Synopsis : Benjamin is trying to raise money through informal exchanges so that he can organize his son’s overdue birthday. Filimone is visiting his family between war missions, trying to be present at the growth of his three daughters. Eulália is a mother of six and gives birth to a new premature baby. Some days after, she has to come back to her job in a landfill. Ku Handza is an expression in the Changana (Tsonga) language that describes a chicken scavenging for food.
Festival History : DocLisboa 2025
Director :
André Guiomar
Producer :
Jacinta Barros, Rui Simões, André Guiomar, Luís Costa
Screenplay :
Jacinta Barros, Rui Simões, André Guiomar, Luís Costa
DOP :
André Guiomar
Editor :
Miguel Da Santa
André Guiomar (1988) lives in Portugal. He graduated in Sound and Image at the Catholic University of Portugal and completed a Master's degree in Cinema and Audiovisual at the same university. He worked for several film production companies and is a founding partner of Olhar de Ulisses. His debut documentary “Our Land, Our Altar premiered at Sheffield Doc/Fest, won the Youth Jury Award at the ZINEBI Festival and the Emerging Director Award at the Porto/Post/Doc International Competition. In 2018, his short documentary Skin of Light won the Jury Prize at Doclisboa. He is currently working on his new documentary film “New Chung – The Strenght of a Bull” and on a short fiction film entitled “Saturn”.