The experimental documentary feature film “Afternoon in June” was produced by Ballyrogan Film LTD and funded by the Arts Council of Ireland. The film will be screened at festivals worldwide in 2023. It is director and producer Robert Manson‘s third feature film in recent years following “Lost in the Living” (2015) and “Holy Island” (2021). “Lost in the Living” had its theatrical/VOD release in 2016 on the German label Darling Berlin. “Holy Island” will have its theatrical release in the coming months.
Robert Manson is an Irish filmmaker who commutes and works between Wicklow (Ireland) and Leipzig (Germany).
The film “Afternoon in June” features the track “Escombros” by The Casino Royal feat. Raquel Ralha, written by Portuguese composer Pedro Janela and singer & lyricist Raquel Ralha, published worldwide by UCP.ONE.
Pedro Janela is a composer of dreams, sceneries and atmospheres. His language is creative, innovative and explores the new processes and resources. Dynamic and versatile, he comes from a background of classical music that led him to study the piano at the conservatory. He inherited deep roots to music from his family, and among many others, Pedro remembers with great pride his grandfather, who was a lover of music and a craftsman who became a master in the art of building harmonies.
Raquel Ralha was born in Coimbra, Portugal in 1972 and has been a singer, musician and lyricist since 1996. She has recorded several albums with Belle Chase Hotel, Azembla’s Quartet, Wraygunn, Mancines, Raquel Ralha & Pedro Renato, The Twist Connection and Animais and has toured Portugal and Europe over the last decades.
Raquel Ralha has also worked with other bands as a guest vocalist such as A Jigsaw, The Casino Royal, X-Wife, The Millions, Fast Eddie Nelson and John Mercy.
