OMI NOBU (THE NEW MAN)
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In Ribeira Funda, an abandoned village on the island of São Nicolau, time seems to stand still. Quirino has lived there for over 30 years. The old fisherman spends his days in the company of a hen and a transistor radio, his only link with the outside world. OMI NOBU explores the human relationship with time. At 76 years of age, Quirino's daily life is becoming difficult, isolated in this village between the sea and the mountains. Quirino is faced with a dilemma: whether to leave the place where he has always lived or end his days there. In this intimate portrait, Cape Verdean filmmaker Carlos Yuri Ceuninck explores man's attachment to the land and pays tribute to this former fisherman.
Cooperation: Portugiesisch-Brasilianisches Institut der Universität zu Köln
OMI NOBU (THE NEW MAN) Direction: Carlos Yuri Ceuninck, DCP, OmeU, 64 min
Guest
Born in Santo Antão, Cabo Verde (1976), he graduated from the Escuela Internacional de Cine y Television (EICTV), Cuba, with a specialization in Documentary Direction. His films have been shown in international film festivals like IDFA, Hot Docs or São Paulo International Film Festival. He won the Étalon d’or award at FESPACO for Best Feature Documentary (2023). His selected filmography includes the short documentaries TO BEEF OR NOT TO BEEF,THAT’S THE QUESTION OF THE ISLE MÙ" (2004) and DONA MÓNICA (2021) as well as the fictions THE MASTER’S PLAN (2021) and OMI NOBU (2023). He's a fellow of the Hot Docs Blue Ice Group, EFM DocSalon Toolbox program (Berlinale) and SDI (Scottish Documentary Institute) Connecting Stories program.