Fiction

João is 12 years old and lives on the banks of the Douro River with his unstable father, António, who is struggling with alcoholism. Next door lives Teresa and her teenage daughters, Paula and Liliana, for whom João has a special devotion. The five of them form a kind of dysfunctional family, based on a handmade fishing and lamprey-selling business.

Drama that intertwines the summer of a teenager with the severe crisis of immigrant workers in the greenhouses along the coast of Portugal. A teenager wastes his summer with forced labor in a forest watchtower, indifferent to the immigrant workers in the surrounding greenhouses. In search of his lost watch, he ends up finding himself on the side of the invisible.

A 10-year-old girl is handed over to a man who has never acknowledged paternity.

The young German journalist, Samuel, comes to meet Alma Bentes, a renowned Portuguese writer. In short journeys, Samuel records, in a rolling accent, fragments immortalized in the azulejos of train stations. The train stops at the stations of lives, and the wind of disorder carries time away.

This short film, "Carga," tells the story of two young boys in a small fishing village who are forced to take part in illegal drug trafficking. When the older one plans an escape, the younger one is left to deal with the challenges of being left behind.

According to urban dictionaries, "Sheila" is no longer just a proper name but a category that describes young girls with a sexy appearance.

Maria is immersed in losses and absences. She decides to become the only female fisherman in an entire community to take her deceased brother's place. Maria transforms herself and lives as a man.

"Mulher.Mar" is a journey to the places of uncertainty and death. It's a film about a human being who abandons themselves to compensate for the absence of someone who has already departed.

Álvaro works unhappily in his father's butcher shop. Álvaro wants to become a vegan but doesn't have the courage to tell his father that he intends to take over the business.