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A Straight Story

In A Straight Story, a train journey between Poznań and Lublin, in Poland, becomes an intimate and cinematic photo-filmic essay on memory.

  • João Garcia Neto
    Director
  • João Garcia Neto
    Writer
  • João Garcia Neto
    Producer
  • Yevgeniya Nekrasova
    Key Cast
  • João Garcia Neto
    Key Cast
  • João Garcia Neto
    Editing
  • Henrique Vilão
    Music
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    A Straight Story
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 40 seconds
  • Country of Origin:
    Portugal
  • Country of Filming:
    Poland, Portugal
  • Language:
    Portuguese, Ukrainian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - FCSH NOVA
  • Porto/Post/Doc: Film & Media Festival
    Porto
    Portugal
    November 20, 2021
    Official Selection - Cinema Novo
  • Festival Caminhos Cinema Português
    Coimbra
    Portugal
    November 18, 2021
    Official Selection - Ensaios
  • Motus Imago - Showcase of Shapes, Puppets and Things in Motion
    Online
    Portugal
    November 13, 2022
    Audience Award - Best Video Short Film
  • Cineclube COSMOS
    Lisboa
    Portugal
    Screening
  • NY Portuguese Short Film Festival – XII Edition in Macao

    Macao
    June 11, 2022
    Official Selection
  • NY Portuguese Short Film Festival – XII Edition in New York
    New York
    United States
    July 13, 2022
    Official Selection
  • NY Portuguese Short Film Festival – XII Edition in Mindelo
    Mindelo
    Cape Verde
    September 22, 2022
    Official Selection
  • NY Portuguese Short Film Festival – XII Edition in Faro
    Faro
    Portugal
    June 24, 2022
    Official Selection
  • NY Portuguese Short Film Festival – XII Edition in Krakow
    Krakow
    Poland
    May 8, 2023
    Official Selection
  • NY Portuguese Short Film Festival – XII Edition in Luanda
    Luanda
    Angola
    October 13, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Zlatý Voči Festival
    Prague
    Czech Republic
    September 22, 2022
    Official Selection - Camera Obscura
  • Festival Entre Olhares
    Barreiro
    Portugal
    November 5, 2022
    Offical Selection - Curtas à Primeira Vista
  • Wild Out Video Festival

    Taiwan
    October 21, 2022
    Official Selection
  • CINENOVA Interuniversity Film Festival
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    November 23, 2022
    Honourable Mention at International Competition
  • Salão Cinema - AGIL
    Ílhavo
    Portugal
    March 23, 2023
    Screening
  • Rebentos - Mostra de Cinema Emergente
    Sintra
    Portugal
    May 13, 2023
    Screening
  • Imagens no Tejo - Mostra de Cinema Português
    Lisboa
    Portugal
    September 8, 2023
    Screening
  • Short Waves Festival
    Poznan
    Poland
    November 11, 2023
    Official Selection - Raw Competition
  • Festival de Cine y Vídeo Experimental Trrripeante
    Morelia
    Mexico
    March 15, 2024
    Official Selection
Director Biography - João Garcia Neto

João Garcia Neto (1998) is a Portuguese transdisciplinary artist, whose work revolves mostly around Cinema. He investigates the boundaries of time-based media - (moving) images, performance and installation, being often inspired by the conflicts between memory and history, media and representation, documentary and fiction. João studied Communication at the University of Aveiro (Portugal) and Intermedia Arts at the University of Fine Arts in Poznań (Poland). In 2021 he finished a Post-Graduate course in “Visual Studies: Photography and Post-Cinema” at FCSH/NOVA (Lisbon) and he’s now pursuing a Master’s Degree in Cinema at Lisbon Theater and Film School. He has been collaborating with several theater groups, whether creating videos for the stage or directing performances for the screen. In 2020 he was part of the collective exhibition “New Promised Land” by the Han-Ian Commune in Macau. And in 2021 he directed two short films - the documentary drama “Insular Sights” (2021) and the film essay “A Straight Story” (2021).

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