Screening Official Competition. “Silêncio – The voices of Lisbon”

Silêncio. Vozes de Lisboa. Judit Kalmár and Céline Coste Carlisle, 86′. Portugal, 2020,

Original version subtitled in Catalan. (Subtitles in catalan made possible thanks to a grant from the Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies, ICEC).

Silêncio – Vozes de Lisboa is a documentary set against the backdrop of a gentrified Lisbon. Following in the footsteps of Céline, a local foreigner who has lived in Portugal for 20 years, we are introduced to Ivone Dias and Marta Miranda, two female artists from different generations who are fighting for the survival of their art and their community. Their common language is fado, a traditional music style that speaks of the daily struggle of life. With the lyrics of fado songs passing us through history, the film explores the relationship between fado singers and the ever-changing world around them.