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Master Bruno and the Perfidious Macumbas of the Ball

In the 2022/23 season, a controversial witch from Barcelos allegedly led A.D.R. Galegos to its first Barcelos' football cup final. Because they lost, a wave of skepticism arose around his work and many, inside and outside the club, were in favor of his dismissal. This film follows his fight to help Galegos win next season's Super Cup, and thus prove his critics that he deserves to stay at the club.

  • Fernando Rocha Oliveira
    Key Cast
    "Master Bruno"
  • Júlio Vilas Boas
    Key Cast
    "Xavi Botelho"
  • Miguel Linares
    Key Cast
    "Jorge Fernando"
  • André Azevedo
    Key Cast
    "Narrator and interviewer"
  • Dalila Lourenço
    Key Cast
    "Master's patient"
  • Jorge Lourenço
    Key Cast
    "Master's helper"
  • Antony Sousa
    Key Cast
    "Radio commentator"
    Cecília and Lourenço
  • André Azevedo
    Writer
    Cecília and Lourenço
  • André Azevedo
    Producer
    Cecília and Lourenço
  • Maria Eduarda Rodrigues
    Producer
  • André Azevedo
    Director
    Cecília and Lourenço
  • Henrique Queirós
    Director of Photography
    Cecília and Lourenço
  • Jorge Lourenço
    Art Director
  • Maria de Abreu
    Costume Designer
  • Adriana Alves
    Hair and Make-Up Artist
  • António Branco
    Sound Director
  • Diogo Teixeira
    Editor
    Cecília and Lourenço
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Mestre Bruno e as Macumbas Pérfidas da Bola
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy, Mockumentary, Sports
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 26, 2024
  • Country of Origin:
    Portugal
  • Country of Filming:
    Portugal
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • HaHaArt International Film Festival
    Pombal
    Portugal
    October 26, 2024
    National Premiere
    Best National Film
  • Curtas Castelo de Paiva
    Castelo de Paiva
    Portugal
    November 30, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Festival Revoluções Curtas
    Online
    Portugal
    December 1, 2024
    Streaming Release
    Official Selection
  • YMOTION - Festival de Cinema Jovem de Famalicão
    Famalicão
    Portugal
    December 4, 2024
    Official Selection
  • Festival della Commedia - Pulcinella FilmFest
    Acerra
    Italy
    December 10, 2024
    International Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - André Azevedo

André Azevedo is a Portuguese film director and writer born in Lisbon and currently living in Barcelos. His first film is "Life Isn't Beautiful", a short drama shared on YouTube in 2018 and screened at the 1st edition of The Hazel Eye Film Festival in 2019. His second film, "It Will Avenge", a short experimental horror film, was screened at the 4th edition of Gardunha Fest., in 2018. In 2021, he completed his Master's in Audiovisual Communication (Mestrado em Comunicação Audiovisual) at Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design, in Vila do Conde. In 2022, his third film, "Cecília and Lourenço", a short drama about a couple whose relationship is put in jeopardy because of the COVID-19 pandemic, was screened at the 8th YMOTION - Festival de Cinema Jovem de Famalicão and shown subsequently on television. His fourth film, "Master Bruno and the Perfidious Macumbas of the Ball", about a witch who helps a local football club win a local trophy, is being screened at various film festivals, having won the Best National Film award at the 3rd HaHaArt International Film Festival.

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Director Statement

Master Bruno and the Perfidious Macumbas of the Ball is a 10-minute mockumentary that mixes the themes of football and witchcraft to denounce, in a light and fun but also serious tone, the fraud behind those who make money through unscientific and disproven means.