102:(born 1950) is a Portuguese filmmaker, teacher and artist. She has been president of the Association of Portuguese Directors. She collaborated with and was married to the director, actor and film critic,
157:(Who Waits for the Dead Man's Shoes Dies Barefoot). Through this connection to Monteiro, she became close to many Portuguese film directors, meeting many of the leading lights at the time, such as
227:, about an old building occupied by the people and then transformed into a clinic that would provide the first serious family planning in the area. It would be awarded a prize at
273:, which looked at Timorese refugees housed near Lisbon. Other television films included several experimental films based on the life and work of the Portuguese poet and writer,
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In 2005 Gil was awarded the
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After 2000, while continuing to make films, Gil returned to her early love of painting, drawing and sculpture. An exhibition of her
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but never had a commercial premiere. Subsequently, Gil made several video documentaries, notably
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promoted, and during the showing of a cycle of films of the German director,
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262:(Faithful and True Relationship), shot in 1986, which was presented at the
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