MATAR O TEMPO

Killing Time

Portugal. 2009. Color. 20 min. Documental. Vídeo.
  • Film Director: Margarida Leitão.
A labourer group are in vigil of protest for months, in front of the door from the company who fired them. As time goes by, the workers wait in the tent that they have built, for the reason of the court. While they wait, they look ways to kill time.

Margarida Leitão
Margarido was born in Portugal in 1976. In 1997, she graduated from the Portuguese Film School in Lisbon (ESTC), in Film Editing and Screenwriting.
Fôlego (1997) / Kilandokilu (1998) / A ferida (2003) / PARTE DE MIM (2006)
Awards Honour Price at the Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival in the National Competition -1999 Participation International Documentary Film Festival of Amsterdam (IDFA) Competition 19º Internationales Festival der Film Hoschschulen Munchen. “A FERIDA” (“WOUNDED”) - 2003 Short film, fiction, 16 minutes, 35mm, colour. Produced by Animatografo 2 Awards Best Actress Award – Camões Award 11th Vila do Conde International Short Film Festival (2003-Portugal) Best Portuguese Short Film Award FIKE – Évora Internacional Short Film Festival (2003-Portugal) Filmclubs Award 7th Portuguese/Brasilian Film Festival of Santa Maria da Feira (2003-Portugal) Best Film Award Ovarvideo 2004 –Short film festival (2004-Portugal) Competition Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films (2003-USA) Tirana International Film Festival (2003-Albania) FIPA Biarritz – Festival Int. de Programmes Audiovisuels (2003-France) 12th Mediterranean Festival of New Filmmakers – Larissa (2004-Grécia) 20th Chicago Latino Film Festival (2004-USA) 16th Dresden Filmfest (2004-Germany) Montreal World Film Festival (2004-Canadá) 11 Festival Internazionale Cinema delle Donne – Torino (2004-Itália) XX Festival Internacional de Guadalajara (2005-México)