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The Figures Carved into the Knife By the Sap of the Banana Trees
The Figures Carved into the Knife By the Sap of the Banana Trees
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THE FIGURES CARVED INTO THE KNIFE BY THE SAP OF THE BANANA TREES

As Figuras Gravadas na Faca com a Seiva das Bananeiras

Directed by Joana Pimenta
Portugal, United States, 2014
Avant-Garde, Short

Synopsis

In “The Figures Carved into the Knife By the Sap of the Banana Trees” the postcards sent between the island of Madeira and the former Portuguese colony of Mozambique create a fictional colonial memory.

Synopsis

In “The Figures Carved into the Knife By the Sap of the Banana Trees” the postcards sent between the island of Madeira and the former Portuguese colony of Mozambique create a fictional colonial memory.