AFRIKAMERA SHORTS: BROTFABRIK SELECTION 

PIRINHA

Natasha Craveiro
Cape Verde 2024 | Original Version with English Subtitles| 52 min

THU 14 NOV
18:00 BROTFABRIKKINO

Pirinha is the story of a young woman in search of herself and her past. On her journey, she encounters the “evil” creatures of Cape Verdean folklore that she feared as a child. However, these encounters are tempered by memories of her time with her grandmother, who had a special knowledge of traditional medicine. A story about healing a childhood trauma, steeped in the cultural rituals of Cape Verde.

NATASHA CRAVEIRO is a sociologist, producer and director and a member of the Cape Verdean National Cinema Nucleo (NuNaC). She was born in Mindelo, Cape Verde, and is co-founder of Korikaxoru Films. She produced and wrote films such as DONA MÓNICA and produced THE MASTER’S PLAN and OMI NOBU, the latter of which won the Étalon d’Or at FESPACO 2023 and will also be screened at AFRIKAMERA 2024. In 2022, she released her short documentary MAMA, which was selected for the Mostra Online de Cinema Internacional de São Paulo.