BlackStar Film Festival

Press & Industry: We, People of the Islands

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From a forgotten photo of a group of clandestine Cape Verdean guerrillas in the mountains of Cuba, Elson, a young filmmaker, searches for the silenced heroes of this daring and little-known military operation, whose main objective was to fulfill Amílcar Cabral’s dream of liberating the country from the clutches of colonialism.


Thank you to our screening partner: Collective Climb.

  • Year
    2025
  • Runtime
    80 minutes
  • Language
    Portuguese, Creole
  • Country
    Portugal, Mozambique, Cape Verde
  • Premiere
    North America
  • Genre
    Feature Documentary
  • Director
    Elson Santos, Lara Sousa
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