Technical information
International title: Périphérique Nord
Portuguese title: Via Norte
Running time: 72 min
Genre: Documentary
Original format: DCP
Origin: Portugal, Suiza, Uruguay
Synopsis
A car aficionado, filmmaker Paulo Carneiro travels 2000 kilometres to meet car enthusiasts of the Portuguese community in exile. In a pop and urban universe, Périphérique Nord explores this shared passion and the freedom it provides for these exiled persons who seem to finally find there a territory of their own.
Crew
Script and Direction: Paulo Carneiro
Production houses: Bam Bam Cinema (Pt), Vento Forte (Pt), La Pobladora Cine (Uy), Head-Genéve (Ch)
Production: Paulo Carneiro, Pedro Canavilhas, Alex Piperno, Delphine Jeanneret
Camera and DOP: Laura Morales
Sound Director: Ricardo Leal, Joana Niza Braga, CAS
Composer: Diego Placeres
Art Director: Filipe A. Alves
Editing: Paulo Carneiro, Luciano Scherer, André Almeida, Alex Piperno
Cast
Filipe A. Alves
Peter Goncalves
Nelson Cardozo
Jorge Souza
Marisa Pedrosa
Eunice Mateiro
Bruno Silva Nuno Soares
Jorge Ferraz
Rafael Ribeiro
Patrick Silva
Augusto Correia
Alexandre Nogeira
Abou Baker
Sérgio Silva
Festivals
[2022] IndieLisboa – International Film Festival (Special Mention of the Award for Best Director in a Portuguese Feature Film) [Portugal]
[2022] MDOC – Festival Internacional de Documentário de Melgaço [Portugal]
[2022] Lima Alterna International Film Festival [Peru]
[2022] Caminhos do Cinema Português [Portugal]
[2023] DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival [Finlandia]