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particular reflection in that. For well prepared as a film crew. As was a night scene. It was even
some Cape Verdeans, it may have for the challenges, they are those one of the final scenes in the
enormous significance; for others, of working in a country without film—not the last, but one of the
it goes unnoticed because it is a film industry, especially on last. And just like that, “Hanami”
reality. In this film, there are also an island. We had to bring in was over! I remember thinking:
many ways of seeing things. equipment from abroad, and that this was so long, but at the same
was all handled by the production time so fast! The film spent nine
Could you provide some team; in other words, when we months in post-production, so
details about the shoot? see "Hanami", there is also a it wasn't over yet. Yeah, the film
How did filming go on the film behind it, which is how we only started to take shape not
Ilha do Fogo [Fogo Island]? brought in the equipment to in the final edit but when we
There must have been many make a film of this scale possible. finished the sound phase! Sound
surprises and some difficulties multiplies the image, so it was at
during the filming. Is there any episode from the that stage that I really began to
Denise Fernandes: Yes. Indeed, shoot that you would like to see how the film was turning out,
the film underwent extensive share with our readers? Any the shape of the film. I felt that
preparation over several years. day that stuck in everyone's the film was finished on the day
The film underwent an extensive memory? From Denise and the of the premiere! At the end of the
pre-production process. So whole team... screening, I felt that the film had
the shooting wasn't surprising Denise Fernandes: Actually, been released. But the experience
because it was a film that was every day was special; I don't is still very much alive! I don't
developed little by little, over a have any particular memories. have an ending yet!
few years, until we reached the On the last day of shooting, we
year of production, that is, the filmed until four in the morning! The selection of young
filming. In fact, we were very We finished filming at night; it actresses for the lead role

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