"We, People of the Islands" by Elson Santos and Lara Sousa | Cape Verde Showcase | Festival DOCanarias

"We, People of the Islands" by Elson Santos and Lara Sousa | Cape Verde Showcase | Festival DOCanarias NÓS, POVO DAS ILHAS / WE, PEOPLE OF THE ISLANDS Elson Santos, Lara Sousa / 80' / 2025 / Portugal, Cape Verde, Mozambique *Spain and Canary Islands Premiere Starting from a forgotten photograph of Cape Verdean guerrilla fighters trained in Cuba, a young filmmaker reconstructs the suppressed history of the anticolonial struggle led by Amílcar Cabral. Shifting between past and present, the film enters into a dialogue with the key figures in the independence movement to reflect on the dreams, contradictions, and challenges faced by Cape Verde. It is a journey that moves between memory, utopia, and oblivion. DIRECTION: Elson Santos, Lara Sousa PRODUCTION: Pedro Borges, Elson Santos, Lara Sousa EDITING: Sara Gouveia CINEMATOGRAPHY: Sara Gouveia, Arilson Almeida SOUND: David Medina, Oliver Oliveira ORIGINAL MUSIC: Henrique Silva TRAILER: https://vimeo.com/1097500466?fl=pl&fe=sh ELSON SANTOS / LARA SOUSA Elson Santos (Cape Verde, 1977) is a filmmaker and...