Misericórdia is the portrait of a community through the dreams of its people. Filmed over three months on the island of Itaparica, in Bahia, Brazil, the film weaves together dreams and daily life until both merge into what could be called a third reality — a dream of dreams that listens to the echoes and ancestral rhythms of Bahia, the African heart of Brazil. 18 min

DIRECTOR, CINEMATOGRAPHY, EDITING, SOUND: Xavier Marrades · PRODUCERS: Jerome Thelia, Xavier Marrades · COLORIST: Jerome Thelia · SOUND MIX: Jordi Roca · ADDITIONAL SOUND: Alberto Pereira · PRODUCTION ASSISTANT: Felipe Peixoto · EDITING ADVISOR: Akiko Kikuchi

Festivals & Awards

New Directors/New Films | United States, 2019 Sheffield Doc Fest | United Kingdom, 2019 — Short Award Nominee Guanajuato International Film Festival | Mexico, 2019 — Special Jury Mention FICMonterrey — Monterrey International Film Festival | Mexico, 2019 Makedox | North Macedonia, 2019 Seminci — Festival Internacional de Cine de Valladolid | Spain, 2019 Zinebi — Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films | Spain, 2019 Panorama Internacional Coisas de Cinema | Brazil, 2019 Bogoshorts | Colombia, 2019 — Best short film · Conexión section Som Cinema — Festival de l’Audiovisual Català | Spain, 2019 Visionär Film Fest | Germany, 2019 Catalan Film Festival | Scotland, 2019 IceDocs — Iceland Documentary Film Festival | Iceland, 2020 Menorca DocFest | Spain, 2020 — Best short film IberoDocs — Ibero-American Documentary Film Festival | United Kingdom, 2021