BUALA

Is there really a brand-new wave of Portuguese cinema?

The goal of this text is not to redefine the selection criteria of Indie — it's like the orthographic agreement, as long as there's a rule, it works. Rather, it serves as a pretext for exploring the origins of a brand-new Portuguese cinema, in search of those lost roots, that movement, that unity, even if fragile. This is despite the fact that, in a globalised world, we are all inevitably influenced on a global scale. Nevertheless, one should not underestimate the potential of one’s immediate neighbour.

Afroscreen

19.05.2026 | by Manuel Halpern