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vampires in space

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