Buska Santu

Buska Santu (Portuguese: Busca Santo) is a 2016 Cape Verdean short film which is a mixture of neo-realism and experimentalism. It was the debut film for Samira Vera-Cruz. The film was produced by Kriolscope.

Buska Santu
Directed byNenass Almeida
Written bySamira Vera-Cruz
StarringCarlos Pina
Fábio Furtado
Edited bySamira-Vera Cruz
Production
company
Kriolscope
Release date
  • September 10, 2016 (2016-09-10)
Running time
58 minutes
CountryCape Verde
LanguagePortuguese
Cape Verdean Creole

The film was inspired by Bicycle Thief by Vittorio de Sica, the film that found aspects in Italian neo-realism, experimental film and Cape Verdean reality.

With tabanka music as a backdrop, its narrative parallels Furta Santu (a tabanka ritual) and the protagonist steals a guitar. The form is similarly parallel to Buska Santu (another tabanka ritual) and the search for the instrument.

The cast was largely without experience. The father is played by Carlos Pina and his son by Fábio Furtado.

Plot

A short fiction of a story of a street musician whose guitar is stolen, causing him to lose what is precious for his survival and feeding his family. His son, a child, takes these things back and saves the day.

Cast
  • Carlos Pina - Djô di Nha Bia
  • Fábio Furtado - Toninho
  • Vera Cruz - Maria
  • Alexandre Tey - Nice
  • Íris Gonçalves - Fátima
  • Soren Araújo - Zé
  • Saline Gomes - Daisy
  • Bruno - Wilson
  • Naylene Monteiro - Menina Vizinha
  • Txesko - Vendedor de Chuteiras

Other roles
  • Luhena Correia de Sá
  • Didier Andrade
  • Honorine Silva
  • Nadège Fortes
  • Kenny
  • Sub-Zero

Technical equipment
  • Samira Vera-Cruz - editor, writer, 3D design
  • Nenass Almeida - photographical director, creative director
  • Nuno Miranda - camara
  • Francesco Dragone - second camera
  • Didier Andrade - chief of production, creative director
  • Luhena Correia de Sá - Production assistant
  • Honorine Silva - production assistant
  • Pedro Soulé - production assistant

Reception

The film premiered at the 3rd Cinema do Plateau International Festival in the centre of Praia, Cape Verde on 10 September 2016,[1][2][3]as well as the 7th Cabo Verde International Film Festival (CVIFF) in Sal.[4][5]

The film was also screened at the 8th KUGOMA, the Forum on Short Film Cinema in Maputo, Mozambique in 2017.[6]

See also

References
  1. Magalhães, Chissana (9 September 2016). "Cinema do Plateau estreia filme nacional Buska Santu" [Cinema do Plateau Stars the National Film Buska Santu]. Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  2. ""Buska Santu" marca estreia de Samira Vera-Cruz enquanto realizadora". SAPO Muzika CV (in Portuguese). 31 August 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  3. "Realizadora Samira Vera-Cruz estreia com o filme "Buska Santo"" (in Portuguese). RTC. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  4. Mendes, Dulcina (21 September 2016). ".Filme "Buska Santu" na 7ª edição do Cabo Verde International Film Festival" [Film "Buska Santo" at the 7th Cabo Verde International Film Festival]. Expresso das Ilhas (in Portuguese).
  5. 3rd International Festival of Film of Praia Muzika TV (in Portuguese)
  6. "Programa KUGOMA 2017". Issuu. Retrieved 2018-11-14.
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