Moon Mole

She has a large head and a small body. Her clothes are fitted to the size of her head. He has a small head and a large body. He wears a mask fitted to the size of his body. Both hide the features that they believe to make them weak. Their special defects… A chance encounter, or rather a bump-into-each other, and their “masks” fall off, and they realize they make a perfect match.

This is the story of a sixty day long walk in Cape Verde. No mobile phone, no watch, no plans for what to do next – only the bare essentials in the backpack. Out traveller explores the mountains, the villages, the sea, a talking tortoise, the goats, the music, the dry haze, the people of Cape Verde and an essential part of himself.

The last habitants of a village refuse to let themselves sink into oblivion.

With the sea and urban Algarve as the backdrop, we follow a complete life cycle of a special shellfish called percebes, the goose barnacle.

The pieces silently start gathering into the room, while the giants, unaware, keep living their macabre routines.

Years after a sudden departure that left open wounds, Helena returns to the isolated coastal village where she grew up. Nestled between the Atlantic-battered cliffs and the constant echo of a lighthouse that insists on illuminating the past, she searches for answers about her sister's disappearance. However, in that community shaped by isolation, the inhabitants harbor secrets as deep as the ocean.