THERE'S CINEMA IN THE LIBRARY: ALGARVE CINEMA - Curated by Ânia Bento

June 9 and 10 Location: Municipal Library of Lagos Org.: CM Lagos Age rating: M12

All activities at the Municipal Library are free to participate but require prior registration up to 48 hours before the event through the phone 282 767 816, the Library's Facebook page, or email biblioteca@cm-lagos.pt. Each initiative requires a minimum number of participants. If this is not reached, the activity may be canceled.

This second edition of the Portuguese cinema showcase aims to introduce different films related to the Algarve, particularly the city of Lagos, whether through the landscape or its authors and participants.

June 9 | 21:30 The Home Fairy, by João Maia (2022, 1h43 min, M14) Vera, a single mother, is forced to have two jobs to survive after the father of her children disappeared in uncertain circumstances. By day she works at a supermarket checkout and at night she works in a strip club, trying not only to raise the children but also to pay off the debts left by her ex-partner.

Guest: André Guerra dos Santos, the screenwriter of the film. Born in 1990, he is an author of scripts both in the drawer and out of it, a schemer of the best kind, and a collector of blunders. After studying acting, psychology, and directing, he surrendered to the craft of writing, enslaved by a creative force that whispers in his ear: "Make the words I tell you graphic." He lives in the Algarve by vocation and in Lisbon by obligation. In his spare time, he enjoys rewatching The Golden Girls, visiting expensive houses he will never buy, and gossiping about other people's lives that, like his own, serve as inspiration.

June 10 | 17:30 The Xávega Art, by Pedro Noel da Luz (6 min) Several fishermen gather several times a month at Meia Praia in Lagos to perform the Xávega fishing art. The fishing boat "José Fernando" belongs to José Glória, "Zé Bala" to friends, Master of Xávega Art at Meia Praia, in Lagos. The Xávega art is a traditional fishing system on the verge of extinction, which continues to have expression at Meia Praia, in Lagos, where for over 100 years, the net has been pulled by hand, still today a means of livelihood for some fishermen and an attraction for tourists, despite there being examples in other parts of the country where similar arts are pulled by teams of oxen and more recently, using tractors.

ABC of Our Life, by Pedro Noel da Luz (20 min) This documentary video is a film about the before, during, and even the day of the premiere of a play of the same name. This play written by Jean Tardieu was directed by Duval Pestana during the summer of 2006 and took to the stage in July at the Cultural Center of Lagos. The theater group that represented the play by Jean Tar.

M-PEX Fusions, by Pedro Noel da Luz (12 min) This musical short film is about the instrumental sound of the Portuguese guitar of M-Pex, but also a tribute to the person who influenced the director.