SAL NO SANGUE

a film by João Bordeira and Sérgio Bráz D’Almeida - DOC/29m 39s/ 2K 16:9 SOM 2.0 Stereo/ Color/ PORTUGAL 2022

SAL NO SANGUE

Sinopse

SALT IN THE BLOOD

This film was made during the pandemic when we were starting to film TROINO (film currently being filmed and scheduled for release in 2023).

During this period, all doors closed due to fear of the pandemic. In the TROINO research phase and with this barrier, we directed the work to the fishermen's closets in Setubal, a place very similar to a mini neighborhood, where people, mostly fishermen, continued to go.

The short film “SAL NO BLOOD” reveals a physical structure: Fishermen's closets - Structure where fishermen store their material, but which is also a meeting point for the community. Just like a neighborhood or a city, this place has its specific dynamics.

Most of these fishermen practice a relatively sustainable type of fishing. We are not talking about fishermen who catch tons of fish daily. Due to the low profitability of this semi-artisanal fishing, without economies of scale, some end up having a second job. Fishing is a work activity that people connect to mainly out of passion. A way of life, a call to the “life of the sea, of the “Borda d’Água”, which creates deep relationships with the identity of a people, a city, a neighborhood.

A film by João Bordeira and Sérgio Braz d’Almeida

Introducing:

André Salgado

Paulo Jorge

Justinho Tininho

Fernando Henriques

João Marques (master João) Joaquim Ribeiro (caulker) Joaquim Pita

Executive production João Bordeira and Sérgio Braz d’Almeida

Production bMOTION PICTURES COLLECTIVE MONSTER

Consultancy by anthropologist Mariana Macedo

Montage João Bordeira

Post production bMOTION PICTURES

Music Alberto Ribeiro- Fisherman's Song (1946) Written by Jayme Mendes, verses by Alberto dos Santos

Xico da vara- Fisherman's destiny

Lyrics by Maria Otília Batel, music by Fernando Roldão

supports

Setúbal City Council / Union of parishes / Mural 18

Thanks

Pedro Pina, Mónica Duarte, Dina Lopes, Rui Canas, Nuno Marques, Fátima Silveirinha, Maria Miguel Cardoso, Márcia Pacheco, Susana Moreira, Rita Santana, Miguel Mares, Inês Oliveira, Graça Ochoa, Samir Noorali, João Carlos Fonseca, Ricardo Crista, Luís Simões, Bruno Sopa, Márcio Laranjeira, Tiago Rochina, Ana Rita Alves, Francisco Brás de Almeida, Vanessa Lima, Abna Batel, Paulo Mendes, Troino Central Station, Bairro cool, Nuno projectionist Catarina Alves Costa, Carolina Macedo, Luis Dias, Marta Macedo and everyone who helped directly or indirectly in the making of this film.