Movies by Bia Gomes

My Voice

My Voice

Vita, a young and beautiful African woman learns that finding love and happiness need not come at the sacrifice of one's identity.

The Blue Eyes of Yonta

The Blue Eyes of Yonta

A beautiful, intelligent and flirtatious young girl, Yonta, is secretly in love with a friend of her parents, Vicente, a hero of the war of independence. Vicente is unaware of her passion as she is of the love of a young man who sends her anonymous love letters.

Before the Moonrise

Before the Moonrise

A wise grandmother, a 9-month pregnant warrior mother, and a little girl live in a dry world. Water is scarce, but they are resilient and have found a way of surviving. The moonrise is approaching, which seems to influence their relations and dreams…

The Girl with the Dead Hand

The Girl with the Dead Hand

CecĂ­lia is sixteen years old. She has a prosthesis in her left hand and a new love, but she does not have her mother's attention.

Tree of Blood

Tree of Blood

Done in the style of an African folk tale, this film, a collaboration between European and African countries, is said to be among the most elaborate, high tech film in African film. Exquisitely photographed and filled with archetypal figures to create a poetic look at nature's revenge against those who would exploit her. It is set in the forest village of Amanha Lundju, a place where the birth of children is celebrated by the planting of a tree. The trees are considered spiritual twins. But for every tree planted, the rapacious state destroy...