Telmo Churro’s first feature, Índia, now in postproduction cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/423954
PRODUCTION / FUNDING Portugal by Teresa Vieira 06/04/2022 - Produced by O Som e a Fúria, the project by the Portuguese filmmaker won the Best Film Prize at the Catapulta Cine - Primer Corte Awards
Denise Fraga, José Manuel Mendes and Pedro Inês in a promotional still (with no color grading) for Índia Telmo Churro, director of the 2013 short film Rei Inútil, is developing his debut feature length film, titled Índia. The project, produced by O Som e a Fúria, is now in postproduction. The script, written by Telmo Churro and Mariana Ricardo, tells the story of Tiago (Pedro Inês), a tour guide who is going through heartache. The protagonist lives with his father, Raul (José Manuel Mendes), and his son, Manuel (João Carvalho). Raul is an old nostalgic sailor haunted by historical defeats, whilst Miguel is a teenager who, in his own bubble, dreams about a lonesome erotic trip to the cosmos. Tiago, as a tour guide, leads Karen (Denise Fraga) on a trip through a Lisbon of strange suicidal heroes. Karen,
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