To make a living - stories of women´s working life (Portugal)
In the organizer's words:
As part of our program week for the World Day of Cultural Diversity (more information here), we are showing you a documentary about the working lives of women and various cultural/crafts techniques from southern Portugal. This year Portugal celebrates 50 years of the Carnation Revolution and thus 50 years after the dictatorship. In the film, some women talk about their lives who experienced both, the time before and after.
Film language: Portuguese, subtitles: English
Inspired by the book "As Mulheres do Meu País" by Maria Lamas, published between 1948 and 1950, this ethnographic work intends ton 'preserve' the living memories of Vila do Bispo's ageing population, focusing on women.
Despite being traditionally portrayed as housewives, they actually played an active role, participating in the agricultural and fishing activities that distinguish the Vila do Bispo's (Algarve, Portugal) municipality's main economic activities. Collecting these stories is of pressing importance, since this is a group that, when it disappears, takes with it a whole collection of memories and intangible heritage that must be preserved.
A collaborative film by Patricia Leal and Vera Abreu and the result of an oral history project.
Duration: 33 min
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