Fradique
Directing
Biography
Fradique is a co-founder of Geração 80. He graduated in Cinema in the United States. He is considered one of the most talented and expressive voices in contemporary Angolan cinema. His films have been screened at several international festivals, and he won the Angolan National Film Culture Award for Indepencia (2015), recognized as an important step towards recovering the country's collective memory. In addition, he has directed music videos for Angolan artists such as Nástio Mosquito and Aline Frazão. He is also an alumnus of the Berlinale Talent Campus and the Realness Screenwriting Residency. Fradique's first feature film, "Ar Condicionado," premiered worldwide at the Rotterdam International Film Festival in 2020.
Known For
A documentary reflecting on the memories and facts of the war of liberation in Angola.
Independence
One day, air conditioners in the Angolan capital Luanda start to mysteriously fall from buildings. When security guard Matacedo is told to get his overheating boss an air conditioning unit by the end of the day, he embarks on a mission that brings him into contact with the eccentric owner of an electronics store.
Air Conditioner
When Matias goes to deliver his dowry to his fiance's father, an unexpected accident makes him realize how much he is willing to fight for her love.
Alambamento
There were 57 months, 900 hours of audiovisual material collected in Angolan and international territory, with about 700 statements from protagonists of the anti-colonial struggle. All of this aimed at preserving the memory of a period in history that concerns Angola and the struggle of all peoples under colonial occupation whose memories still have to be registered and thought through.
Angola - Nos Trilhos da Independência
On November 11, 2020, the day on which Angola celebrates the 45th anniversary of its independence, Cine Africa joins the Angolan audiovisual production company Geração 80 to show documentaries of the project “This is our Memory”, stimulating the production of memory about this historic landmark in the country. All were acquired under the initiative of the Tchiweka Documentation Association called “Angola - On the Rails of Independence”.
São Nicolau - Eles Não Esqueceram
On November 11, 2020, the day on which Angola celebrates the 45th anniversary of its independence, Cine Africa joins the Angolan audiovisual production company Geração 80 to show documentaries of the project “This is our Memory”, stimulating the production of memory about this historic landmark in the country. All were acquired under the initiative of the Tchiweka Documentation Association called “Angola - On the Rails of Independence”.
Mulheres de Armas
While the center of Angola's capital Luanda is now ranked as one of the most expensive places in the world, the majority of the city's population lives in abject poverty. But young people are rebelling and creating their own counterculture with their own music styles and acrobatic dances, using the "ghetto" as a trademark to define their style.