César Schofield Cardoso

César Schofield Cardoso is a visual artist based in Praia, Cabo Verde. He works across cinema, photography, video art and digital media. He co-wrote the documentary Omi Nobu (2023), awarded the Étalon D’Or at FESPACO in 2023, and wrote and directed the short film Roots (2010), which won the Public Award at the Cabo Verde International Film Festival in 2010. He also curated the multimedia projects The Intense Now (2021) and Vocal Streets (2022) and co-edited the book Atlantica: Contemporary Art from Cabo Verde, Guinea Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe and their Diasporas (2020). His current work deals with the post-colonial condition of Cape Verde.