The Bear and
the Wildmen
by Philippe Roussilhe and Sonia Paramo
Documentary, 2019, 52‘
People hiding behind masks are those creatures one finds in various pagan traditions throughout Europe. They are usually men dressed in animal-like costumes in various pagan rituals, intended to either assure protection against evil spirits or to enhance fertility. These rituals are still carried out nowadays in various parts of Europe, especially in the rural milieu.
Director: Philippe Roussilhe
Writers: Sonia Paramo e Philippe Roussilhe
Producers: Sonia Paramo, Arunas Matelis, Ansgar Schaefer
Portuguese film crew:
2nd crew director: Sonia Paramo
Executive producers: Elsa Sertório e Mário Espada
Cameraman: Hugo Amaral
Boom operator: Manuel Mendes
Electrician: António Pinheiro
With the support of Câmara Municipal de Lamego and Centro de Interpretação da Máscara Ibérica
- TV Broadcast: RTP2
Started working in photography as a teenager and in cinema as an assistant director at INA – Institut National de l’audiovisuel. He worked for over 20 years at the cinematography department, at first as first camera assistant in feature films, and later as director of photography in numerous fictions for cinema and television. As director of photography, he partook in several documentary films for French television.
Based in the south-west of France in the past ten years, Philippe Roussilhe has since then devoted himself to writing and directing documentaries.
Synopsis
People hiding behind masks are those creatures one finds in various pagan traditions throughout Europe. They are usually men dressed in animal-like costumes in various pagan rituals, intended to either assure protection against evil spirits or to enhance fertility. These rituals are still carried out nowadays in various parts of Europe, especially in the rural milieu.
Credits
Director: Philippe Roussilhe
Writers: Sonia Paramo e Philippe Roussilhe
Producers: Sonia Paramo, Arunas Matelis, Ansgar Schaefer
Portuguese film crew:
2nd crew director: Sonia Paramo
Executive producers: Elsa Sertório e Mário Espada
Cameraman: Hugo Amaral
Boom operator: Manuel Mendes
Electrician: António Pinheiro
With the support of Câmara Municipal de Lamego and Centro de Interpretação da Máscara Ibérica
Festivals & Screenings
- TV Broadcast: RTP2
Philippe Roussilhe
Started working in photography as a teenager and in cinema as an assistant director at INA – Institut National de l’audiovisuel. He worked for over 20 years at the cinematography department, at first as first camera assistant in feature films, and later as director of photography in numerous fictions for cinema and television. As director of photography, he partook in several documentary films for French television.
Based in the south-west of France in the past ten years, Philippe Roussilhe has since then devoted himself to writing and directing documentaries.