2022 | Portugal | Documentary

A Name for What I Am

  • Portuguese - 116 mins
  • Director | Marta Pessoa
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | Rita Palma, Marta Pessoa, João Pinto Nogueira

STATUS: Released

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Maria Lamas became known as a Portuguese feminist political activist, as well as a translator and journalist, who wrote a fundamental work, As Mulheres do Meu País, which intimately and meticulously portrayed the conditions of women in Portugal, in the late 1940s. The film is about the process of writing this book (through the estate, the diaries), but also a reflection on Lamas herself as a figure of Portuguese feminism.

feminism biography Portugal history activism women writing journalism politics 1940s legacy diaries translation documentary empowerment reflection gender voice resilience equality
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