Nha Mila

Synopsis

After 14 years away from her homeland, Salomé is forced to return to Cape Verde to see her dying brother. During her stopover at Lisbon airport, Águeda a cleaning lady recognizes Salomé as "Mila", her childhood friend. Águeda invites Salomé to leave the airport and spend the stopover at her home, with the women of her family. The neighborhood transports her on a spiritual journey, whose destination unfurls a painful bond with her homeland.

Original Title
NHA MILA
Director
Denise Fernandes
Producer
Sandro Aguilar, Luis Urbano, O SOM E A FÚRIA
Elda Guidinetti, VENTURA FILM
Script
Denise Fernandes
Editing
Pedro Marques
Photography
Marta Simões
Sound
Miguel Moraes Cabral, António Porém Pires
Main Actors
Yaya Correia, Maria Sanches, Cleo Tavares, Lourença Semedo
Original Language
Criole, Portuguese
Subtitles
Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese

Film Statistics

  • 7216 Spectators
  • 76 Festival Selections
  • 91 Exhibitions
  • 5 Awards

Awards and Selections

08.2020
Locarno International Film Festival, Switzerland
10.2020
Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, Portugal
Vila do Conde Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards
10.2020
Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden
10.2020
Montpellier International Festival of Mediterranean Film, France
11.2020
Brest European Short Film Festival, France
11.2020
International Festival of Documentary and Short Films of Bilbao, Spain
11.2020
Caminhos do Cinema Português, Portugal
01.2021
Journées de Soleure, Switzerland
03.2021
Vilnius Film Festival, Lithuania
04.2021
Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, Netherlands
04.2021
New Directors/New Films International Festival, USA
05.2021
Tarifa African Film Festival, Spain
Best Short Film Award
06.2021
The Norwegian Short Film Festival Grimstad, Norway
06.2021
Festival de Cinema Luso-brasileiro de Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal
08.2021
Edinburgh International Film Festival, United Kingdom
08.2021
Diaspora International Short Film Festival, Turkey
09.2021
Festival Internacional de Curtas de Verin, Spain
Special Mention
09.2021
Academia Portuguesa de Cinema - Gala de Prémios Sophia, Portugal
09.2021
Imagineindia International Film Festival Madrid, Spain
09.2021
Porto Femme - Festival Internacional de Cinema, Portugal
Best Short Film
10.2021
Olhar de Cinema - Curitiba International Film Festival, Brazil
10.2021
CinemAfrica Film Festival, Sweden
10.2021
VISTACURTA - Festival de Curtas de Viseu, Portugal
11.2021
Olhares do Mediterrâneo - Cinema no Feminino, Portugal
Travessias Award in Ex-Aequo
12.2021
Frames Portuguese Film Festival, Sweden
12.2021
Porto Femme - Festival Utopia, Portugal
04.2022
Chicago Latino Film Festival, USA
08.2022
Nevada City Film Festival, USA
10.2022
Linz International Short Film Festival, Austria
03.2025
Festival Filministes, Canada
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Other Screenings

11.2020
EFA - Leeds IFF
11.2020
EFA - POFF Shorts
11.2020
Cinemateca - O SOM E A FÚRIA
12.2020
O DIA MAIS CURTO - Cineclube de Tomar
12.2020
O DIA MAIS CURTO - Escola Artística António Arroio
12.2020
O DIA MAIS CURTO - Centro Cultural Malaposta
12.2020
O DIA MAIS CURTO - Município de Setúbal
12.2020
O DIA MAIS CURTO - Planetário do Porto - Centro Ciência Viva
12.2020
O DIA MAIS CURTO - Cineclube de Joane
12.2020
O DIA MAIS CURTO - ESMAD I Escola Superior de Media Artes e Design
12.2020
O DIA MAIS CURTO - ZOOM Barcelos
01.2021
EFA - Minimalen SFF
03.2021
EFA - Tampere Film Festival
03.2021
EFA - Glasgow Short FF
04.2021
Go Short International Short Film Festival Nijmegen - African Museum program
06.2021
EFA - Hamburg ISFF
06.2021
EFA - Brussels SF
06.2021
Festival de Cinema Luso-brasileiro de Santa Maria da Feira
07.2021
EFA - ShorTS – International Film Festival
07.2021
EFA - Curtas Vila do Conde
07.2021
EFA - European Film Festival Palic
08.2021
EFA - Concorto FF
08.2021
EFA - Jerusalem Film Festival
09.2021
EFA - Reykjavik IFF
11.2021
EFA - Metropolis Art Cinema Association - 26th European Film Festival in Lebanon
11.2021
EFA - Festival del Cinema Europeo
01.2022
Shortcutz Guimarães - Janeiro
02.2022
Locarno Shorts Weeks
02.2022
UCCLA - “De DENTRO e FORA”
02.2022
Olhares do Mediterrâneo - Extensão Palmela
03.2022
MUJERES 22 - Cinemaattic
11.2022
Cinematheque Passion Macao
11.2022
Mostra de Cinema Negro de Sao Paulo
12.2022
Festival Tous Courts - Curtas Vila do Conde Program
12.2022
Festival Porretta Cinema - Corto Dorico Special Program
12.2022
Portuguese Short Films on CORTO DORICO - Amnesty International Award - “Short on Rights”
07.2023
Cineclube de Pombal - Julho
12.2023
ODMC - Cinema Ideal (Sessão Especial)
06.2024
Cinema Jove Festival Internacional de Cine - Curt Creixent
07.2024
Cineclube Dentu Zona
09.2024
Cinema no Estendal
10.2024
Mostra Vida Justa
01.2025
Black Europe Film Festival
03.2025
Cinema no Estendal - Extensão Portimão
03.2025
Batalha Centro de Cinema - Luas Novas: Marta Simões
05.2025
(Camões) Dia da Língua Portuguesa - Consulado de Cabo Verde na Suécia
05.2025
Kino Xenix screening
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