Acto dos Feitos da Guiné

Presented by Joana de Sousa, head of Distribution and Cultural Outreach at Cinemateca Portuguesa

Fernando Matos Silva weaves together images captured in Guinea-Bissau (1969–1970) during the colonial war and in the Lisbon suburbs (1975–1976) amid the revolutionary period, incorporating allegorical elements. This essay-film interrogates the colonization process in what was then Portuguese Guinea, deconstructing dominant narratives and building a critical reflection on history and power. This copy is the result of a 4K digitization of the original 16mm camera negative. The sound was digitized from the optical track of a 16mm sound positive. Color grading and image restoration were done by Cineric Portugal, with sound restoration by Billyboom Studios.

The restorer– La Cinemateca Portuguesa – Museu do Cinema

Cinemateca Portuguesa – Museu do Cinema safeguards and promotes Portuguese cinematographic heritage. Founded in 1948, it has been a FIAF member since 1956. In 1996, it opened the National Archive of the Moving Image (ANIM), which is currently the basis of all activities concerning conservation, research and access to collections. ANIM houses the Iberian Peninsula’s last photochemical restoration lab. As part of its cultural dissemination strategy, Cinemateca is leading a large-scale digitization plan of Portuguese cinema, which will make available new high-resolution screening copies for distribution in cinemas and other platforms.