DN film in Curtas Vila do Conde, Portugal
2026-07-18
The documentary short IT IS WHAT IT IS, directed by Jasmijn Kooijman, was selected to the Take One! competition of the 34th Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival, held from 17 to 26 July, which is one of the most renowned short-film festivals in Portugal.
IT IS WHAT IT IS
By Jasmijn Kooijman (Sweden) • 15' • 2026
Romanos’s bar is the only café in the town of Aboadela: a small place in a valley in the North of Portugal. Here we meet a group of young men who pass the time playing cards at the village’s only café, talking about a future that seems to lie elsewhere. Some seem to search for a way out of the town, while others have accepted that it is what it is.
In Curtas Vila do Conde catalogue.
Trailer here.