Basin of Souls

(2024)

Genres: Drama, Documentary, Comedy

Year: 2024

Runtime: 3 мин

Director: Fernando Sá Machado

Cast: Maria Gil, Fernando Sá Machado

Plot

Rua de Santa Catarina, a street that was formerly home to dozens of local businesses and hundreds of Porto residents, now sees a crowd of tourists attracted by the cheap, disposable amenities that are popping up everywhere at once. Gentrification has decontextualized Portuguese culture, rendering the landscape uncanny. The Basin Woman, a symbol of the female workers of the historic Bolhão Market, is chased down by seagulls in the midst of this transcendent chaos.