HANAMI

SYNOPSIS

On a remote volcanic island – a place everyone wants to leave – Nana has learned to stay. Her mother Nia, who suffers from a mysterious illness, left soon after her birth. When Nana comes down with a high fever, she is sent to the foot of a volcano for treatment. There, she encounters a world suspended between dreams and reality. Years later, when Nana is a teenager, Nia returns.

World Premiere

Festival de Locarno, 2024

"HANAMI is a stunning, surreal look at family and community in Cabo Verde, an island nation whose diaspora far outnumbers its residents. Exploring the necessity of migration and the void it leaves behind, filmmaker Denise Fernandes paints a sweeping portrait of the inherited echoes between daughters and mothers — all set against the otherworldly landscape of Ilha do Fogo and its volcano."
Mimi Plauché
Chicago International Film Festival

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Denise Fernandes

Narrative (Fantasy)

English, French, Japanese, Capeverdian Creole

Switzerland, Portugal, Cape Verde

2024

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