GUIDED TOUR OF THE EXHIBITION “PEOPLE FROM MY LAND”, by Ânia Bento

September 5 | 11:00 AM

Location: Municipal Library of Lagos Org.: CM Lagos Age rating: M12 All activities at the Municipal Library are free to participate, but require prior registration up to 48 hours before the event via phone 282 767 816, Facebook page of the Library or email biblioteca@cm-lagos.pt. Each initiative requires a minimum number of participants. If this is not reached, the activity may be canceled.

In the street where I live, there are people from all over the world. “People from My Land” is a series of interviews with people who chose Portugal - Lagos to live, aiming to give them a face and a voice. We are all people from the same land, with dreams, desires, fears, and anxieties. As the poem by Amália Rodrigues tells us: "Oh people from my land, now I understand, this sadness I carry, I received from you."

We receive from our land examples and ways of seeing the world, we learn to love and to hate also by carrying some of those beliefs rooted in our culture. And it is necessary to start building bridges instead of walls. Through video art, we hear some excerpts from their interviews, represented by the four elements of the earth: Water (sea): movement, emotions and adaptation; Fire: transformation, energy and courage; Air (sky): breathing, communication and thought; Earth: solidity, structure and stability.

BIOGRAPHY: Connected to photography, theater, and painting from an early age, with some awards in Photography; Specialized in Cinema at Cascais School of Arts in 2022; Produced and directed two films in Portugal: A Temporary Situation (2023) present at the Olhares do Mediterrâneo Festival; Manel das Bicicletes (2024) screened in her hometown for free in favor of accessible art for all. Curator of the Annual Portuguese Cinema Showcase of the Municipality of Lagos since 2025. Her films are available on the independent cinema streaming channel.