Moça (Where Was I?)

  • Moça (Où en étais-je ?)
Genre : Drama
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2021
Format : Short
Running time : 26 (in minutes)

"You didn't pay for? You don't drink" is the law in the neighborhood - But, patter can be currency.

It's Sunday, and Delcio is thirsty. When he found a group of friends drinking beers, he wants to join them. But the rule is "You don't pay for, you don't drink.". Standing alone with is thirst, Delcio need to find a way to drink with the guys.

starring
Dalila Contreiras, José Dange, José Inácio

a short film by Denis F. MIALA

Angola, 2021, short, 26m

Runtime: 26 min (approx) (Angola)
Colo: Color (4K)
Camera: Red Epic

TITLES:
(original title) Moça (Where Was I?)
Canada (English title) Where Was I?
France Où en étais-je?
India (English title) Where Was I?
World-wide (English title) Where Was I?

CAST
Dalila Contreiras... Ana
José Dange... Delcio
José Inácio... Jorge
Ladilson Manuel... Gago
Gaspar Pereira Wão... Dono da placa

Produced by
Denis F. Miala... executive producer
Lourenço De Carvalho... executive producer
Alberto Mendes... executive producer

Director
Denis F. Miala

Writer
Denis F. Miala

Cinematography by
Edgar Claudio... director of photography

Film Editing by
Denis F. Miala... (edited by)

Marta Machado... production manager
Weza Pitra... production assistant
Edgar Claudio... camera operator
Timoteo Gaspar... assistant camera
Weza Pitra... production driver

SELECTIONS
* Best short film /// Venice Shorts 2021
* Honorable Mention Best First Time Filmaker /// Prague International Indie Film Festival 2021
* Sélection officielle /// Festival International du Film Panafricain de Cannes 2021
* Meilleur court-métrage /// Festival International du Film Panafricain de Cannes 2021
* Finalist Best Short Film /// Rome Prisma Film Awards2021
* Sélection officielle Melhor Curta-Metragem /// Unitel Angola Move 2021
* Sélection officielle Best Short Film /// Luxor African Film Festival 2022

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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