Escola das Artes - Universidade Católica

Andreia's arrival disturbs Ana and João's relationship and awakens dormant desires.

In an empty house, we see the memories of a home, from those who once lived and filled it with joy and love.

Rua de Santa Catarina, a street that was formerly home to dozens of local businesses and hundreds of Porto residents, now sees a crowd of tourists attracted by the cheap, disposable amenities that are popping up everywhere at once. Gentrification has decontextualized Portuguese culture, rendering the landscape uncanny. The Basin Woman, a symbol of the female workers of the historic Bolhão Market, is chased down by seagulls in the midst of this transcendent chaos.

We are in the year 2043 and our existence is immersed in a sea of apathy. A reflexion about our evolution as humans.

A medieval tale about a soldier and his responsibility in announcing the tragic death of the King in combat.

In a remote rural area, a woman on the run has a supernatural encounter surrounded by enigmatic sounds. As she immerses herself in that reality, she is confronted with unexpected phenomena that her rational mind cannot understand.

A November day in Porto, in a square where skaters jump up a flight of stairs. Three characters share a moment, which is divided into three subjective shots and which, without dialogue, are intended to characterize them emotionally. The idea of shared love is called into question.

To produce speech, a set of mechanisms must be brought together. What is the normal articulation for speech? How to produce the sounds that make it up in the correct way? A physiological analysis of the aspects of speech shows us how: the jaw must move in a certain way; the air must be expelled from the lungs in another. Based on the concepts stated in the film "Normal Speech Articulation" (1965), produced by the University of Iowa (USA), we intend to reflect on the way women have been represented, and consequently educated, over the years, both in film and in the media. Largely composed of archival footage, this film intends to make evident, through a montage inspired by Structuralist movements, the violence of this education.

Short animation film about the fear of singing in public

Alex, in his neighbourhood, learned to grow up by his own will. His father drives a cab, but today he is sick and is not going to work. Alex leaves home with his father's car and drives to his school, looking for his friend Rafa. Today is a different day.

A woman struggling with the constant pressure to change her lifestyle.

Life is metamorphosis. Close your eyes and open the Eye. There are always figures to be carved in the rocks of today to attract the food of tomorrow. An abyssal record guided by a more-than-human relationship.

A story about generation Y, the era of individualistic and extremely competitive people, who believe their meant to be exceptional. A generation where the unrealistic expectations rarely match reality. The story revolves around a young adult who is subject to the same circumstances and above all else wishes to be recognized by truly memorable achievements. Mota says he has been touched by god and is going to write a book about everything. In the limbo between the real world and Mota’s conscience the journey begins. The narrative oscillates between action and inertia, writing and procrastinating. The book of everything assumes an identity crisis. Mota, as other of his age, is subject to social pressure of making it big. He becomes so desperate at the reality of his life that builds a parallel one. It’s a movie about the unachievable realization of the individual.

In a rural periphery in the midst of transformation, agricultural machines devastate the fields and the places are haunted by an eternal gloom. Out of the flames, the bells are reborn, invoking the presence of the community.

This film is about entering the flow of the scream and seeing its color.

Another day in the life of Julio, after the death of his wife, Camélia. Since that day his life has changed. He is an old man with a lot of life experience, with many memories and experiences. Today, Júlio decides to leave his wife's ashes in their little corner, the place where they were happiest.

On April 1st, 2022, my grandfather passed away and i felt lost. I think my path changed when, some days after he passed away, i was offered a small VHS camera. "Moving Memories" is a visual journey that makes the viewer reflect on our momentary presence on earth and questions the nature of memory. Throughout this journey, we get to the conclusion that memories are more than just static photographs in our minds, they're alive and in constant movement, changing while we evolve as individuals. These memories have influence and help us to move on.

Unholy unfinished project.

Everyone remembers well that night of the burning pigs. José was born the morning after, and some say that he came from that fire, and became man out of the pigs. When his mother dies, José leaves the village for the first time, in search of something more.

A journalist, in the diligence of reuniting informations to complete the biography of a missionary priest that travelled Africa, visits the village and the abandonned house in which he lived and died. Once there, he acknowledges that not even his scepticism will free him from the forces that persist there.