Synopsis
Dense atmosphere of change and union strikes in Porto’s harbor. Clara, owner of a fishermen’s bar threatened by closure, finds in the arms of Raquel, waitress on cruise ships, the only shelter to express her fears and contradictions.
As Gaivotas Cortam O Céu (Seagulls Cut Through The Sky)
- Mariana Bártolo, Guillermo Galoe
- 2023
- Portugal, France
- FIC
- 18′
- Original Title
- AS GAIVOTAS CORTAM O CÉU
- Director
- Mariana Bártolo, Guillermo Galoe
- Producer
- Rodrigo Areias, BANDO À PARTE
- Dominique Welinski, DW Production
- Script
- Mariana Bártolo, Guillermo Galoe
- Editing
- Luís Costa
- Photography
- Marta Simões
- Sound
- Luís Silveira, Vasco Carvalho
- Assistant Director
- Ricardo Freitas
- Main Actors
- Sandra Salomé, Constança Carvalho Homem, Maria Gil, Joaquim Castro, António Moreira, Ricardo Mateus
- Original Language
- Portuguese
- Subtitles
- Spanish, French, English
Film Statistics
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4811 Spectators
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34 Festival Selections
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49 Exhibitions
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4 Awards
Awards and Selections
- 05.2023
- Directors’ Fortnight, France
- 07.2023
- Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal
- 09.2023
- Manaki Brothers International Cinematographers' Film Festival, Republic of Macedonia
- 10.2023
- VISTACURTA - Festival de Curtas de Viseu, Portugal
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PRIMEIRA VISTA Award
- 10.2023
- Montpellier International Festival of Mediterranean Film, France
- 11.2023
- Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Australia
- 11.2023
- Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal
- 11.2023
- PinkPanorama Festival, Switzerland
- 11.2023
- Festival du film LGBT de Paris "Chéries Chéris", France
- 02.2024
- Medina del Campo Film Festival, Spain
- 02.2024
- ShortCutz Ovar - Fevereiro, Portugal
- 03.2024
- Academia Portuguesa de Cinema - Gala de Prémios Sophia, Portugal
- 03.2024
- REGARD - Saguenay International short film festival, Canada
- 04.2024
- Porto Femme - Festival Internacional de Cinema, Portugal
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XX Element Competition - Special Mention
- 05.2024
- Leiria Film Fest, Portugal
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Best Portuguese Fiction Short Film
- 06.2024
- KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, India
- 07.2024
- Rio LGBTQIA+ International Film Festival, Brazil
- 09.2024
- Vilnius queer festival “kreives”, Lithuania
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Special Mention
- 09.2024
- Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival, Norway
- 11.2024
- Entre Olhares - Mostra de Cinema Português, Portugal
- 11.2024
- QUEERSICHT Filmfestival, Switzerland
- 11.2024
- Mix Brasil Festival Culture of Diversity, Brazil
- 11.2024
- Shortcutz Chaves - November, Portugal
- 12.2024
- Macau International Short Film Festival, Macau
Other Screenings
- 05.2023
- Directors’ Fortnight
- 10.2023
- VI Mar Film Festival
- 11.2023
- Cineclube do Porto - Novembro
- 12.2023
- ODMC - Cinema Ideal (Sessão Especial)
- 12.2023
- ODMC - Cinemateca Portuguesa
- 02.2024
- Ler Cinema - Paredes de Coura Fevereiro
- 02.2024
- Shortcutz Guimarães - North Factory Screening
- 04.2024
- Festa Cinema Italiano
- 09.2024
- Batalha Centro de Cinema - Setembro
- 09.2024
- CineMar - 4ª Mostra de Cinema Português de Relação com o Mar
