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