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California
By
Nuno BaltazarDuration
13 MIN
Language
Portuguese, Chinese (mandarin)
Subtitles
French/english
Country
Portugal
Year
2018
Synopsis
A young Chinese girl and her mother struggle to find a better life in Portugal, the "West Coast of Europe".
Direction
Nuno Baltazar
Nuno Baltazar was born in Lisboa, Portugal.
In 2014 he wrote, directed and produced his first short film Doce Lar, selected for several international film festivals.
In 2016 Nuno was selected by Cinéfondation La Résidence to develop Fronteira, his first feature film. The project was selected for the Cinemed Development Aid Grant and the Crossroads Co-Production Forum in Thessaloniki. It has won the MEDIA Creative Europe Support for Development grant and is currently in pre-production. Nuno was also a participant of the Locarno Filmmakers Academy.
In 2018 he completed California, his second short film as writer, director and producer.
Costume
Tânia Soeiro
Editing
Nuno Baltazar
Sound designer
Nuno Bento
Cinematographer
José António Loureiro
Screenplay
Nuno Baltazar
Producer
Nuno Baltazar
Cast
Monica Chen
Jani Zhao
Art direction
Nuno Mello
