2720
TITLE
2720
DIRECTOR
Basil Da Cunha
COUNTRY
Portugal, Switzerland
YEAR
2023
DURATION
25′
GENRE
Docufiction
2720
After a violent police raid in a poor clandestine neighbourhood in Lisbon, a 7-year-old girl seeks to find her missing older brother. At the same time, a young newly released ex-convict tries to start anew, free from a life of crime. The fate of these two will cross in the worst way.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Basil Da Cunha
Swiss director of Portuguese origin, Basil da Cunha was born in 1985. Alongside his studies in political science and sociology, he made several self-produced short films before co-founding Thera Production. In 2009, he began his film training at the Head University in Geneva. In his first year, Basil made the film “A Côté”, which was nominated for the Prix du Cinéma Suisse 2010 and awarded the Best National Film Award at Curtas Vila do Conde IFF. SUNFISH (2011) e OS VIVOS TAMBÉM CHORAM (2012) were presented at the Quinzaine des Cinéastes. Encouraged by the special mention of the Quinzaine des Cinéastes jury and numerous international awards, he made his first feature film AFTER THE NIGHT (2013), which had its world premiere at the Quinzaine des Cinéastes. The film was also shown at the São Paulo IFF and at the Locarno FF. Basil gave a first workshop in the Film Department, Haute École D’art et de Design – Geneva (HEAD), before joining the team in 2013 on a permanent basis. Basil da Cunha directed NUVEM NEGRA (2014), an experimental film within the framework of the Biennale of the Moving Image (Geneva). THE END OF THE WORLD (2019) had its world premiere in Locarno FF and was screened at other prestigious festivals, such as Busan IFF, Milan FF and São Paulo IFF. It was awarded at Les Arcs and Valladolid before winning Best Cinematography at the Prix du Cinéma Suisse in 2020. 2720 (2023) was selected for Visions du Réel and Curtas Vila do Conde IFF. His latest work is MANGA D'TERRA (2023), selected at the Locarno FF.
- DirectorBasil Da Cunha
- Screenplay Basil Da Cunha
- CinematographyVasco Viana
- Cast
- Editing Basil Da Cunha
- Producer/s Basil Da Cunha, Edgar Medina
- Production Company
- Distributor/s
- Project Title2720
- Project TypeDocufiction
- Completion Date2023
- Country of originPortugal, Switzerland
- Country of filmingPortugal, Switzerland
- LanguagePortuguese
- First-time Filmmaker No
- Student ProjectNo
Basil Da Cunha
Swiss director of Portuguese origin, Basil da Cunha was born in 1985. Alongside his studies in political science and sociology, he made several self-produced short films before co-founding Thera Production. In 2009, he began his film training at the Head University in Geneva. In his first year, Basil made the film “A Côté”, which was nominated for the Prix du Cinéma Suisse 2010 and awarded the Best National Film Award at Curtas Vila do Conde IFF. SUNFISH (2011) e OS VIVOS TAMBÉM CHORAM (2012) were presented at the Quinzaine des Cinéastes. Encouraged by the special mention of the Quinzaine des Cinéastes jury and numerous international awards, he made his first feature film AFTER THE NIGHT (2013), which had its world premiere at the Quinzaine des Cinéastes. The film was also shown at the São Paulo IFF and at the Locarno FF. Basil gave a first workshop in the Film Department, Haute École D’art et de Design – Geneva (HEAD), before joining the team in 2013 on a permanent basis. Basil da Cunha directed NUVEM NEGRA (2014), an experimental film within the framework of the Biennale of the Moving Image (Geneva). THE END OF THE WORLD (2019) had its world premiere in Locarno FF and was screened at other prestigious festivals, such as Busan IFF, Milan FF and São Paulo IFF. It was awarded at Les Arcs and Valladolid before winning Best Cinematography at the Prix du Cinéma Suisse in 2020. 2720 (2023) was selected for Visions du Réel and Curtas Vila do Conde IFF. His latest work is MANGA D'TERRA (2023), selected at the Locarno FF.
