Saudade

Saudade

2020 · 20 min

Narrated in Kristang, a critically endangered creole language of Portuguese Eurasians, Saudade reimagines rituals of early Eurasian kampongs to tell a story of loss and displacement.

Directed by Russell Adam Morton

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