Madness

Berlinale Shorts 2018

A young woman lives in a psychiatric facility in Mozambique. She misses her son. The personnel there lie to her, claiming that her son is not around when he’s really waiting for her. The woman refuses to believe them and won’t be deterred, escaping the clinic at the next opportunity. Symbolic actions mark her search. João Viana’s cinema is characterised by a very idiosyncratic visual style – unconcerned with a naturalistic representation of reality, he treats the screen as a stage.
The long fiction feature Our Madness by director João Viana is being shown in Berlinale Forum – analogous to 2013, when he presented Tabatô at Berlinale Shorts and A Batalha De Tabatô at Forum.
Maike Mia Höhne

Trailer/Film Excerpt

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by João Viana (Written and Directed by)
with Ernania Rainha, Hanic Corio France / Portugal / Mozambique / Guinea-Bissau / Qatar 2018 Makhuwa 13' Black/White & Colour World premiere

With

Ernania Rainha (Lucy)
Hanic Corio (Junge)

Crew

Written and Directed by	João Viana
Cinematography	Sabine Lancelin
Editing	Paulo Carneiro
Sound Design	Mario Dias
Producers	João Viana, François D’ Artemare, Sol Carvalho
Co-Production	Papaveronoir Portugal Promarte Mosambique Telecine Bissau Guinea Bissau Doah Film Institute Katar

World Sales

Agência – Portuguese Short Film Agency

Vila do Conde, Portugal

Produced by

Les Films de l'Après-Midi

Paris, France

Photos

João Viana

Born in Huambo, Angola in 1966, he first studied law and then film. He works as a director, screenwriter, producer and sound technician.

Filmography

2004 A Piscina (The Swimming Pool); 15 min., co-directed by Iana Viana 2009 Alfama; 15 min. 2013 A batalha de Tabatô (The Battle of Tabatô); 80 min., Forum 2013 · Tabatô; 13 min., Berlinale Shorts 2018 Our Madness · Madness; Berlinale Shorts

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2018