ROBIN FRESSON
cinematographer




THE SEASONS
Fiction/Documentaire, 82 min, 16mm, color, 1,66, 2025
Produced by Norte / O Som E A Furia / Filmika Galaika / Nabis Filmgroup

FR /
Entremêlant témoignages de travailleurs agricoles et extraits de carnets de terrain d’un couple d’archéologues, images d’archives amateurs et dessins scientifiques, légendes, poèmes et chansons, les Saisons est un voyage à travers l’histoire réelle et inventée d’une région du Portugal, l’Alentejo, et des peuples qui l’ont habitée.

EN /
Weaving together accounts of rural workers and field notes of a couple of archaeologists, amateur footage and scientific drawings, legends, poems, and songs, As Estações is a journey through the real history and the tales of a region in southern Portugal, Alentejo, and a portrait of the people who have lived there.


CREW
Direction, script Maureen Fazendeiro
Cinematography
Robin Fresson, Marta Simões
First camera assistant Cyprien Poyet,
Sound Lucas Rullo,Vasco Pimentel, Xavier Souto
Assistant director Filipa Falcao
Production Valentina Novati, Filipa Reis
Editing
Telmo Churro
Sound edit & mix Miguel Martins
Colorgrading
Christophe Bousquet, Andreia Bertini

SCREENINGS


AWARDS
DocLisboa - Portuguese Authors’ Society Jury Award - 2025
Locarno Film Festival - Boccalino D’Oro Award to the Best Contribution to Cinematic Language - 2025