THE SERPENT

Synopsis

I am what persists. I shall turn myself into the serpent that no man knows, that no god can see.

Director's Bio-filmography

Born in 1974 in Portugal, Sandro Aguilar studied film at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema. In 1998 he founded the production company O Som e a Fúria. His short films have won awards at festivals, such as La Biennale di Venezia, Locarno, Vila do Conde, and have been shown in Rotterdam, Belfort, Montreal, Clermont-Ferrand among others. A ZONA is Sandro Aguilar’s first fiction feature film.

MERCURY [2010] • VOODOO [2010] • UPRISE [2008] • ARCHIVE [2007] • THE SERPENT [2005] • REMAINS [2002] • IN BETWEEN [2001] • MOTIONLESS [2000] • CLOSE [1998]

Festivals & Awards

Festival Internacional Curtas Metragens de Vila do Conde [Portugal, 2005] UIP Prize, Honorable Mention for Best Portuguese Short Film
IndieLisboa – III Festival Internacional de Cinema Independente [Portugal, 2006] Tóbis Prize for the Best Portuguese Short

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Cast

Eva Aguilar • Djanira Oliveira

Crew

written and directed by Sandro Aguilar • cinematography Sandro Aguilar • sound Marco Martins, Sandro Aguilar • sound Sandro Aguilar • producers Luís Urbano, Sandro Aguilar

35MM | 15’

© O SOM E A FÚRIA, 2005