Project Detail

Maria

Name: Maria
Director: Mariana Marques
Genre: LGBTQIA+, Woman Director, Drama
Released: 2013
Duration: 16 mins 54 secs

Tomaso Aramini / The Northern Film School

Synopsis

Maria, a young girl living in Portugal in the late 60s, parts with her husband who is taken to the Colonial War in Africa on their wedding day. In an environment of deep tradition she tries to find her voice, shattering primitive taboos to cope with her loss.

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Details

Year: 2013
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 16 mins 54 secs
Format: Red 4K
Director: Mariana Marques
Producer: Simon Bolton-Gabrielsen
Executive Producer: The Northern Film School
Editor: James Gover
Screenwriter: Mariana Marques
Director of Photography: Tomaso Aramini
Production Designer: Joao Calvario
Sound: Alvaro Melo
Composer: Pedro Marques
Principal cast: Luisa Fidalgo, Joana de Viana, Clara Nogueira

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Woman Director Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

The Northern Film School

Northern Film School
Electric Press
1 Millennium Square
Leeds
LS2 3AD

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www.northernfilmschool.co.uk/

Sales Company

Same as Production Company

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