Lisbon Beat

Vasco Viana Rita Maia

Documentary / HD / 75’ / 2019

A journey through Lisbon’s suburbs through the lives of a handful of musicians establishing their place to exist in a city of complex identity struggles.

Different generations and backgrounds meet, Angola to São Tome, Cabo Verde and Guine Bissau represented by old musicians and young producers.

Director Rita Maia, Vasco Viana Cinematography Vasco Viana Sound Director Rita Maia Editor Cláudia Rita Oliveira Editing Consultant Rita Maia, Vasco Viana Sound Editor and Mixer Hugo Leitão, Rita Maia Color Correction Vasco Viana Producers João Matos, Leonor Noivo, Luísa Homem, Pedro Pinho, Susana Nobre, Tiago Hespanha Production Terratreme Filmes Co-production Coyote Vadio

    IndieMusic Award - IndieLisboa'19

    • IndieLisboa, Portugal'19
    • Sheffield Doc/Fest, England'19
    • Cine Clube de Tavira'19
    • Auditório Municipal do Fórum Cultural do Seixal'19
    • Auditório da Reitoria da Universidade do Porto'19
    • EBS International Documentary Festival, South Korea'19
    • Periferias - Festival Internacional de Cinema de Marvão e Valência de Alcântara'19
    • We Out There Festival, UK'19
    • Magia Festival, Netherlands'19
    • Mostra de Cinema Português, Portugal'19
    • AFI Latin American Film Festival, USA'19
    • Cinemateca Montevideo, Uruguay'19
    • In-Edit International Music Documentary Film Festival, Spain'19
    • Document Film Festival, UK'19
    • No Bounds Festival, UK'19
    • Panorama of European Film, Egipty’19
    • Festival dei Popoli, Italy'19
    • HumanDoc International Film Festival, Poland'19
    • Porto/Post/Doc, Portugal'19
    • Gnration, Portugal'19
    • CPH:DOX, Dinamarca’20
    • Festival Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal'19
    • The Yard Theatre, UK'19
    • Seeyousound International Music Film Festival, Italy'20
    • 37th Annual Reel Music Festival, USA'20
    • Ciclo de Cinema: OLHAR | Documentário Contemporâneo Português, Portugal'20
    • Ibero-American Documentary Film Festival, Escócia'20
    • Festival Cinematográfico Internacional del Uruguay, Uruguay'20
    • In-Edit – Festival Internacional do Documentário Musical, Brazil'20
    • Pressplay Film Festival, Spain’20
    • Semana da Europa no Brasil, Brasil'20
    • FIDBA - Festival internacional de Cine Documental de Buenos Aires, Argentina'20
    • Pop Montreal International Music Festival, Canada'20
    • Soundtrack Cologne Festival, Alemanha'20
    • Rock This Town Festival, França'20
    • Istanbul SALT, Turquia'20
    • WOMEX Film, Hungria'20
    • Dili International Film Festival, Timor-Leste'20
    • Maputo Fast Forward, Mozambique'20
    • NOMA - Festival Internacional de Cinema e Direitos Humanos, Portugal'21
    • Musical Écran film festival, France'21
    • Cine Luso Espírito Mundo, Belgium'21
    • KinoAthens, Greece'21
    • Dhaka International Film Festival, Bangladesh'22
    • DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, Finland'22
    • International Exhibition:
    • ICA London, Home Manchester, Hyde Park Leeds, UK'19
    • Cinemateca Montevideo, Uruguay'19
    • Barcelona Cultural Center'21
    • MUPA, Portugal'22
    • Universidade Massachusetts Amherst, USA
    • Camões – Centro de Língua Portuguesa em Windhoek, Namíbia
    • Festival de Cinema UE no The Village House Theatre
    • DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival, Finland'22
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