Hanami (film) explained

Hanami
Director:Denise Fernandes
Screenplay:Denise Fernandes
Telmo Churro
Producer:Eugenia Mumenthaler
David Epiney
Luís Urbano
Sandro Aguilar
Starring:Dailma Mendes
Sanaya Andrade
Alice da Luz
Cinematography:Alana Mejía Gonzalez
Editing:Selin Dettwiler
Music:Rahel Zimmermann
Studio:Alina Film
O Som e a Fúria
Ventura Film
Runtime:96 minutes
Country:Switzerland
Portugal
Cape Verde
Language:Cape Verdean Creole
Japanese
French
English

Hanami is a drama film, directed by Denise Fernandes and released in 2024.[1] A coproduction of companies from Switzerland, Portugal and Cape Verde, the film centres on the coming-of-age of Nana (Dailma Mendes in childhood, Sanaya Andrade in adolescence), a young girl who was left behind in Cape Verde when her mother Nia (Alice da Luz) left for a better life in another country, centring on both her childhood in a community of women who take care of her needs and her reunion with her mother as a teenager.[2]

Distribution

The film premiered in the Concorso Cineasti del Presente at the 77th Locarno Film Festival.[1] It was subsequently screened in the Vanguard competition at the 2024 Vancouver International Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention for the Vanguard Award.[3]

It is also slated to screen in the First Feature competition at the 2024 BFI London Film Festival.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Jamie Lang, "Denise Fernandes’ Cape Verde-Set Debut ‘Hanami’ Acquired By MoreThan Films Ahead of Locarno Premiere". Variety, 8 August 2024.
  2. Teresa Vieira, "Review: Hanami". Cineuropa, 15 August 2024.
  3. Gail Johnson, "Vancouver International Film Festival announces winners of 2024 juried awards". Stir, 3 October 2024.
  4. Laurence Boyce, "Full programme announced for the BFI London Film Festival". Cineuropa, 5 September 2024.