7.4 /10 1 Votes
Music by Cesária Évora Initial release 2015 (USA) Produced by Marc Serena | 7.4/10 IMDb Production
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Directed by Pablo García Pérez de Lara
Marc Serena Starring Tchinda Andrade
Elvis Tolentino
Edinha Pitanga Cinematography Pablo García Pérez de Lara Edited by Pablo García Pérez de Lara Directors Marc Serena, Pablo García Pérez de Lara Cast Elvis Tolentino, Edinha Pitanga, Tchinda Andrade Screenplay Marc Serena, Pablo García Pérez de Lara Similar Bala Bala Sese, Oshimiri, LUV Don't Live Here Any, America's Blues, America Is Still the Place Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tchindas
Tchindas is a 2015 Spanish-Cape Verdean documentary film directed by Pablo García Pérez de Lara and Marc. The film premiered at the Outfest Los Angeles 2015 where it received a Grand Jury Award.
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Presentacio del film tchindas
Plot
In the Atlantic Ocean, the tiny island of São Vicente works together to make something beautiful out of nothing: a Carnival. During the month leading up to the festivities we’ll discover the struggles needed to achieve it through a person that coined a word: Tchinda.
It is shot in the most gay-friendly African country, Cape Verde, according to the latest Afrobarometer.
Cast
Recognition
Hollywood Reporter praised the film, writing it was "a beautifully shot vérité chronicle of the all-consuming Carnival preparations on São Vicente". Since its international premiere in July, 'Tchindas picked up six awards in the five festivals which until now has been presented in competition: the Outfest, the Chicago Reeling LGBT Film Festival, MiradasDoc, and LesGaiCineMad. It has also been screened at Seminci and is in competition at the In-Edit and View São Paulo International Film Festival. The African Artists’ Association praised the film for its story, background, and depth, writing that it showed "a vivid sense of place, community and personalities [that] comes through in the keenly observed film by Pablo Garcia Perez de Lara and Marc Serena, which reveals a seamless fusion of tradition and open-hearted acceptance." Chicago Reader praised the project and wrote of the film and its subject.
Reception
Of the film's screening at the REELING:Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival, the Windy City Times stated it was a "Documentary Centerpiece" and referred to it as "a glittery, oh-so-fabulous examination of a little-seen culture reminiscent of Paris Is Burning".
Awards and nomination
