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Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird (2021)

Taking its title from the poem by Wallace Stevens, the film is composed of a series of attempts at looking and being looked at. Beginning as a city state commission under the name and attitude of “Unschool”, the film became a kaleidoscope of the experiences, questions and wonders of a couple of high school students after a year of experiences with filmmaker Ana Vaz questioning what cinema can be. Here, the camera becomes an instrument of inquiry, a pencil, a song.

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Top billed cast

  • Photo of Max Lucas AmaralMax Lucas AmaralHimself
  • Photo of Paula NascimentoPaula NascimentoHerself
  • Photo of Ana VazAna VazHerself
  • Photo of Nuno da LuzNuno da LuzHimself
  • Photo of Mário NetoMário NetoHimself

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