Private Project

Cartas de amor para meninas mal comportadas.

These poems are my love letters to all the women I've ever loved: my mother, my grandmothers, my friends and the ones I'll still love. All of them taught me to love. They all taught me to be me.

The letters are an invitation to celebrate the girls we once were and who, inside us, are waiting for hugs and affection.

  • Mário Cumbana, Eliana Nzualo, Yuck Miranda
    Director
  • Eliana Nzualo
    Writer
  • MAC Creative Lines
    Producer
  • Eliana Nzualo
    Key Cast
    "dramaturgy and poem"
  • Silvana Pombal
    Key Cast
    "Interpretation"
  • Vicky Langa
    Key Cast
    "Voice"
  • Carol Matosse
    Key Cast
    "Percussion"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Cartas de amor para meninas mal comportadas.
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    21 minutes 13 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 25, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Mozambique
  • Country of Filming:
    Mozambique
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Mário Cumbana, Eliana Nzualo, Yuck Miranda

Born in the province of Inhambane-Mozambique, Mário Cumbana is a Photographer, Videomaker, Video editor, Communication designer, Athlete of the national sports dance team.

Formation:
-Textile arts course by the National School of Visual Arts;
-Degree in design from the Higher Institute of Arts and Culture (ISArC);
-Course of Capture and interpretation of image and in the video editing course (Olhar Artístico / AMOCINE);

Currently a Art Director, Photographer, Videographer and Video Editor
at Creative Lines, an creative studio and audiovisual production based in Maputo, which he founded in 2013.
He has worked in Photography and video with several reference music festivals highlighting the Azgo Festival and with several reference bands in Mozambique highlighting the first DVD of the Granmah band in which he was director and editor.

Most relevant works:
Music videos:
‘’DNA’’ – Flávia Coelho
‘’Mozambique’’ – Selma Uamusse
‘’Born in africa’’ – Ras Skunk
‘’Amagua’’ – Ras Skunk
‘’Granmah sound’’ – GranMah band

Documentary:
Director and Editor
2016: “Sou Artista Mozambicano” (I'm a Mozambican artista);
2017: Documentary about climate change, filmed in Tete and Maputo (in process);
2020: “Esta terra é sagrada” (This land is sacred) Documentary about the resurgence of the Afungi community in Cabo Delgado (in process);
2020: ‘’Artistas em tempos de Covid 19’’ (Artists in Covid 19) (in process)

Projects:
-Conexão: Multidisciplinary installation (Dance, Video and photography)
-Self love: Photography project

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Director Statement

I declare that this work is my own.