Thecinema of São Tomé and Príncipe does not have an extensive history, sinceSão Tomé and Príncipe is not a large island. However there has been some filmmaking.
Colonial filmmakers shotethnographic documentaries in São Tomé and Príncipe:Ernesto de Albuquerque shotA cultura do Cacau em Sao Tome in 1909, andCardoso Furtado shotServiçal e Senhor in 1910.[1]
The only feature film from São Tomé and Príncipe so far isA frutinha do Equador [Little Fruit from the Equator], a 1998 coproduction between Austria, Germany and São Tomé and Príncipe. Directed byHerbert Brodl, with São Tomé actors, the film combines fairy story, documentary, road movie and comedy.[2]
Documentaries set in the island include:[3]
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