The history of cinema is full of popular films that have been loved through the generations, but there have also been many that were quickly forgotten. Some, decades after their release, may be chosen for restoration and gain a new life on the festival circuit. But they don’t always make it to the public cinema auditorium. With two screenings per month, Treasures from the Archive is a programme of (re)discovery of films recently restored by important laboratories, archives and cinema archives in the industry. Some of these works have already been recognised for their importance in the history of cinema, while others, from all over the world, for various reasons have yet to be seen by a general audience. In all of them we encounter compelling perspectives and issues that justify another look — regardless of whether they were made 20 or 80 years ago.
Between May and July, we will screen three films that explore young people's search for identity and their place in the world, in confrontation with a society that resists change and sometimes responds with violence or repression.

Curated by Joana Canas Marques and Lídia Queirós