Experiencing Interruptions?

A Sea Of Islands

The documentary sheds light on the phenomenon of the “Ilhas” in Porto.

The second largest city in Portugal attracts many tourists with its idyllic atmosphere, who eat bacalao in quaint taverns, stroll at the mouth of the Douro or enjoy the famous port wine in the medieval old town. However, Porto has a second face that is hidden from the eyes of the visitors behind the facades of the houses.
At the time of industrialization, factory owners converted the gardens of their mansions into makeshift shelters for factory workers and housed thousands of people in tiny rooms without sanitary facilities.
Today, 8% of the population still live in these dwellings, almost 10,000 people.

The residents tell about life in the Ilhas, while experts shed light on the problem from the outside. How does the city deal with the phenomenon? What role does tourism play in the current situation and what is the future of the Ilhas?

  • Frithjof Heinrich
    Director
    Shaolin Temple Europe - The Middle Way, More Than Bauhaus, Go To The Dogs, Unrestrained
  • Niklas Doka
    Director
    Magical Theatre, Fidel Is Dead, Just Meat
  • Hochschule Mainz
    Producer
  • Frithjof Heinrich
    Writer
  • Niklas Doka
    Writer
  • Frithjof Heinrich
    Postproduction
  • Niklas Doka
    Postproduction
  • Niklas Doka
    Camera
  • Frithjof Heinrich
    Camera
  • Aurelia Natalini
    Camera
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Um Mar De Ilhas - Ein Meer Aus Inseln
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    42 minutes 11 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    December 16, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    1,600 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Germany
  • Country of Filming:
    Portugal
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    21:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Hochschule Mainz
Director Biography - Frithjof Heinrich, Niklas Doka

NIKLAS DOKA

2015: University Studies - Media Design HS Mainz
2016: Magical Theatre - Animation Short Movie, Screening at Motyf Festival 2016
2017-today: Arc Filmfestival Mainz - Organisation, Programme Selection, Event Technology
2017: Fidel Is Dead - Documentary short
2019: Bachelor Of Arts Degree - Media Design
2020: Just Meat - Short movie
2021: Um Mar De Ilhas - Documentary
202?: Gang - Feature Documentary (in Post Production)

FRITHJOF HEINRICH

2012 co-founder of wisp collective
2013 screen shot / audiovisual
2015 light house / short movie
2017 shaolin temple europe - the middle way / documentary
2018 fear of flying / audiovisual
2019 more than bauhaus - from Dessau to Tel Aviv / documentary
2020 go to the dogs / documentary
2020 Bachelor of Arts Degree - Media Design
since 2020 Master Studies - Media Design HS Mainz
2021 unrestrained / documentary short
2021 Um Mar De Ilhas - a sea of islands/ documentary

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