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

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

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

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