Death of a mountain
Death of a mountain
Nuno Escudeiro
Portugal, France / 2023 / 37'
Death of a mountain
Nuno Escudeiro
Portugal, France / 2023 / 37'

DEATH OF A MOUNTAIN is a testament to the contemporary French-Italian mountain border. We lean on the words of a woman who tells us of her mountain, her connection to this territory from her birth to its disappearance. The woman dwells on memories of childhood to escape the present, a war that spreads on her mountain and on which she is forced to take part. She feels betrayed by the idea that mountains live forever. Nonetheless, she fights. Where do mountains go if we allow them to die?

Language: French

Subtitles: Italian, English

Director

Nuno Escudeiro

Nuno Escudeiro (1986, Tomar, Portugal) studied Media Studies in the University of Aveiro and Documentary Film Directing in Zelig, School for Documentary in Bolzano, Italy. His feature documentary THE VALLEY, has been awarded the Emerging International filmmaker award at Hotdocs Toronto.

Awards

Premio Antropocene MUSE
Ed. 2024
Mescolando filmati d'epoca e di attualità si crea una narrazione tra realtà e metafora che mostra il disincanto verso la montagna da parte della protagonista. Da idilliaco luogo dei ricordi d'infanzia, la montagna diventa terra di confine e di conflitto, dove i problemi apparentemente lontani della globalità diventano drammaticamente vicini e tangibili, coinvolgendo inevitabilmente gli abitanti di questi luoghi.

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