2024
Short Narrative(North America Premiere)

Angular Phoenix

CC
Closed captions online
OC
Open captions in-person
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Reanimating a Baron and the Black Princess, this speculative film summons figures from the past through bodies of the present, in a visceral call for reconciliation.

Screenings

Virtual

August 2 – August 4
August 1 – August 3

Directors Spotlight

A picture of a man named Welket Bungué. He has short, curly black hair and is wearing a dark, pinstriped jacket. His expression is contemplative as he gazes off to the right. A small, simple hoop earring is visible on his left ear.

Welket Bungué

Director

Welket Bungué was born in 1988 in Guinea-Bissau and lives in Berlin. He is co-founder of the production company KUSSA, has a degree in Theater in the field of Actors (ESTC/Lisbon) and a postgraduate degree in Performance (UniRio/RJ). In 2021, he became a member of the European Film Academy. His films have been circulated internationally at numerous film festivals such as Berlinale, ABFF (USA) and Africlap (France). In 2020, Welket is the protagonist of ‘Berlin Alexanderplatz’ (Berlinale 2020), directed by Burhan Qurbani, in which his performance earned him a nomination as “Best Leading Actor” at the LOLA awards of the German Academy of Cinema (Deutscher Filmpreis), and also the “Aluminum Horse” award for “Best Actor” at the Stockholm International Film Festival.

Runtime
15 minutes
Country
São Tomé & Príncipe, Guiné-Bissau, Portugal
Language
Portuguese
Director
Welket Bungué
Cast
Raquel Lima, Ângelo Torres, Nayrama Fernandes, Cheila Luís Trindade, Fábio Rodrigues, Welket Bungué
Cinematographer
Dário Pequeno Paraíso
Editor
Leonardo Mouramateus
Executive Producer
Enerlid Franca
Producer
Enerlid Franca Welket Bungué
Screenwriter
Welket Bungué
Sound Design
Acácia Lima
Premiere
North America

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