Lusitanian Illusion

Lusitanian Illusion 2010

6.40

Images and sounds expose the duality of Portugal during the days of WW2: a peaceful, god-loving, rural country, providing an escape route for over one hundred thousand European refugees to the Americas; and a political and cultural elite that disguised their Nazi inclinations just enough to play its neutral role in international politics.

2010

A History of Mutual Respect

A History of Mutual Respect 2010

5.50

When two boys leave for a philosophical journey and only one is prepared for it, their worlds will part forever.

2010

Flow

Flow 2008

1.00

He is a miner, everyday tries to go with the river flow. She dreams of escaping too, but she’s trapped...

2008

Sem Companhia

Sem Companhia 2011

1

In a high-security prison in northern Portugal, a fine-cut, poetic portrait of Ernesto and Gaspard, who are waiting for better days.

2011

Arca D'Água

Arca D'Água 2009

1

In a lake surrounded by buildings, a man builds a boat.

2009

Crime Abyss Blue Physical Remorse

Crime Abyss Blue Physical Remorse 2009

4.00

Crime Blue Abyss Physical Remorse is inspired by the life and works of Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso. This controversial 20th century painter defied the world avant-garde of his time: “I don’t follow schools. I am an impressionist, cubist, futurist, abstractionist. A melting pot. The real tradition is not to try and relive the past – which is impossible to achieve – but rather something that sets up a follow-through, as happens with parents and children. A child and his father are never alike.” The film follows Amadeo’s motto. It crosses pictorial fiction – suggested by the emblematic picture “The Procession”, painted in Paris in 1913 – with Portuguese contemporary reality.

2009

Heavy Architecture

Heavy Architecture 2007

1

Documentary about 4 large architectural landmarks that projected Portugal abroad.

2007