DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM. // One night in the life of the Forcados Amadores de Montemor, a bullfighting suicide squad in Portugal. Returning to the biggest arena for the first time without their fallen leader, they must channel his invincible spirit.
In Memory of José Maria Cortes // A Sir.Løin film, with the Grupo de Forcados Amadores de Montemor // Shot and Directed by: Miguel Coimbra and Marco Espírito Santo // Edited by: João Canadinhas // Original Score by: Mikkel Solnado // Grading by: Paulo Inês at Light Film // Special Thanks to: Gonçalo Saúde // Thanks to: Katherine Masters, Tomás Mayer, Take It Easy // (c) Sir.Løin, 2015. ///
Festivals & Awards:
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France (2015)
Grimstad Norwegian Short Film Festival, Norway (2015)
Art Film Fest – International Film Festival, Slovakia (2015)
Guanajuato International Film Festival, Mexico (2015)
Filmcaravan, Italy (2015)
InVideo International Exhibition of Video and Cinema Beyond, Italy (2015)
Mediterranean Film Festival Split, Croatia (2015)
International Film Festival Message to Man, Russia (2015)
Asiana International Film Festival, Korea (2015)
Vilnius International Short Film Festival, Lithuania (2015)
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam – IDFA, The Netherlands (2015)
Cinessone European Film Festival, France (2015)
Short Film Day, Portugal (2015)
Mecal International Short Film Festival Barcelona, Spain (2016)
Festival F, Portugal (2016)
Tampere Film Festival, Finland (2016) ***Winner: Best Documentary
International Film Festival Guadalajara, Mexico (2016)
Alcimé Aubagne International Film Festival, France (2016)
Golden Bol Film Festival, Turkey (2016) ***Winner: Best Experimental Film.
Panorama Internacional Coisa de Cinema, Brazil (2016)
Vladivistok International Film Festival of Asian Pacific Countries, Russia (2016)
Split Film Festival – International Festival of New Film, Croatia (2016)
International Short Film Festival in Drama, Greece (2016)
Festival de Cine y Televisión Reino de León, Spain (2016)
Odense International Film Festival, Denmark (2016)
Curtas en Oviedo, Spain (2016)