Spain. But after receiving an eviction notice, this year’s harvest may be their last. New plans for the land call for uprooting the peach trees and installing solar panels, causing a rift within the family, which had been very close until then. For the first time, the Solés face an uncertain future and risk losing more than just their home."
Espaço Nativa, São LuísFilm
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Passed · Thu, 18 Jun 2026
Nativa Cinema
One Million Steps / Eva Stotz screening + discussion Synopsis: "A tap dancer performs while, elsewhere, people flee from tear gas fired by the police. Two distant worlds—until an unexpected opening tears open in the ground, right in front of the dancer. She jumps. And lands in the heart of the social protests in Istanbul. There, amid voices, smoke, and resistance, the dancer witnesses the struggle for individual freedom and for dignified living spaces. Her moving body then becomes more than dance: it transforms into a political gesture, an act of solidarity, a shared rhythm of resistance." In these times when we feel reality unraveling before our eyes—amid wars, police violence, the rise of the far right, isolation, and fear—we ask ourselves: what can a body do? What can art do? How do we continue to move with one another? We invite you to come watch this film with us, and afterward, we’ll make space to share thoughts, doubts, feelings, and questions. More than just a screening, we want a gathering. See you soon!
Espaço Nativa, São LuísFilm
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Passed · Thu, 14 May 2026
Nativa Cinema
We invite you to a screening of the documentary *Memória Subversiva* (Portugal, 1989), directed by José Tavares and Stefanie Zoche. The only documentary on the anarchist and syndicalist movement in Portugal, bringing together testimonies from activists who lived through the strikes, resistance to fascism, life in hiding, Tarrafal, the Spanish Revolution, and the April 25 Revolution. The film also reveals the deeply human dimensions of these movements: education, ecology, anti-militarism, emancipation, and self-education. The screening will be followed by a discussion with José Tavares in attendance. Subtitles are available in French or Spanish; you can choose at the time. Thursday, May 14, at 6:30 p.m. See you soon!!!!
Espaço Nativa, São LuísFilm
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Passed · Fri, 20 Mar 2026
Cinema Fulgor - The Seasons, by Maureen Fazendeiro
In celebration of the Spring Equinox, Cinema Fulgor presents a screening with guests. The film combines testimonials from rural workers, notes from archaeologists, archival images, legends, poems, and songs, in a journey through the Alentejo and the peoples who lived there, exploring history, memory, and resistance. Free admission. | M/12 Time: 8:30 p.m. Location: Cultivamos Cultura, São Luís
Cultivamos Cultura, São Luís, São LuísFilm
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Passed · Thu, 19 Mar 2026
Nativa Cinema
This month, the film tells the story of the resistance movement of people who live off and with the land: the Genuine Clandestine Movement in Italy. Synopsis: Farmers, breeders, shepherds, and artisans unite to challenge the traditional rules of the agribusiness market, to defend free production, small-scale agriculture, traditional knowledge, and the flavors of the land. From this network emerges the “Genuine Clandestine” campaign, with women and men from all over Italy joining together in new forms of agricultural resistance. Through the work, experiences, and voices of these “underground” farmers, insu^tv chronicles this campaign—simple in its message but resolute in its methods—alongside the implications for food democracy, economic development, environmental protection, and access to land. Admission is free; the film is in Italian with English subtitles. See you soon!
Espaço Nativa, São LuísFilm
Free
Passed · Thu, 19 Feb 2026
Native Cinema
(90 min, 2019, Interactive Documentary) Field Trip is an open source documentary about an unconventional place: Tempelhof Field - an airfield in the heart of Berlin metropolis. Field Trip tells the story of what, for some, is a 300 hectare free urban paradise, for others a place of forced labor, and for yet more a safe haven. By using the technique of open hypervideo and intense on-site and online community development, Field Trip aims at becoming a living documentary. Field Trip is an open source documentary about an unconventional place: Tempelhof Field—an airfield in the heart of Berlin. Field Trip tells the story of a space that, for some, is a 300-hectare free urban paradise; for others, a place of forced labor; and for yet others, a safe haven. Through the use of open hypervideo and intense on-site and online community development, Field Trip aims to become a living documentary. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMorgJ7ExpM The screening starts at 6:30 p.m. and lasts 90 minutes, with English subtitles. Afterwards, we will open the floor for a conversation with Eva, who will be joining us! If you would like to have dinner, please call 962933761 to make a reservation.
