Filmed around Brazil's Itaparica Island, this oneiric documentary evokes the rich, complicated ancestry of Bahia—considered the African heart of Brazil—through the dreams of its present-day inhabitants.

DIRECTOR, CINEMATOGRAPHY, EDITING, SOUND: Xavier Marrades. PRODUCERS: Jerome Thelia, Xavier Marrades. COLORIST: Jerome Thelia. SOUND MIX: Jordi Roca. ADDITIONAL SOUND: Alberto Pereira. PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Felipe Peixoto. EDITING ADVISOR: Akiko Kikuchi.

FESTIVALS:

New Directors/New Films. New York. 2019

Sheffield Doc Fest. Short Award Nominee. U.K. 2019

Guanajuato International Film Festival. Special Jury Mention. Mexico. 2019

FICMonterrey. Mexico. 2019

Makedox. Macedonia. 2019

Seminci. Festival Internacional de cine de Valladolid. Spain. 2019

Panorama Internacional Coisas de Cinema. Brazil. 2019

Bogoshorts. Colombia. Best short film Conexión section. 2019

Som Cinema. Festival de l'Audiovisual Català. Spain. 2019

Zinebi. Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films. 2019

Visionär Film Fest. Germany. 2019

Catalan Film Festival. 2019. Scotland

Ice Docs. Iceland Documentary Film Festival. 2020

Menorca DocFest. Best short film. 2020

Iberodocs 2021.UK 2021