Ascension

Ascensão

At dawn, a group of peasants tries to rescue the body
of a young man from inside a well. Women veil their
faces in silence while men endure the situation. In the
centre of it all, a mother awaits her son’s salvation.
The wait is over. The boy’s body emerges from the depths
of the earth. How can life cease to be despite the
enduring renewal existing in nature? In the distance,
the sun sinks into the horizon; a new day lies ahead.

  • Year:
    2016
  • Runtime:
    18 min.
  • Country:
    Portugal
  • Director:
    Pedro Peralta
  • Screenplay:
    Pedro Peralta
  • Dir. of Photography:
    João Ribeiro
  • Editor:
    Francisco Moreira
  • Cast:
    Domicília Nunes, Ricardo Francisco, Alice Calçada, António Pote, António Eusébio, Daniela Toito
  • Production:
    Terratreme Filmes
  • Sales:
    Portugal Film – Portuguese Film Agency
  • Festivals:
    Cannes 2016, IndieLisboa 2016

Schedule:

12.11.2016 15:30 Kino Lumière (K2)

About the Director:

Pedro Peralta

Pedro Peralta (1986, Lisbon, Portugal) earned his Masters in Film Studies at Universidade Lusófona in 2012 for his graduation short film, Mupepy Munatim (2012), which has been selected and awarded in several national and international film festivals. Since 2013, he has been working with the Terratreme Films cinema company. Currently, he is writing his first feature film, KA.