Espaço Nativa, São LuísFilm
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Passed · Thu, 4 Dec 2025
"The Heart Revolution"
Next Thursday, Matthias, the facilitator of the Human Design Study Group, offers Cinema Nativa a documentary, scientific-poetic film, "The Heart Revolution" directed by Benedikt sp Justo. It takes place on the covered and heated terrace at 6.30pm, everyone is welcome and admission is by donation. Synopsis: Your heart is much more than you think. Revolutionary scientific discoveries, portrayed in this film for the first time, paint a fundamentally new picture of the human heart and what it means to be human. This poetic science documentary takes viewers on a journey through life, from before our first heartbeat to beyond our last, exploring what our heart is. In every chapter of life, from pregnancy to birth, learning to walk and talk, going to school and using our brains, falling in love, becoming parents, growing old and dying, our heart plays an overlooked but existential role. If you still think your heart is a bomb, you're in for a big surprise.
Espaço Nativa, São LuísFilm
Passed · Fri, 21 Nov 2025
O Fulgor Cinema calls for Kanehsatake
Friday: Cinema Fulgor calls for kanehsatake: 270 years of resistance, by Alanis Obomsawin (1993), in a cinematic offering for the 'ii Meeting for Social and Environmental Justice on the Alentejo Coast'. Bring your blankets and warm clothes and come along! "In July 1990, a dispute over the proposed construction of a golf course on Kanien'kéhaka (Mohawk) land in Oka, Quebec, set the stage for a historic confrontation that would make the headlines of the international press and become etched in the Canadian consciousness. director Alanis Obomsawin - sometimes with a small crew, sometimes alone - spent 78 days behind Kanien'kéhaka lines filming the armed standoff between protesters, Quebec police and the Canadian army. Released in 1993 and seen all over the world, it is considered "a watershed film in the history of First Nations cinema". _NFB 🪶Cultivate Culture, São Luís 🪶19:30 Opening doors / socializing 🪶20:30 Screening Cinema Fulgor
Cultivate Culture, São Luís, São LuísFilm
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Passed · Thu, 20 Nov 2025
Native Cinema
This Thursday at 6pm we'll be at Espaço Nativa to this month's movie. The person who proposed this doc to us was a@debora.fdiniz, who will be present and at the end we'll have an open conversation, as usual. Synopsis: Trauma is the invisible force that shapes our lives. It shapes the way we live, the way we love and the way we understand the world. É the root of our deepest wounds. Dr. Maté offers us a new vision: a trauma-informed society society in which parents, teachers, doctors, legislators and legal professionals correcting behavior, diagnosing suppressing symptoms and passing judgment, but instead seek to instead seek to understand the origins from which disturbing disturbing behaviors and illnesses in the wounded soul. Directors: Maurizio Benazzo, Zaya Benazzo Cast: Gabor Maté, Rae Maté, James Doty, Russell Brand There will be dinner... and in space there is now a salamander to keep us warm!!!!
Espaço Nativa, São LuísFilm
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Passed · Thu, 16 Oct 2025
Cinema Nativa: Doc "The Green Vein"
World Food Day, Let's go from local to global with desires, dreams and practices that contribute to a world where those who produce, taking care of the common good, can live with dignity, live well... and that food is tasty, nutritious and available to those who seek it! André Vizinho and Jorge Gonçalves show the results of the first phase of data collection, the result of this initial phase of SAL Odemira (Local Food System). Visit the website at https://www.salodemira.pt At 7pm, director Sara de Sousa Correia presents the film "A Veia Verde: West Africa's agro-ecological renaissance". Synopsis of the documentary: "For centuries, the great empires of West Africa were nourished by rivers like the Volta or the Niger - their blue veins. Today, after centuries of colonization, food resilience on the banks of these rivers is more fragile than ever, with endogenous culture being lost to an increasingly urban and violently industrialized transitional society. Farmers poisoned by pesticides are a constant in Burkina Faso, triggering the search for alternatives that are sought by partnerships between scientists and peasants. Nigeria tells us how far this boat can sink through the voice of Dr. Beatrice, but it is on the edge of Niger, in Mali, that we find a first answer. "My first contact with agriculture was through the internet," says Ousmane, a former footballer who has swapped soccer pitches for other fields. "This is the moment of the African Renaissance," argues Godfrey Namudjo, founder of Songhai, an agro-ecological training center with a global reputation. Students and researchers are seeking to valorize endogenous culture and recover local food sovereignty. On the urban outskirts, children are learning to plant. Members of the Rastafarian community devotionally feel the call to care for the health of the land and people. A stream of consciousness, ideas and initiatives flows and grows across West Africa like a powerful green vein fertilizing the earth." At the end of the time we will have time for a chat with the director. Dinner will be available, with vegetarian and animal protein options.
Espaço Nativa, São LuísFilm