The Other War
Documentary, 2010, 48′
In the 1960s and 1970s, during the colonial war, young Portuguese had to choose between war and cod fishery.
Through a contemporary voyage, on board the last Portuguese lugger– the Creoula –, three former fishermen tell of the reasons for their choices. They recall the seemingly endless six month stints in the frozen waters of Newfoundland, the harsh living conditions and the toils of their youth.
Through a contemporary voyage, on board the last Portuguese lugger– the Creoula –, three former fishermen tell of the reasons for their choices. They recall the seemingly endless six month stints in the frozen waters of Newfoundland, the harsh living conditions and the toils of their youth.
Directed and produced by: Elsa Sertório e Ansgar Schaefer
Cinematography: Vasco Riobom, Thomas Behrens, Nino Alves
Sound: Ansgar Schaefer
Editing: Susana de Sousa Dias, Helena Alves, Pedro Duarte
With the former fishermen: Jaime Petinga, Joaquim Piló, José Figueiredo
Support: RTP2
Film Festivals and Screenings:
- Fortaleza de Sagres, 2015
- Nazaré Municipal Auditorium, 2015
- Fortaleza de Sagres, 2015
- House of Culture, Setúbal, 2013
- Museum of Neo-Realism, Vila Franca de Xira, 2012
- Museum of the Sea, Cascais, 2012
- CineEco – International Film Festival, 2012
- Regional Cultural Center Santarém, 2012
- Festival international du lm insulaire, Groix, France, 2012
- Diana Bar – Póvoa de Varzim, 2011
- Eduardo Brazão CineTheater, Gaia, 2011
- Philharmonic Society Gualdim Pais, Tomar, 2011
- ICCCP Auditorium Praia, Cape Verde, 2011
- Cineavante 2011;
- Dokanema, 2011 (Maputo, Moçambique)
- Pêcheurs du monde Festival , 2011 (Lorient, França)
- Studio des Ursulines, Paris, 2010
- Doclisboa Film Festival, 2010
- Paths of Portuguese Cinema, 2010
TV Broadcast
- RTP 2
Audience Award and Honorable Mention by the Jury: Democracine, International Film Festival (Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2012)
Born in Lisbon in 1956.
She holds a degree in sociology from the University of Paris VIII.
She worked in the field of book editing and theatre and contemporary dance production.
She is the author of the books: Immigrant Women, co-authored with Filipa Sousa Pereira, 2004, and Black Book of Racism in Portugal, 2001.
She is a co-founder of and a producer at Kintop.
The Other War is her first film.
Ansgar Schaefer is co-founder of Kintop, general-manager (since 2012), producer, and project developer at Kintop. He holds a PhD in Contemporary Portuguese History with a thesis on the subject of Visual History (focus: Portuguese colonial wars). He produced several feature documentaries, such as Fordlandia Malaise (Berlinale 2019), Anything and All ( Locarno Film Festival 2018), Luz Obscura (premiere Cinéma du Réel, Paris 2017), 48 (Grand Prix Cinéma du Réel Paris, OPUS BONUM, Jilhava 2010, FIPRESCI Award Leipzig, 2010, among others, and several multimedia instalations. He codirected and produced the documentaries Journey to the Sun (2021) and The Other War (2010).
He has several national and international publications on Jewish emigration to Portugal during World War II. He recently co-organized the exhibition “Portuguese Forced Workers in Nazi Germany” (Centro Cultural de Belém).
He has several national and international publications on Jewish emigration to Portugal during World War II. He recently co-organized the exhibition “Portuguese Forced Workers in Nazi Germany” (Centro Cultural de Belém).
Synopsis
In the 1960s and 1970s, during the colonial war, young Portuguese had to choose between war and cod fishery.
Through a contemporary voyage, on board the last Portuguese lugger– the Creoula –, three former fishermen tell of the reasons for their choices. They recall the seemingly endless six month stints in the frozen waters of Newfoundland, the harsh living conditions and the toils of their youth.
Through a contemporary voyage, on board the last Portuguese lugger– the Creoula –, three former fishermen tell of the reasons for their choices. They recall the seemingly endless six month stints in the frozen waters of Newfoundland, the harsh living conditions and the toils of their youth.
Credits
Directed and produced by: Elsa Sertório e Ansgar Schaefer
Cinematography: Vasco Riobom, Thomas Behrens, Nino Alves
Sound: Ansgar Schaefer
Editing: Susana de Sousa Dias, Helena Alves, Pedro Duarte
With the former fishermen: Jaime Petinga, Joaquim Piló, José Figueiredo
Support: RTP2
Festivals & Screenings
Film Festivals and Screenings:
- Fortaleza de Sagres, 2015
- Nazaré Municipal Auditorium, 2015
- Fortaleza de Sagres, 2015
- House of Culture, Setúbal, 2013
- Museum of Neo-Realism, Vila Franca de Xira, 2012
- Museum of the Sea, Cascais, 2012
- CineEco – International Film Festival, 2012
- Regional Cultural Center Santarém, 2012
- Festival international du lm insulaire, Groix, France, 2012
- Diana Bar – Póvoa de Varzim, 2011
- Eduardo Brazão CineTheater, Gaia, 2011
- Philharmonic Society Gualdim Pais, Tomar, 2011
- ICCCP Auditorium Praia, Cape Verde, 2011
- Cineavante 2011;
- Dokanema, 2011 (Maputo, Moçambique)
- Pêcheurs du monde Festival , 2011 (Lorient, França)
- Studio des Ursulines, Paris, 2010
- Doclisboa Film Festival, 2010
- Paths of Portuguese Cinema, 2010
TV Broadcast
- RTP 2
Awards
Audience Award and Honorable Mention by the Jury: Democracine, International Film Festival (Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2012)
Elsa Sertório
Born in Lisbon in 1956.
She holds a degree in sociology from the University of Paris VIII.
She worked in the field of book editing and theatre and contemporary dance production.
She is the author of the books: Immigrant Women, co-authored with Filipa Sousa Pereira, 2004, and Black Book of Racism in Portugal, 2001.
She is a co-founder of and a producer at Kintop.
The Other War is her first film.
Ansgar Schaefer
Ansgar Schaefer is co-founder of Kintop, general-manager (since 2012), producer, and project developer at Kintop. He holds a PhD in Contemporary Portuguese History with a thesis on the subject of Visual History (focus: Portuguese colonial wars). He produced several feature documentaries, such as Fordlandia Malaise (Berlinale 2019), Anything and All ( Locarno Film Festival 2018), Luz Obscura (premiere Cinéma du Réel, Paris 2017), 48 (Grand Prix Cinéma du Réel Paris, OPUS BONUM, Jilhava 2010, FIPRESCI Award Leipzig, 2010, among others, and several multimedia instalations. He codirected and produced the documentaries Journey to the Sun (2021) and The Other War (2010).
He has several national and international publications on Jewish emigration to Portugal during World War II. He recently co-organized the exhibition “Portuguese Forced Workers in Nazi Germany” (Centro Cultural de Belém).
He has several national and international publications on Jewish emigration to Portugal during World War II. He recently co-organized the exhibition “Portuguese Forced Workers in Nazi Germany” (Centro Cultural de Belém).