Film Info
A última vez que vi Macau

Film Information

Exhibition Title	A última vez que vi Macau
English Title	The Last Time I Saw Macao
Directors	João Pedro Rodrigues João Rui Guerra da Mata
Countrys
Year	2012
Format	DCP
Colour	Color
Duration	85'

Cast:

Cindy Scrash, João Rui Guerra da Mata, João Pedro Rodrigues

Credits:

G, F: João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra da Mata
E: Raphaël Lefèvre, João Pedro Rodrigues, João Rui Guerra da Mata
S: Nuno Carvalho
P: João Figueiras, Daniel Chabannes de Sars, Corentin Dong-jin Sénéchal
CP: Blackmaria, Epicentre Films

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Synopsis

If we consider the short film Red Dawn (Bafici ‘11) to be an essay/expedition into the deserted shores of intersexual post-documentary, The Last Time I Saw Macao stands as its definitive conquest. The Portuguese duet celebrates the 15th anniversary of their joint endeavors with a film in which empire and colony are shown just as deeply-rooted and indivisible as trash and high culture. A stylized segment of phonomimic (that ultimate art and craft of trans culture) references Josef von Sternberg’s Macao and marks the start of this story about a man who returns to Macao after a long time when his friend Candy desperately asks him to. The search for that mysterious woman out of a few fragments (a shoe left on the asphalt, a wig floating on the sea) turns this highly densely populated city into a labyrinth of streets and people where the shadow of death lurks in every corner. Between neon lights and a melancholic voice over, The Last Time… is a thriller that cross-dresses with documentary clothing. Or, on the contrary, a travelogue disguised as a mystery film. LL