What Is Not Seen

What Is Not Seen

2020 · 24 min · ★ 5.0 · Documentary

Shot in two of the Azores islands, Pico and Faial, between 2015 and 2016. The idea of this film happened by accident. Going back to the footage of a location scouting from a previous project, canceled years before, another hidden film was found. The power of Nature and the role of chance in the creative process build a narrative about life, friendship, cinema and the influence of the unexpected in artistic creation.

Directed by Paulo Abreu · Written by João da Ponte

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Leandro Valente (Lee Fuzeta) Leandro
João da Ponte João

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