Jorge Cohen

Nome

Guinea-Bissau, 1969. A violent war between the Portuguese colonial army and the guerrillas of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea. Nome leaves his village and joins the maquis. After years, he will return as a hero, but joy will soon give way to bitterness and cynicism.

Our Lady of the Chinese Shop

When a chinese merchant brings to a neighbourhood of Luanda a peculiar holy plastic figure of Our Lady, a mourning mother will seek peace, a committed barber starts a new cult and a stray kid will look for revenge for his lost friend.

Air Conditioner

One day, air conditioners in the Angolan capital Luanda start to mysteriously fall from buildings. When security guard Matacedo is told to get his overheating boss an air conditioning unit by the end of the day, he embarks on a mission that brings him into contact with the eccentric owner of an electronics store.

We Shall Return

Angola's complex history seen through the eyes of a fake taxidermy sable antelope. She takes us on a journey that links colonial ideas from the past with contemporary reality. This short contemplation on the conservation of memory is a brilliant mix between static painted, staged histories, and a physical parade through the streets.