Synopsis:

Harvest Queen tells the story of a mysterious woman who appeared in the West of Portugal, in the beginning of the 20th century, but to whom no one has ever been able to see the face. At the same time, another woman tries to become a wine producer. The film proposes a reflection on the feminine and its connection to the land, but also a challenge for the viewer so he might question their own beliefs.

Biography:

Lúcia Pires was born in Trás-os-Montes, in 1988. She graduated in Cinema - Directing (2014), at the Lisbon's Theatre and Film School, where she participated in several projects as a director and editor. In 2012, she made her first short film, Peixes, and in 2014, the documentary Bilhó em Noite Feliz, applied to Panorama 2015-Portuguese Documentary Show. Professionally, her path goes through Cinema and Theater, as an editor, director, screenwriter, producer and actress. From 2014 to 2015, she worked as an editor at RosaFilmes. In 2016, she produced the documentary series Paraíso (Maria & Mayer), shown on RTP 2. In 2017, she edited the short film O Turno da Noite, by Hugo Pedro (Leopardo Filmes); she produced the theater work Gertrude - O Grito, text by Howard Barker, staged by Maria Duarte; she wrote and participated in the film Fauna, with the support of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the GDA Foundation, with screening and honorable mention at the IndieLisboa ‘18 festival. In 2018, she worked as a producer and actress in the theater work Democracia (É Divertida!), texts by Agustina Bessa-Luís and Thomas Bernhard, staged by Maria Duarte; she was an actress in the Letras theater group, under the guidance of Ávila Costa; worked as a producer in the theater work, O Eterno Debate, by Teresa Coutinho, shown on RTP 2. In 2019, she participated in the editing of a short film by Rui Esperança, Os Inúteis, part of the IndieLisboa 2019 National Competition; she wrote a play Caídas do Teto, based on d’O Ano da Morte de Ricardo Reis, by José Saramago; she wrote a play A Mancha, integrated into the 4th edition of the Writing Laboratory for Theater of D. Maria II; participated as an actress in Ana Isabel Mariz's short film Matilde; she wrote, participated in and edited the short film A Rainha, between documentary and fiction, part of the national competition of the IndieLisboa Festival ’20 and the official selection for the Caminhos do Cinema Português ’20 festival. In 2020, she edited Hugo Pedro's new short film, O Pânico, produced by Ukbar Filmes; was an actress in the theater adaptation of the work O Eterno Debate, by Teresa Coutinho. In 2021, she is studying Theater - acting branch, at ESTC; she is an actress and cameraman in Teresa Coutinho's theater project Solo; and prepares her new short fiction film, Saturnina.