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FILMOGRAPHY     DOCUMENTARY   >   SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL

Something Beautiful
Documentary | 2017 | 20' 16:9

Documentary short film about a photographic project by José Fontes in a psychiatric hospital (Miguel Bombarda) that is currently inactive.

José Fontes' photographic project offers us a chilling glimpse into the forgotten memories of the former Miguel Bombarda Psychiatric Hospital (currently inactive). A wandering documentary reliving the records of abandoned spaces and objects affected by time that show the contrast between the disturbing and the beauty of the art of photography.

Director  Pedro Sena Nunes 

Photos Author and Participant  José Fontes

Director Assistant, Image and Editing  João Dias

Music  MOEL - GALLERY SIX

Sound  Carlos Neves

Production  Vo'Arte

Special thanks to  Miguel Abreu, Alexandre, Nuno Bento, Manuela Carlos, Augusto Cecil, Nuno Madeira, Vasco RIbeiro, Nuno Rua, Giacomo Scalisi, Madalena Vitorino

Awards
2021 - Best Cinematography | BRADOC (Brazilian International Monthly Documentary Competition)
2022 - Best Portuguese Film | New Cinema - Lisbon Monthly Film Festival
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