Between dreams and mythology, Our Madness follows the quest of Lucie in a phantomlike Mozambique where the ruins bear witness to man’s barbarity. A mad tale to discover for its remarkable shots, its stunning black and white, and its magnetic chants, and for João Viana’s talent in evoking the savagery of the world with poetic sounds and images. João VianaIN THE PRESENCE OF
STARRING
Ernania Rainha
Pak Ndjamena
Hanic Corio
DIRECTOR
João Viana
WRITER
João Viana
PHOTOGRAPHY
Sabine Lancelin
SOUND
Gabriel Mondlane
FILM EDITING
Edgar Feldman
PRODUCERS
François D’Artemare
João Viana
Sol Carvalho
MUSIC
Pedro Carneiro
PRODUCTION
Papaveronoir Film
Les Films de l’Après-midi
Promarte (MZ)
Telecine Bissau (GW)
SALES
Pascale Ramonda
João Viana
João Viana was born in Huambo, Angola. He first studied Law at the University of Coimbra in Portugal, and later turned to film in Porto. He works in the areas of production, sound, storyboard, directing and screenwriting. His short film The Swimmingpool, screened at the Venice Film festival in 2004 and is the most awarded portuguese short film ever. His shorts Tabatô and Madness and his films The Battle of Tabatô and Our Madness were all selected at the Berlinale.
FILMOGRAPHY
2004: Swimming Pool (short)
2009: Alfama
2013: Tabatô (short)
2013: The Battle of Tabatô
2018: Madness (short)
2018: Our Madness