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- The Waning Sky tells the story of two lovers united by a love as strong as it is forbidden, haunted by the imminent presence of their unfulfilled desires and the guilt that follows them.
- "Cru" (Raw) is an observational documentary film shot and produced in Porto, Portugal. On the one hand, this film partly falls under the genre where a specific point of view of a city, its existence and identity grows into a full character. On the other, also falls in line with the observational documentary practice without interviews, testimonies or voice overs. The film took almost a decade to be concluded. The narrative includes content shot on institutions such as the Tribunal, the Hospital, the University, the Police, and the Prison. The film intends to discuss and question modern society values and human nature through a non-linear contemporary portrait of intimate life stories. The narrative does not intend to focus on a specific character or on a single theme or story. The open-ended story line emerges by comparing and contrasting different realities and subjects that aim to create a common ground for discussion. Violence, education, health, poverty, the role of our institutions in the organization of life and the ethical and moral quality of our society represent the main body for reflection.
- A double portrait of the General Strike on November 24th, 2010, at the Allies Avenue in Porto, Portugal. Two different representations and narratives that present the events that took place during the General Strike in Porto. The first version provides content and information that were omitted in the second version, and vice versa. A reflection about the process of omitting, selecting and organizing information at the time of constructing a narrative and representing reality.
- Dividual is a documentary project that reflects on the meaning of individual in a modern liberal society and the question of free will in an individualised society. The narrative analyzes this issue of individual vs dividual in which the individual presents himself as something indivisible and represents the core of his existence as opposed to being a dividual who is considered divisible and belongs to a complex system composed of different dimensions or social and cultural aspects. The individual is part of a system that is interrelated but is essentially independent. Individuality is believed to be non-existent since we all function in relation to the other - the exponential liberal crisis and the recent Covid 19 pandemic is a reflection of this concept of an individual who acts in free will. This relationship between individuals is freely manifested in the film's circular narrative from the voices, silences, actions, moments of contemplation, abrupt cuts and visual and sound subversions that populate the narrative. Dividual is based on a set of observational footage taken over several years in the city of Porto. The director recorded daily activities in public and private institutions that focus mainly on short-term support for families in need or ostracized sectors of society The film intends to discuss and question modern society values and human nature through a non-linear contemporary portrait of intimate life stories. The narrative does not intend to focus on a specific character or on a single theme or story. A web of life stories, events, spaces, institutions, professions, traditions appear interwoven by an urban symphony of contrasts, of distinct realities, constituted by multiple perspectives. The editing interrupts speeches, raises questions which does not answer, presents only sections of events, without introduction, without exposition or context, without any warning. The narrative presents only sections of life-stories, without judging or argumenting any specific point of view. The narrative in the form of a mosaic presents themes such as violence education, health, poverty and justice as the main body for reflection; questioning the role of our institutions in the organisation of everyday life and the ethical and moral quality of our society.
- Vertex emerges from the idea that in nature everything flows and that nothing lasts forever in the historical world that we inhabit. The only aspect that persists in time and space is a continuous act of transformation, a stable and consecutive flow, an endless movement and change where one element overrides the other. Today, we are here but we know that "tomorrow" we won't be, but "others" will be in our stead. The narrative is temporally organized around the rotation of the Earth and presents typical elements of the flora and fauna of the Iberian Peninsula that invite you to admire the beauty of nature and its diversity. Through an intimate and contemplative look is intended to incite the viewer to reflect on the continuous and inevitable flow of life.
- This documentary explores the multiple possibilities of the creative process during the rehearsals of the play "Bichos do bosque" staged by João Paulo Seara Cardoso in 2007 for the Puppet Theatre of Porto. Fragments of rehearsals, readings, discussions, conversations and the process of puppet making follow one another in a nonlinear way and revolve around the word "possibilities".
- Abílio visits his family in Jundiaí. His sister, Gisele, is quadriplegic and dreams about doing a postgraduate course in order to become as English teacher. However in this city promises seen like ghosts and hopes echoes like registration.