SYNOPSIS
Portugal's Serra da Gardunha is a mountain known for the paranormal. Where before it was revered as a site of saintly apparitions, nowadays it is known for alien sightings, with rumours of a UFO hangar hidden inside it. Atmospheric and dream-like, Our Lady Who Burns guides us through this mountain and an intergenerational lore of infatuations. In parallel, two friends lament the pregnancy of their old cat, speculating on whether the mystical energy of the mountain might be able to interrupt its gestation.
Portugal's Serra da Gardunha is a mountain known for the paranormal. Where before it was revered as a site of saintly apparitions, nowadays it is known for alien sightings, with rumours of a UFO hangar hidden inside it. Atmospheric and dream-like, Our Lady Who Burns guides us through this mountain and an intergenerational lore of infatuations. In parallel, two friends lament the pregnancy of their old cat, speculating on whether the mystical energy of the mountain might be able to interrupt its gestation.
In a mountain in the interior of Portugal, religiosity and paranormal activity concerned with UFO sightings come together. Meanwhile, two friends speculate whether the mountain’s mystical energy might be able to interrupt their cat’s pregnancy.
CREDITS
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR: Cristiana Forte
SOUND TECHNICIAN AND MIX: Marcelo Tavares
PRODUCTION: Foi Bonita a Festa, 2023
DISTRIBUTION AND SALES: Foi Bonita a Festa
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR: Cristiana Forte
SOUND TECHNICIAN AND MIX: Marcelo Tavares
PRODUCTION: Foi Bonita a Festa, 2023
DISTRIBUTION AND SALES: Foi Bonita a Festa
World premiere at Sheffield Docfest 2024.