WOMEN OF THE REVOLUTION

WOMEN OF THE REVOLUTION
By RAQUEL FREIRE
Feature documentary, 114’
World premiere, Indie Lisboa 2026, Secção Rizomas

Cast:
MARGARIDA TENGARRINHA, ANA MARIA CABRAL, JULIETA ROCHA, HELENA NEVES, ISABEL DO CARMO, MARIA BREDERODE SANTOS, LUIZA SARSFIELD CABRAL,TERESA LOFF FERNANDES, RUTH RODRIGUES, ZEZINHA CHANTRE

Director: RAQUEL FREIRE
Producer: CLÁUDIA RITA OLIVEIRA
Co-Producer: SAMIRA VERA-CRUZ
Music: A GAROTA NÃO
Research: RAQUEL FREIRE / MARIANA CARNEIRO
Executive Producers: CLÁUDIA RITA OLIVEIRA / RAQUEL FREIRE
Cinematography: ALINE BELFORT / LISA PERSSON
Additional Footage: MARTINA RUPP
Sound: MAFALDA ROMA
Additional Sound: ADRIANA BOLITO / LURDES OSSWALD
Assistant Directors: MARIA INÊS GONÇALVES / SAMIRA VERA-CRUZ / VIVIANE RODRIGUES
Production Director: CLÁUDIA RITA OLIVEIRA
Head of Production: ZAHRA HORMA
Production Assistants: CAROLINA V. CURVELO / MARIA JOANA FIGUEIREDO / MARINA TABUADO
Editing Coordinator: CLÁUDIA RITA OLIVEIRA
Editing: MARIA INÊS GONÇALVES
Editing assistant: BEATRIZ DE SOUSA DIAS

FESTIVALS:

– Fest Espinho, PORTUGAL 2023 – Pitching Forum – RESONANCE POST-PRODUCTION AWARD
– IndieLisboa 2026, Secção Rizomas

SUPPORTED BY:

ICA – Apoio à finalização de Obras Cinematográficas 2024
Câmara Municipal de Lisboa / Lisboa Film Commission
Câmara Municipal de Portimão
Câmara Municipal da Póvoa de Varzim
Câmara Municipal de Almada
Câmara Municipal de Oeiras
Fundação Rosa Luxemburgo
Secretaria de Estado da Igualdade
Casa Ermelinda de Freitas
Fundo de Fomento Cultural – República Portuguesa Cultura
Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores
Caixa Geral de Depósitos – Prémio Caixa Cultura

I am a daughter of the revolution: I grew up hearing stories of resistance from the women freedom fighters in my family. Women of the Revolution is a film that tells us the extraordinary stories of the women who fought fascism in Portugal, and the African women who fought Portuguese colonialism in Africa and won. As the mothers of our democracy, their wisdom is essential for addressing the urgent challenges of today: violence against women and minorities, racism,the resurgence of fascism and war.