Vampires in Space, a film by Isadora Neves Marques, 2022. 75′. Portugal. Produced by Foi Bonita a Festa. Courtesay of the artist and Galleria Umberto di Marino.
“In space, it’s always night.”
Originally presented as the Portuguese Official Representation – Portugal Pavilion, Palazzo Franchetti, at the 59th La Biennale de Venezia 2022. An exhibition curated by Luis Silva and João Mourão and commissioned by the Portuguese Ministry of Culture/ DGArtes.
Vampires in Space is a tale with no beginning nor end, in which what matters is the journey and not the destination. The film invites us into an unexpected spaceship within which the wistful existence, dramas, and routines of five vampire passengers unfold during a centuries-long journey to a faraway planet – after all, in space it is always night and, having eternity at their disposal, vampires are the ideal candidates to roam the stars. In their solitude, away from societal constraints and expectations, this family of vampires recalls and reimagines their past lives, guiding the visitor through an open-ended narrative about the role of fiction in our lives, and in particular in lives marked by gender dysphoria or euphoria and transgender experiences.
PRODUCTION
Foi Bonita a Festa
DIRECTOR
Isadora Neves Marques
CAST
Zahy Guajajara
Joana Manuel
Puta da Silva
Jules*Elting
João Abreu
EXTRAS
Dennis Correia, João Porto
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
Tomás Paula Marques
CASTING DIRECTORS
isadora Neves Marques
Catarina de Sousa
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/PRODUCTION MANAGER
Catarina de Sousa
PRODUCTION DIRECTOR/SCOUTING
Raquel da Silva
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Marta Simões
1ST ASSISTANT CAMERA
Ana Ramos, Soraia Rego
2ND ASSISTANT CAMERA
Helena Marina, João Porto, Mariana Santana
SET PHOTOGRAPHER
José Pedro Cortes
GAFFER
Paulo Xein, Inês Alegre
BEST BOY ELECTRIC
Daniel Nicolau, Ricardo Giglio, Luís Magina
SOUND operator/boom operator
Pedro Balazeiro
BOOM OPERATOR
Jérémy Pouivet
MUSIC
HAUT (with Adam Sinclaire, Flute, and Marie Gailey, Mezzo-soprano)
ART DIRECTION
Artur Pinheiro
ART ASSISTANT
Ivo Fartura
PROPS
Susana Paixão, Maria Guiomar
DECOR CONSTRUCTION
JSVC2 Decor, Lda
COSTUME DESIGNER
Inês Simões
WARDROBE/CHOREOGRAPHY
Alice dos Reis
HAIR & MAKE-UP
Pedro Ferreira
SEAMSTRESS
Carmo Boucinha
POST-PRODUCTION STUDIO
Walla Collective
COLORIST
Andreia Bertini
SOUND DESIGNER AND MIXER
Tiago Matos, António Pires
VISUAL EFFECTS
Pedro Prata
FILM STUDIO
Grupo Nova Imagem
FILM EQUIPMENT
Planar Gestão Equipamentos Cinematográficos LDA, Showreel Audiovisuais
ACCOUNTANT
ACR Contabilidade e Consultoria, Amadeu Dores
FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
Line Alves