The Alentejo region of Portugal was once a major tourist attraction thanks to its dolmens
–ancient structures built from massive stone slabs. Today, the landscape has emptied of people,
filled only with herds of goats and hypnotic vegetation. In her debut hybrid film, director
Maureen Fazendeiro, who previously collaborated with Miguel Gomes, explores the layers of the
region’s history and cultural memory, drawing on archaeologists’ journals, as well as the songs
and legends of local inhabitants.
Maureen Fazendeiro
A French filmmaker and screenwriter, born in 1989, she lives in Lisbon. She studied literature,
arts, and cinema at Denis Diderot University in Paris. Her short films Motu Maeva and Black
Sun were screened at international film festivals. Fazendeiro worked with Miguel Gomes as a
casting director and screenwriter, and together they co-directed the film The Tsugua Diaries.
The Alentejo region of Portugal was once a major tourist attraction thanks to its dolmens
–ancient structures built from massive stone slabs. Today, the landscape has emptied of people,
filled only with herds of goats and hypnotic vegetation. In her debut hybrid film, director
Maureen Fazendeiro, who previously collaborated with Miguel Gomes, explores the layers of the
region’s history and cultural memory, drawing on archaeologists’ journals, as well as the songs
and legends of local inhabitants.
Maureen Fazendeiro
A French filmmaker and screenwriter, born in 1989, she lives in Lisbon. She studied literature,
arts, and cinema at Denis Diderot University in Paris. Her short films Motu Maeva and Black
Sun were screened at international film festivals. Fazendeiro worked with Miguel Gomes as a
casting director and screenwriter, and together they co-directed the film The Tsugua Diaries.
–ancient structures built from massive stone slabs. Today, the landscape has emptied of people,
filled only with herds of goats and hypnotic vegetation. In her debut hybrid film, director
Maureen Fazendeiro, who previously collaborated with Miguel Gomes, explores the layers of the
region’s history and cultural memory, drawing on archaeologists’ journals, as well as the songs
and legends of local inhabitants.
Maureen Fazendeiro
A French filmmaker and screenwriter, born in 1989, she lives in Lisbon. She studied literature,
arts, and cinema at Denis Diderot University in Paris. Her short films Motu Maeva and Black
Sun were screened at international film festivals. Fazendeiro worked with Miguel Gomes as a
casting director and screenwriter, and together they co-directed the film The Tsugua Diaries.