Private Project

Return to the childhood home before the last farewell

A visit to the childhood home of the filmmaker in its present condition as a ruin. About to be demolished, the filmmaker makes an autobiographic re-visitation. The portrait of a Portugal of the past, filled with nostalgia and memory.

  • André Almeida Rodrigues
    Director
  • André Almeida Rodrigues
    Writer
  • André Almeida Rodrigues
    Producer
  • André Almeida Rodrigues
    Key Cast
    "Himself"
  • André Almeida Rodrigues
    Cinematography, Camera and Editing
  • Manuel Silva
    Directing, Recording, Editing, and Sound Design
  • Kevin MacLeod
    Music
  • Devito Johar
    Poster Design
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Regresso à casa de partida antes que a partida seja definitiva
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    8 minutes 15 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    0 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Portugal
  • Country of Filming:
    Portugal
  • Language:
    Portuguese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Ceylon International Film Festival
    Santa Barbara
    United States
    Honorable Mention
  • Valparaiso Amateur Film Festival
    Valparaiso
    Chile
    September 2, 2023
    Chile Premiere
    Honorable Mention
  • Apertura Institute x TAB-LAB darkroom screening
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    Honorable Mention
  • Cine Pobre Film Festival
    San Mateo Río Hondo
    Mexico
    Honorable Mention
  • Curta Canedo
    Senador Canedo
    Brazil
    November 23, 2024
    Brazil Premiere
  • OC Film Fiesta
    Santa Ana, California
    United States
    October 6, 2024
  • Curta e Brava
    Porto
    Portugal
    June 6, 2024
  • Pune Short Film Festival
    Pune
    India
    June 3, 2024
  • Rutherford Film Festival
    Rutherford, New Jersey
    United States
    May 24, 2024
  • Moinho Cine Fest
    Leça do Balio
    Portugal
    April 20, 2024
  • FESCISA – San Antonio Independent Film Festival
    San Antonio de Ibarra
    Ecuador
    March 21, 2024
    Ecuador Premiere
  • Muestra Audiovisual La Imagen de la Memoria
    Medellín
    Colombia
    February 28, 2024
    Colombia Premiere
  • GardenCity International Film Festival
    Bengalore
    India
    January 10, 2024
  • Shortcutz Lisboa
    Lisboa
    Portugal
    January 9, 2024
  • Himachal Short Film Festival
    Manali
    India
    December 16, 2023
  • SIFW – Sierra International Film Weekend
    Santa Cruz de la Sierra
    Bolivia, Plurinational State of
    December 2, 2023
  • Festival Academia de Cine Antigua
    Antigua Guatemala
    Guatemala
    December 4, 2023
    Guatemala Premiere
  • Festival de Cine Infantil Churumbela
    Yucatán
    Mexico
    December 9, 2023
  • BINCIF – Bahia Independent Cinema Festival
    Salvador
    Brazil
    November 4, 2023
  • Ocean Coast Film Festival
    Lavra
    Portugal
    November 19, 2023
  • Goa Short Film Festival
    Goa
    India
    November 4, 2023
  • Cuzco Underground Cinema Festival
    Cuzcu
    Peru
    October 4, 2023
    Peru Premiere
  • Ciclo de Cinema na UNICEPE
    Porto
    Portugal
    October 10, 2023
  • AegeanDocs
    Lesbos
    Greece
  • ETNOFF
    Skopje
    September 23, 2023
    North Macedonia Premiere
  • Ciudad del Este Independent Film Festival
    Ciudad del Este
    Paraguay
    September 18, 2023
    Paraguay Premiere
  • SEFF - Smaragdni eco film festival
    Korčula
    Croatia
    November 25, 2023
    Croatia Premiere
  • ACAMPADOC
    La Villa de los Santos
    Panama
    August 18, 2023
    Central America and Panama Premiere
  • MOITAMOSTRA - Encontro D'Artes em Meio Rural
    Aldeia da Moita
    Portugal
    July 30, 2023
  • Anthem Film Festival
    Memphis, Tennessee
    United States
    July 14, 2023
  • Philadelphia Latino Film Festival
    Philadelphia
    United States
  • Kerala Short Film Festival
    Kerala
    India
    April 29, 2023
    Asia and India Premiere
  • FECSC – Santa Cruz International Film Festival
    Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz
    Argentina
    April 15, 2023
    South America and Argentina Premiere
  • Festival Internacional de Cine de Bayamón
    Bayamón
    Puerto Rico
    March 21, 2023
  • Los Angeles International Children's Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    March 24, 2023
    North American and United States Premiere
  • Fantasporto – Porto International Film Festival
    Porto
    Portugal
    March 1, 2023
    World, Europe and Portugal Premiere
Director Biography - André Almeida Rodrigues

BIOGRAPHY
André Almeida Rodrigues was born in 1988 in Leça do Balio, Matosinhos, Portugal and he is a filmmaker with films awarded internationally and creator, director and programmer of Moinho Cine Fest, an international film festival.
In 2016, he finished a Master’s degree in Sound and Image in the School of Arts, Universidade Católica Portuguesa.

FILMOGRAPHY
2023 – Return to the childhood home before the last farewell: Short Film – Documentary;
2021 – Release your Emotions: Short Film – Mobile and Documentary;
2019 – White Elephant: Nano Film – Mobile and Documentary;
2019 – Break, Break, Break: Micro Film – Music Video and Documentary;
2018 – Soap Bedtime Stories: Short Film – Mobile and Documentary;
2016 – Alfaião: Short Film – Documentary;
2016 – Careful: Nano Film – Fiction;
2015 – The Barber Guitarist: Short Film – Documentary;

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Director Statement

The film is a reflection on my childhood home in ruins. I explore the present of each room with a smartphone and the past with different photographs and VHS home video recordings.
It all started one night. I was about to fall asleep, but this film called me demanding to be brought to life. Its calls were constant and I slept badly that night. The film sounded like a child throwing a tantrum at his father.
To calm these appeals down, I took the equipment the following day and went to my childhood home. I quickly understood the calls. The film was then born and I held the last memories of my childhood home.
"Return to the childhood home before the last farewell" is a homemade film that I produced with a lot of love for the spectator. It’s like a mother who bakes a homemade cake for her children.