Path to the Stars

Named after the poem O caminho das estrelas The pathway to the stars 1953 by Agostinho Neto the freedom fighter and former president of Angola Mónica de Mirandas film traces lines of understanding about the meaning of stars The artist sheds light on the invisible and uncelebrated stars who took part in the struggle for Angolan independencenamely womenas well as the ecological resources they defended especially those waterways that have born witness to history both past and present