Saint Joan of the Stockyards

SAINT JOAN OF THE STOCKYARDS

Saint Joan of the Stockyards is a film directed by João Sousa Cardoso, adapted from the homonymous Bertolt Brecht play. It has been filmed between September and October of 2014 in the old Porto’s Stockyard. The premiere takes place in 2015.
The film is about the work problem under an economic crisis context and in a changing Europe. However, the film is also a meta-cinematographic construction which explores the plateau as a place of rehearsal and theatre where actors, amateurs, and unemployed locals share the same work experience.

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Directed by João Sousa Cardoso

Text inspired by Bertolt Brecht

Adaptation Regina Guimarães

Cast Constança Carvalho Homem, Ricardo Bueno, Marta Cunha, Joel Sines, Adelaide Teixeira, Valdemar Santos, Tiago Vouga, Ricardo Leite, Ruben Andrade, André Figueira, Teresa Coutinho, Ana Rosa Silva, Edite Mendes, Soraia Sousa, Diana Combo, Celeste Cerqueira, Adão Reis e Né Barros, Cristina Mateus, Pedro Tudela, Silvestre Pestana

Guest Actors Carla Bolito, Elmano Sancho

Locals Formandos do Instituto do Emprego e Formação Profissional do Porto

Musicians João Covita, Nuno Sousa

Argument João Sousa Cardoso, António Preto

Director Assistant João Brojo

Light Design Miguel Ângelo Carneiro

Light Design Assistants Rui Braga, Sofia Fortuna, Samuel Cunha

Image Ricardo Novais Pereira, André Sousa, José Guilherme Marques

Sound Design Teresa Pinto, Tiago Ralha

Sound Assistants Diana Combo, Lara Bolito, Luís Vieira

Editing Tiago Afonso, João Sousa Cardoso

Art Direction Felícia Teixeira, Catarina Oliveira, João Brojo, Nuno Gonçalves