Margarida Cardoso
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MDOC Melgaço returns for 11th Edition, spotlighting documentary and community heritage
From 28 July to 3 August 2025, the 11th edition of MDOC – Melgaço International Documentary Festival returns. Set in Melgaço, located in the Alto Minho region of northern Portugal, the festival promises a programme that celebrates auteur perspectives and regional heritage. Central to MDOC 2025 is the competitive section, featuring over thirty films from…
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The birth of the cinema
"These are the first images of a country. One rainy night, one flag is taken down. Another takes its place." A woman's voice pronounces these simple words that with picture and sound constitute a masterly opening of a film, which takes a sentimental journey back to 1975, when Samora Machel and FRELIMO declared the independence…