Join us at Berkeley's Pacific Film Archive when we see *Barbs, Wastelands* by Portuguese director Marta Mateus, who will speak at the screening. Also on the program are two short films by celebrated Portuguese directors João César Monteiro and António Reis. NOTE: It is recommended that you purchase tickets in advance.

"Marta Mateus’s first film is a cinematic expression of the power of traditional storytelling—the 'legends, songs and stories of the Alentejo . . . known and said by heart' she heard as a child. Made with children and workers from the region, Barbs, Wastelands reflects the struggle for agrarian reform. It screens with the first film of João César Monteiro, a portrait of the poet Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen. Filmed with her children in Portugal’s sunny Algarve, it has the spontaneous quality of a home movie. António Reis’s documentary *Jaime* tells the story of Jaime Fernandes, who became an artist after being admitted to a mental institution. Discussing the film, Reis told Monteiro in an interview, 'I’d be happy if the film was considered just as a pure work of film archeology, since most of his work has disappeared.'" — Pacific Film Archive

Pacific Film Archive Tickets, Information, and Directions: https://bampfa.org/event/marta-mateus-poetry-portraiture-and-place

6:30 Meet at PFA's Box Office (2155 Center Street) to purchase or pick up tickets.
The film starts at 7:00.
8:30 After the film we will stay for the post-screening Q&A with director Marta Mateus, then meet at Elaichi cafe on 2161 Allston Way for conversation.

John

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