Blindman’s Buff - Movie - Festival QUEER

Blindman’s Buff

Tomás Paula Marques
Fiction : 16' / Youth, Family

Gabi believes in her ability to act in times of injustice. One day, Gabi finds out that Daniel, her sibling, is a victim of bullying in their neighborhood. While trying to avenge him, Gabi realizes that perhaps all the coinciding events related to her brother are a test made by ghosts of the past.

/ EXHIBITION

Porto

December 03 | 16h30 | Teatro Rivoli - Pequeno Auditório Buy Tickets

Sections: Casa Comum Award
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/ Details

Year: 2021

Country: Portugal

Language: portuguese

Subtitles: english

With: Francisca Silva, Gaspar Menezes, Eluisa Muambi

/ Direction

Tomás Paula Marques

Portugal

Tomás Paula Marques is a visual artist from Porto, Portugal (1994). She graduated in Directing and Cinematography from ESTC, has a postgraduate degree in Sociology from ISCTE and a master's degree in Filmmaking from Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola. She directed the short films Sem Armas (2016), Em Caso de Fogo (2019) — Orona Prize at the San Sebastián International Film Festival — Cabra Cega (2021), and When We Dead Awaken (2022). In her films, Paula Marques explores the difficulties characters face when questioning or breaking expectations of gender and sexuality. She worked in script supervising and editing with directors such as Cristiana Cruz Forte, Miguel Nunes e Pedro Neves Marques. Paula Marques is currently developing a new short and her first feature film.

Filmography

2022 - When We Dead Awaken (Experimental Short)
2021 - Cabra Cega (Short Film)
2019 - Em Caso de Fogo (Short Film)
2016 - Sem Armas (Short Film)