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WHY ARE YOU IMAGE PLUS?

Diogo Baldaia
Portugal, 2023
9 min.

In a small and poor village, a local Saint controls the realm of the abyss, making it impossible for dead people to talk to their loved ones who are still alive. Ima, a curious dead child, tries to meet the Saint, so he can let her talk to her beloved grandmother.

Why Are You Image Plus? is a technicolor rendering of the afterlife, seen through the eyes of a dead girl. With an innocent, sweetened and saturated vision, the film follows the attempt of a spiritual connection between the girl and her grandmother, who is still alive. However, the portal between the worlds is gate-kept by a local Saint, preventing communication between the living and their dead. Taken through various creative attempts to subdue the holy authority, we’re watching a mystical comedy that tells of the loneliness and alienation of spirits in the afterlife and their desire to be reunited with their loved ones. (Emilian Lungu)

Data proiecție și locație

Thursday, 28th of September | 20:30

Cinemateca Eforie, Strada Eforie 2
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Diogo Baldaia

Diogo Baldaia was born in Porto and grew up in the city of Maia. He studied at the Escola Superior de Teatro e Cinema (ESTC/Lisbon) where he graduated in Film Directing and Cinematography. He took a master’s degree in Visual Arts at KASK Conservatorium (Ghent, Belgium). He worked and lived in Brussels before returning to Portugal, where he is currently based in Lisbon. His films have been awarded and shown at national and international film festivals, such as the Rotterdam International Film Festival, Vienna Shorts, Oberhausen, IndieLisboa, etc.

  • Technical sheet
  • Production and distribution
  • CAST: Manuela Baldaia, Paulo Malafaia, Maria de Lourdes
  • SCRIPT: Diogo Baldaia
  • CINEMATOGRAPHY: Leonardo Simões
  • SOUND: Marcelo Tavares, Rafael Cardoso
  • EDITING: Diogo Baldaia
  • PRODUCED BY: Diogo Baldaia

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